Better know nothing than half-know many things. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
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In the 1970s, Salvador Dali was offered to play the emperor of the galaxy in a film based on Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’. Dali agreed only when promised a salary of $100,000 per hour which would make him the highest-paid actor in Hollywood history. The film never got made.
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In a move that could massively reduce the cost of future trips to Mars. 🚀 #engineering https://t.co/KP1fy3t9hE
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Advertisers lost nearly $10 billion in revenue, and Facebook alone accounts for $8 billion. 😦 #engineering https://t.co/QjaKaNpVsn
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In its bid to supply the U.S. military with a hypersonic missile, U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Program has been developing its own iteration of the long-range weapon. Find out more information at https://t.co/sx3moDsbI3 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/XIa7S6iWrk
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UK company Crafted Beds is looking for a ‘Netflix and nap fanatic’ to be their mattress tester. The position pays £24,000 per year and entails spending 37.5 hours per week on a mattress assessing its comfortability.
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Here’s a guide on how to colonize Mars by 2040 🚀 Find out more information at https://t.co/K2L5k83NWN #engineering https://t.co/o6JozpB5sS
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In medieval Europe, royal courts often had a special person called mustardarius who was in charge of growing and preparing mustard.
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The Indi indri, a species of lemur found in Madagascar, is the only known non-human mammal to have a sense of musical rhythm. [Study: https://t.co/yHvVgRl3kX; 📷: Charles J. Sharp, CCA-SA 4.0] https://t.co/WV0UCZd0mo
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