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Willhelm Barthlot discovered the lotus effect. The lotus' highly rough surface, which enables air to get trapped in its cavities, was discovered by Barthlott's investigations. https://t.co/BZV4UzrHZi

Gouda cheese is made and left for the aging process. https://t.co/8mkWKUsTub

1440 Gigatonnes of methane may have been released into the atmosphere in the Late Permian era. https://t.co/JUDTkec3nS

The video game pioneer was known as the “father of the video game cartridge”. https://t.co/LDcSsoxvx3

The space firm has already built the most powerful electric propulsion engine in Europe. https://t.co/A0PxxEFoqB

Wreck diver describes finding part of NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger that exploded in only 73 seconds after it launched in 1986. Find out more at https://t.co/Zoamkb3eZr 🚀 #engineering #interestingengineering https://t.co/4Q0hSGbSib

The private space firm fired up 11 of Booster 7's 33 next-generation Raptor engines. https://t.co/pEnz8RroyG

Elon Musk, Twitter's owner and CEO, has now said that the feud with Apple is resolved after meeting CEO Tim Cook at the latter's campus in Cupertino, California. Find out more at https://t.co/CFaKk1yYIC 🚀 #engineering #interestingengineering https://t.co/CZaFHAOsgV

“Vaginal gels like this can be applied in seconds.” https://t.co/1XsNwA2dgm

According to Montgomery city ordinance in 1955, African Americans were required to sit at the back of public buses and were also obligated to give up those seats to white riders if the front of the bus was filled up. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1955, Rosa Parks was in the first row of the Black section when the white driver demanded that she give up her seat to a white man. Rosa refused. Her refusal was spontaneous but was not merely brought on by her tired feet, as is the popular legend. In fact, local civil rights leaders had been planning a challenge to Montgomery’s racist bus laws for several months, and Parks had been privy to this discussion. She was arrested and fined $10, plus $4 in court fees. To learn more about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, visit the link in our bio. 🎥 Rosa Parks talking in interview; 1955

Swipe right to uncover the mysteries of dark energy. https://t.co/g73Y0vBWgB

The fast food chain Burger King has exclusive rights to the name "Burger King" in most of the US - except for a twenty-mile circle around Mattoon, Illinois, where there was already an independent "Burger King" restaurant (pictured below). (Image: Photofudge; CC BY-SA.) https://t.co/0Li48ipyFw

This efficient manhole installation process uses push-fit flexible connectors instead of the traditional boot-style connectors. 🤔 📽️ Forterra Precast Concepts https://t.co/9GNft8z7JF

The perfect way to encourage the scientist in your kids! #Sponsored https://t.co/aa1zZpVnG9

"I think everybody should get rich and famous and everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that that’s not the answer." JIM CARREY