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Build a spacecraft-shaped BBQ grill using scrap metals that could have ended up in the trash. 🔥🛸 Find more: https://t.co/VMUvNf7PXQ #engineering https://t.co/Pm5w3N4sr1

Two major delivery partners announced they chose to shut down rather than keep sating Amazon's draconian demands. 🚚 #Engineering #amazon #shutdown https://t.co/Iub5bw9pZ0

No matter how practical it may seem, it is dangerous and illegal to mount a satellite dish to the hood of your vehicle. 📡 #engineering #dish #hood https://t.co/qg5kkqbzJg

By 2050, the ways in which we watch our health, seek medical advice, get treatment, and what we're treated for will change dramatically. 😲 #engineering #medical #future https://t.co/sMG2CmNBYr

Could toxoplasmosis be responsible for AI? 🐈 #engineering #parasite #AI https://t.co/2avsplCzhE

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king.

This is a map of all reported UFO sightings, 1906-2014. (Image: ESRI.) https://t.co/Eq7xSflHzE

After 100 hours of 3D printing, the structure is only five weeks away from opening its doors. 😲 #engineering ##3Dprint #house https://t.co/54toxt9Adn

Happy #IndependenceDay!⠀ #July4th

Koko the Gorilla was born on this day 50 years ago. 🦍⁠ ⁠ Koko first gained recognition in the late 1970s for her ability to use sign language, but it was her friendly personality that made her a beloved icon. Head to the link in our bio for five facts you should know about the history-making ape. - with jeopardy. ⁠ ⁠ #accessibility text: Photo of a gorilla with text that reads: Koko the gorilla, who was taught to communicate in American Sign Language, was known for her sense of humor. When drinking water out of a rubber tube, she joked that she was an elephant.

Get ready for summer with these motorhomes of the future. 🚌 Find more: https://t.co/VMUvNf7PXQ #engineering https://t.co/MDG9pSFGEg

“Razors pain you, Rivers are damp, Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells awful. You might as well live.” DOROTHY PARKER

You can design and build a Super Mario guitar that actually works with 10,000 lollipop sticks. 🎸 Find out more information at https://t.co/JwgeCp7t6o #engineering https://t.co/hEKnTow1BI

The phrase "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was popularised by a Listerine campaign to describe women with bad breath, quoting an earlier music hall song.

It's the Fourth of July, so here's a fitting Exhibit of the Day: Have you ever seen the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) diorama in the Museum’s Hall of North American Birds? The scene takes place in Alaska’s Chilkat River. Around November, when the chum salmon spawn and then die, Bald Eagles old and young congregate in considerable numbers to feed upon salmon carcasses. The majestic bird of prey has a wide range throughout North America, soaring high in the sky with its wingspan of up to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters). 🦅 Photo: © AMNH