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In the 12th century, Talatama, a king of Tonga, died and left no male heirs. His brother Talaihaʻapepe named a piece of wood Talatama’s son and, consequently, the new king. The ‘king’ died and his human wife ‘gave birth’ to a ‘son’ — Talaihaʻapepe who thus became the next king.

According to some futurists, in the next 10 or so years, your blood could be streaming with tiny nanorobots to help keep you from getting sick or even transmit your thoughts to a wireless cloud. Find out more at https://t.co/lD99CynMhF 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/268StUcS9R

Drinking one strong beer a day could be as healthy for your gut as drinking a probiotic. 🍻 #engineering https://t.co/rjSyzrsLDQ

It's estimated that over 87,849 mining rigs have made their way from China into Kazakhstan. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/yRJuL6cpCb

It's one thing to produce nano-scale materials, but it's an entirely different thing imaging them. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/RGBH78inTn

The title of the government's release literally reads "Get license before offering Satellite-based services." 📡 #engineering https://t.co/VWmlru57oY

Although English is the most predominant language in New Zealand, it is not an official language of the country. The two official languages are Maori and New Zealand Sign Language.

Here’s what it takes to catapult rockets into orbit. 🚀 #engineering https://t.co/5vOIMjJYaj

What if you could make electricity out of thin air? Does it sound too good to be true? Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed just such a device and they call it the “Air-gen.” Find out more information at https://t.co/DVsfn82qYG 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/apeE7wpdFG

The word ‘wassailing’, as in ‘Here we come a-wassailing’, comes from the Old English greeting ‘wes hāl’ (‘be well’). It became a drinking salutation (‘waes hail’), then the name for the Yuletide drink (‘wesseyl’) and finally the name for the holiday fun when you were drinking it.

No, it's not a death star. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/RK83jIFXJk

Our understanding of the universe might need a reset. 🌌 #engineering https://t.co/NTEE4WSqXC

A team of researchers was able to apply kirigami to nanostructures. 🤓 #engineering https://t.co/cjoh9wqfSi

Word of the Day: AGNOTOLOGY — the study of ignorance and of deliberate spreading of ignorance, confusion, and deceit.

Stefano Boeri Architetti designed the Mexican futuristic city that will have nearly double the amount of trees compared to residents. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/XmJ4xlGa7A