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Word of the Day: QUOMODOCUNQUINZING (17th century) - making money any way you can.

This impressive elevator holds the record for the world’s tallest outdoor lift. Would you dare to ride it? 😁 Find more at https://t.co/apvIh9nNK2 #engineering https://t.co/IX2hk2d7Vf

Newly nominated senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln addressed the Illinois Republican Convention and warned that the nation faced a crisis that could destroy the Union. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1858, speaking to more than 1,000 delegates in an ominous tone, Lincoln paraphrased a passage from the New Testament: “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” The issue dividing the nation was slavery’s place in the growing western territories and the extent of federal power over individual states’ rights. To learn why this speech was so important, visit the link in our bio.

More than 80 percent of our oceans remain unmapped and unexplored. 🌊🦑 #engineering https://t.co/FJP0ku9QBp

Alan Has A Meltdown! https://t.co/DVOWzEJJ5j

The Singapore firm behind it aims to be the first to cross the South Atlantic with a hydrogen aircraft. ✈ #engineering https://t.co/1k0vRRQn8p

Naming newborn babies in the village of Kongthong in Meghalaya, India, takes some creativity. Within a week of giving birth, mothers compose a tune for the child that will act as their name. All songs are unique, and they make Kongthong one of the most musical places on Earth.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #accessibility text: Photo of a person with a walking stick walking along a dirt path in the countryside with text below that reads: In the Indian Village of Kongthong, Babies Are Given Songs for Names

The aging telescope could have a faulty memory board. 🛰 #engineering https://t.co/SwlOaYrBT1

Many Chinese miners have their eyes set on Texas. 🌵 #engineering https://t.co/JjQzPEUsw2

Ronaldo moves two bottles of Coke aside in a press conference and tells people to drink water instead Coca Cola fell ~1.6% soon afterwards, good for a $4 billion drop in market cap

My bag has a list of ways to reuse it.

And it's building a 'massive increase' in the Supercharger network. ⚡ #engineering https://t.co/fCgMn8qsL5

Wormholes are abundant in sci-fi, but do traversable wormholes really exist in the center of galaxies? 🌌 #engineering https://t.co/q4JIt5rCAw

TIL Nike lost 14 billion dollars by not signing Stephen Curry. It is considered one of the biggest failures in sports marketing history.

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