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• Literature: 90% of English medieval chivalry and heroism manuscripts have been LOST, study finds 

  17-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oxford University have analysed the survival of medieval stories across Europe, and found extremely varying results.
  
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• Bald and Golden Eagles are suffering from widespread and frequent lead poisoning, USGS study reveals

  17-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first-of-its-kind, eight-year study, involved experts taking blood samples from 1,210 eagles through 38 US states, including Alaska, between 2010 and 2018.
  
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• Twitter users were unable to access the website for an hour on Thursday

  17-02-2022 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:00 GMT (11:00 ET), and affected users globally. It appeared to be up and running again an hour later.
  
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• World's first luxury sports hovercraft is revealed

  17-02-2022 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed by the firm Von Mercier, which is named after British engineer and founder Michael Mercier, the Arosa is said to 'blend cutting-edge hovercraft and electric vehicle innovation'.
  
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• Wordle: New York Times changes upset fans

  17-02-2022 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players also ask whether the word game has got more difficult, but the paper denies it has changed.
  
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• Elon Musk-owned Neuralink confirms monkeys died during tests but rejects abuse claim

  17-02-2022 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuralink has hit back at the claims of abuse, calling out animal rights group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), as oppose any use of animals in research.
  
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• Twitter crashes leaving users around the world unable to load tweets or view profiles

  17-02-2022 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:00 GMT, and are affecting users globally.
  
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• Global Technocrat Cabal Exposed Through Network Analysis

  17-02-2022 16:38 via technocracy.news
  
  A very small group of criminal collaborators are at the top of the Great Panic of 2020. Using disciplined network analysis, the players and patterns emerge right before your eyes. This article names names, organizations and connections, following the money that funded it all. It’s time for a global uprising to throw these people out of public policy. ⁃ TN Editor
  The video above is in German. Click on “Settings” to change the subtitles to English via auto-translate feature
  
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• Only The First Amendment Stands Between The US And Tinpot Tyrants Like Justin Trudeau

  17-02-2022 15:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats constantly posit Free Speech for me but not for thee. The fact it that the only thing holding Technocrat tyranny at bay in the U.S. is the First Amendment and the aggressive exercising of those rights. When people are silenced, the crushing begins.
  Coincidentally, this exact point is discussed in the CFFS Stand and Deliver podcast to be released at noon on Friday, Feb. 17th. ⁃ TN EditorIn Justin Trudeau’s mind, he’s always the victim.
  Trudeau, the boyish, black
  
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• Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark

  17-02-2022 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.
  
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• Energy Dept: If You Don’t Embrace Climate Change, You Are Spreading ‘Misinformation’

  17-02-2022 15:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats pushing for control over energy use blatantly false propaganda to confuse and disrupt. Now, if you say anything critical about global warming theories, windmills or solar generators, you are spreading misinformation. The charge is spurious and obscures their goal of control by controlling energy. ⁃ TN EditorThe latest narrative in the ongoing claims that policy disagreement amounts of misinformation now includes climate change. Those who do not see weather as an existential thr
  
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• Meet the dual-gender stick insect that is half-male and half-female

  17-02-2022 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named Charlie, the green bean stick insect from Waldringfield, Suffolk, is the 'first reported gynandromorph' in that species according to experts at London's Natural History Museum.
  
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• London produces up to a THIRD more methane than estimates suggest

  17-02-2022 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London have performed new measurements and found London produces 30-35% more methane than thought, primarily from natural gas leaks.
  
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• Virgin Media and O2 users face big bill increases

  17-02-2022 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Soaring inflation means many customers face price rises way beyond what they could have imagined.
  
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• Psyche asteroid once thought to be worth $10,000 quadrillion may actually be less heavy metal

  17-02-2022 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 124 mile-wide space rock, which orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was thought to be packed full of precious metals but researchers from Brown and Purdue question this.
  
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• If Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTok Will See It Up Close

  17-02-2022 13:00
  
  As troops amass on Ukraine’s border, civilians capture it all on camera. Online sleuths are now unpacking the details.
  
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• Grocery Apps Hoped to Win Over Amsterdam. Then Things Turned Sour

  17-02-2022 13:00
  
  The "dark stores" that popped up in Dutch cities have triggered turf wars with residents and citywide crackdowns.
  
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• A Crypto Company Thinks It Can Help Fight Climate Change

  17-02-2022 12:55
  
  Toucan is leveraging blockchain to reinvent the carbon credit market. But thorny questions abound.
  
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• Snapchat FINALLY lets users change their username on the app

  17-02-2022 12:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From 23 February, Snapchat users globally will be able to alter their username without any impact on their friends list, Snap code, Snap score or memories.
  
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• What Happens When AI Fighter Pilots Take to the Skies?

  17-02-2022 11:48
  
  Humans are already being out-manoeuvred in simulations by F-16s armed with algorithms—a new sci-fi war reality is approaching.
  
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• It’s Time For a Digitally-Driven Artistic Renaissance

  17-02-2022 11:48
  
  From podcasts to music to art to writing, a fresh generation of creators will be supported—and funded—by the collective enthusiasm of fans.
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook faces backlash to £73m pay package

  17-02-2022 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A shareholder group says it has "significant concerns" over the size of Tim Cook's pay package.
  
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• China claims it invented skiing 10,000 years ago

  17-02-2022 11:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drawings, which were found in Xinjiang province in 2005, also feature animals alongside the figures holding ski-like objects, suggesting that people were using them to hunt.
  
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• Covid survivors are up to 40% more likely to go on to suffer depression and anxiety or misuse drugs

  17-02-2022 00:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A growing body of research has linked beating a Covid infection to health problems such as fatigue and brain fog. But now a US study has linked it to severe mental health problems.
  
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