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Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and "the spirit of Ukraine" as its 2022 Person of the Year

Huge “Sea Spiders” Walking on the Beach - Quiet Bay, South Africa. Photo by Jan Vorster.

Jonathan, the oldest tortoise in the world, enjoyed a feast for his 190th birthday party over the weekend 🥰 His official title is oldest chelonian – a category which encompasses all turtles, terrapins and tortoises. Jonathan is also the world's oldest living land animal. Jonathan is believed to have been born c. 1832, thus making him 190 years old in 2022. Jonathan even has a stamp commemorating his birthday celebrations! 🙌 Despite some of his senses now failing him, such as his sight and smell, Jonathan still seems to have plenty of energy left! st.helena.tourism 🐢

This bird’s slicked back hair https://t.co/fzu18TtW3x

TIL That loneliness is as harmful as obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Bionic hand has the full potential to provide an amputee a new life. https://t.co/7w846unUrD

The E-3 Sentry AWACS is the eye in the sky! https://t.co/OIeW9NZhko

He broke the world record for GPS art. https://t.co/kso0SjX1ze

It seems that Sony is about to take place in the humanoid robot race. https://t.co/8ZW7OCZGA5

It treats patients' targeted areas without any side effects such as osteonecrosis and gastrointestinal problems. https://t.co/XvArrSk9Qu

Lockheed Martin and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have just signed a "teaming deal" for the development, testing, and production of High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in both the United States and Israel. Find out more at https://t.co/6MeztvjA5F 🚀 #engineering https://t.co/gTdME0RfDv

This decades-old technology could slash journey times to Mars from eight months to 39 days. https://t.co/7K5GRmeBOW

Elon Musk seems to be getting a lot of criticism right now. Find out more at https://t.co/JX8256Tqcu 🚀 #engineering #interestingengineering https://t.co/R7tT0m6iXm

The merged computing power can give rise to faster and more accurate machine learning applications. https://t.co/OHOQ8yqscJ

For four years, the US state of Nebraska was last on a list of states that tourists are interested in visiting. The Nebraska Tourism Commission then adopted the slogan “Nebraska: honestly, it’s not for everyone.”