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Newfoundland, Canada is home to the small town of Dildo. In 2019, a porn website offered to run free advertising to support tourism to the town. (Image: Jcmurphy; CC BY-SA.) https://t.co/ezZj0Amm00

This robot was inspired by an ancient blood-sucking parasitic fish. 🤖🐠 #engineering https://t.co/wvk3yFj1lI

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has stated that COVID-related deaths could drop below those caused by the seasonal flu by the middle of the next year. Find out more information at https://t.co/KKq60EI5EN 🚀#Engineering https://t.co/Cmds3eG5DG

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In the wake of Russia's anti-satellite missile incident. ☄️ #engineering https://t.co/zURDebaNwx

The race for supremacy continues. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/Y1YC14aasG

Word of the day: STRUTHIOUS - ostrich-like, used to describe someone who keeps their head in the sand and whose only response to a problem is "problem? what problem?"

Prosthetic technology has come a long way in the last century. It’s latest development? Bionics. Here’s how bionic prosthetics work, and why they’re not yet so common. 🦿 #engineering https://t.co/GnU52d0lAC

German startup Kitekraft is developing flying wind turbines that require 10 times less materials to develop than traditional wind turbines. Find out more information at https://t.co/rFfqe1Quu0 🚀#Engineering https://t.co/zCxgW9B9jE

"Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck." LEMONY SNICKET

It’s finally happening! ✈️ #engineering https://t.co/4c2yeeQBTM

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With plans to become net zero by 2040. 🛩️ #engineering https://t.co/XIzZcsnv8q

It's 'an escape measure of last resort'. 🛩️ #engineering https://t.co/tZrY3FOxNb

The man who voiced Tigger in Winnie the Pooh also invented the first artificial heart.