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In an experiment conducted in Moscow, people had to answer questions about politics and have a drink every 12 minutes. The study ran for 1.5 hours and has shown that the more people drank, the more they began to support the government.

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Vanities are so expensive, so why not try building and designing one yourself? 🤓 Find out more information at https://t.co/m92TJfEKZJ #engineering https://t.co/MIkRT4Ldza

Yes, #Pride month is officially ending, but it’s important to show up for trans people year-round! 🏳️‍⚧️ Not sure how you can support transgender, non-binary, genderqueer and other folks who make up this community? Here are 3 helpful tips from trans advocate (and TED employee) MicahEames about how those who are cisgender — individuals that identify with the gender they were assigned at birth — can be allies to trans people. Want to hear more from Micah? Visit the link in our bio to watch his TED original video on how you can have tricky conversations at work about anything!

According to the linguist Allan Metcalf, you can predict the success of a newly coined word by evaluating it against the FUDGE Scale: Frequency of use, Unobtrusiveness, Diversity of users and situations, Generation of other forms and meanings, and Endurance of the concept.

Flying cars are nearing production and they are no longer science fiction. 🚗 #engineering https://t.co/r7RJbPJL2h

'The Devil Wears Prada' turns 15 today. Thanks to a social media meme that just will not die, we all now know that Andy’s whiny boyfriend Nate was the movie's real villain. But here’s a look at 20 other facts about the chic comedy that might have escaped your attention. 👠 Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #accessibility text: Screencapture of Meryl Strep and Anne Hathaway in the movie The Devil Wears Prada with text that reads: On This Day - On June 30th, 2006, The Devil Wears Prada hit theaters across America. ⁠ ⁠

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The truth is out there. 👽 #engineering https://t.co/VhB7PPYtjc

Search and rescue teams are racing against the clock with 150 people still missing. 🤖 #engineering https://t.co/D3HQBoOrfE

The car has been spotted going up Pikes Peak, where cars are being tested for extreme conditions. 🚗⚡ #engineering https://t.co/EcnTB3dLUd

The Irish phrase for ‘fancy seeing you here’ or ‘you never know what you might chance upon!’ is ‘is fánach an áit a bhfaighfeá gliomach’, which literally means ‘what an odd place to find a lobster’.

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Noise pollution affects more than our ears. Our overall health, and that of our environment is at risk as well. 🎧🤓 Find out more information at https://t.co/k8rO8egw18 #engineering https://t.co/JHOxKCwGQz

But the law doesn’t say they cannot wear dresses with spaghetti straps, capped sleeves or long sleeves.