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Uber has found that people are willing to pay more for a lift if their phone battery is low.

Researchers have harnessed mechanical information processing and integrated it into an engineered material that can "think." https://t.co/7ubi21xAam https://t.co/W1IzTjmfeo

Fastest time to apply 10 surgical masks: 5.12 sec 😷 by Rocco Mercurio 🇮🇹 #surgicalmasks #masks #guinnessworldrecords

Jackal food (Hydnora africana) is a parasitic plant that doesn’t photosynthesize. So how does it grow? It attaches to the roots of other plants to siphon off nutrients. This flowering plant, which can be found in the drier areas of southern Africa, grows its flowers underground. After heavy rainfall, its flowers surface and give off a carrion-like stench to attract insects that help pollinate it. The fruit of jackal food, which is similar to a potato, attracts a different crowd: animals like jackals, porcupines, and moles. Photo: Ebony Black, Public Domain Mark 1.0, flickr #PlantFacts #nature #ParasiticPlant #dyk #botany

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Snow cones are a type of shaved ice that is served in paper cups or plastic cones. This type of food is most commonly found at carnivals and fairs, but it has become more common for people to buy snow cone machines for home use. https://t.co/v6z8gercrO https://t.co/6DY3LguGNY

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It occupied the place of the mega predator in the food chain, revealing fossil evidence. https://t.co/ulwPH0froo

Find out how he started his career and what advice he has for those wishing to follow in his footsteps. https://t.co/MyiaI8d63j

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After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris was liberated on #ThisDayInHistory in 1944. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Hitler to blow up Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender that afternoon and on August 26, Charles de Gaulle led a joyous liberation march down the Champs d’Elysees. 🎥 General Charles de Gaulle marching at front of parade at Liberation of Paris; 1944

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Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch artist. In 1943, he bombed the public records office in Amsterdam to prevent the identification of Jews by the Nazis. His last words before being executed by the Gestapo were "tell the people that homosexuals can be brave!". https://t.co/n5aoHSIHTt