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According to documents provided by his son, Nostradamus came up with his prophecies during trance sessions induced by nutmeg which can cause hallucinations if consumed in large quantities.

A team of researchers in northern China developed the world's hardest glassy material, the transparent, yellow-tinted AM-III, which is capable of leaving a deep scratch on the surface of a diamond. Find out more at https://t.co/FX7RjlJ1h4 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/6CyhH9XHgv

The car carrier Oceanbird will transport 7,000 cars via wind power across the Atlantic Ocean. 🚢 #engineering https://t.co/PubAsPIFq7

It's an information age gold rush! 🧬 #engineering https://t.co/Mrn8YeH1dl

The government wants to have a "search engine for faces," but the experts are wary. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/DvktS9AQYN

The word ‘bridal’ comes from ‘bride ale’, a traditional wedding feast typically involving ale drinking.

Heart attack gun

This is a permanent shadow of a person at the exact moment the atomic bomb went off in Hiroshima

Makes you wonder what people have tried flushing…

An aerodynamically efficient motorcycle with the most unconventional design. 🏍️ #engineering https://t.co/9Docw67vuR

this takoyaki ball is startled at the fact that he’s gonna get eaten the next second https://t.co/SuwQTWilXW

Scientists just saw the largest solar flare ever recorded from the closest star to our Sun. Find out more information at https://t.co/hoPWS7ySSo 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/tqtT7w9OUw

When Mel Brooks offered the screenplay for ‘The Producers’ to Universal, the studio was willing to accept it on one condition: changing the name of the musical ‘Springtime for Hitler’ to ‘Springtime for Mussolini’, because ‘Mussolini’s nicer’.

The DIY project is cheap and simple. 🚲 #engineering https://t.co/310IQRzoyL

QI Advent Calendar Day Five. 🕸️ https://t.co/asIO2jNtBl