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• How women have three kinds of orgasm and they are categorised as a wave, an avalanche and a volcano 

  09-08-2022 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was never mentioned during that memorable restaurant scene in the film When Harry Met Sally. But women typically experience one of three types of orgasm, a study has suggested.
  
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• Spiders snooze just like humans - and may even dream, study says

  09-08-2022 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baby jumping spiders display 'bouts of retinal movements', which is akin to REM sleep experienced by humans, say experts at the University of Konstanz, Germany.
  
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• Northrop Grumman to use Firefly Aerospace tech in its de-Russianized Antares

  09-08-2022 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  SpaceX to pick up the slack while the rocket is updated yet again Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being felt at Northrop Grumman, forcing it to make alternative plans that now include asking Firefly Aerospace to build the first stage of its Antares rocket.…
  
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• Tesla in full self-driving mode appears to run over a child-sized mannequin in 'test conditions'

  09-08-2022 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Safety campaign group The Dawn Project said the vehicle hit the stationary dummy over and over again at an average speed of 25mph during an experiment carried out on a test track in California.
  
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• US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China

  09-08-2022 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US President Joe Biden said the new funding for tech would keep the US competitive.
  
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• Final supermoon of the year will peak on Thursday appearing up to 30% bigger and brighter in the sky

  09-08-2022 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The final full moon of the year is set to put on a spectacle on Thursday night. It will appear as an extra bright 'supermoon' as it is passing the point in its orbit closest to Earth.
  
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• War Casualties: 10,000% Increase In Cancer Reports After mRNA Injections

  09-08-2022 16:59 via technocracy.news
  Write them all off as war casualties. By any calculation, it is biological warfare because the perpetrators refuse to stop even in the face of massive evidence that their biological agent is killing and maiming innocent civilians. This dark period of world history will be recorded as the largest genocidal event ever. Who will stand for the innocents whose lives are cut short? ⁃ TN EditorA researcher who queried the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting S
  
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• U.S. Technocrats Give Revolutionary Battery Designs To China’s Technocrats

  09-08-2022 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  Professor Antony Sutton was famous for his work on the transfer of technology from the West to the Eastin the 1960s and 1970s. Nothing has changed. Technocrat birds of a feather, stick together. There is no ethical or moral dilemma for Technocrats giving our best inventions to China because it is already a Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorWhen a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big. They scrounged up tabl
  
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• Dr. Mercola: Patrick Wood On The Pressing Dangers Of Technocracy

  09-08-2022 16:20 via technocracy.news
  With one political outrage after another, Technocrats are slipping by with their unending agenda to create a scientific dictatorship and make politics irrelevant. We are at war with these Technocrats and yet have not begun to fight: Why? Because the enemy, operating in stealth mode, has not yet been recognized. Subscribe to my new serialized book as it is being penned, The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism at patrickwood.substack.com. ⁃ TN Editor
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• Psychologist reveals the consequences of overnight fame on Love Island stars

  09-08-2022 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Psychologist Dr Audrey Tang reveals the impact of overnight fame on Love Island stars, as well as why they gain such dedicated super fans and are subject to the attacks of internet trolls.
  
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• How your personality type may predict how you perform in bed

  09-08-2022 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men with a type 'D' personality - who are shy and pessimistic - were more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction. A fifth of Brits and Americans have this personality type.
  
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• Almost half of the EU is in danger of drought this summer

  09-08-2022 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An interactive map reveals the countries most at risk from drought, from France and western Germany to southern Greece, Romania and Croatia.
  
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• Snake skin on the Thames may have been left by a Boa constrictor 

  09-08-2022 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The impressive snake skin was found on Monday by Jason Sandy, a London-based mudlark - someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value.
  
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• Should YOU be taking vitamin supplements? Try MailOnline's guide

  09-08-2022 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs advise everyone in the UK to take certain vitamin supplements, while some groups need to take vitamins in specific doses and at different points of life.
  
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• Only 1% of Netflix subscribers have tried the platform's games

  09-08-2022 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix's games have only 1.7 million daily users - less than 1 per cent of its 221 million global subscribers, reveals Boston-based app tracker Apptopia.
  
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• WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg reveals new privacy features

  09-08-2022 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The changes will let users silently leave group chats and control who sees their online status.
  
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• Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?

  09-08-2022 13:00
  
  Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head.
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid

  09-08-2022 13:00
  
  This antiviral is very effective at protecting vulnerable people from Covid, despite the small possibility of rebound symptoms.
  
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• 40 of the Best Films on Disney+ Right Now

  09-08-2022 13:00
  
  Here's WIRED guide to the best classic flicks, Marvel movies, and Star Wars sagas on Disney+.
  
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• Robot dogs join the US Space Force to patrol Cape Canaveral Space Station

  09-08-2022 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Space Launch Delta 45, the unit that is responsible for all space launch operations from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, used two 'robot dogs' during the two-day test last month.
  
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• Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels

  09-08-2022 11:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consumers may soon be able to tell how their weekly food shop affects the planet thanks to new research by Oxford-led experts on the environmental impact of 57,000 products.
  
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• Here's what a Premier League match could be like in 20 years

  09-08-2022 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the announcement that Manchester City is providing fans with smart scarves, MailOnline has taken a look at what a Premier League match will be like in 20 years.
  
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• WhatsApp stealth mode lets you select who can see when you're online

  09-08-2022 10:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool is one of three new privacy features announced by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp's parent company Meta.
  
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• Report slams UK plan to become 'science superpower' by 2030

  09-08-2022 10:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Lords cite 'frequent' policy changes, lack of metrics, post-Brexit funding issues as top issues How's the UK doing in its ambitions to become a sci-tech "superpower" by 2030? According to a report by the Lords Science and Technology Committee, it's currently on track to make the phrase an "empty slogan."…
  
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• Researchers find that 'forever chemicals' on popular cooking products can cause liver cancer 

  09-08-2022 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study finds that exposure to 'forever chemicals' on many household goods can significantly increase a person's liver cancer risk.
  
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• WhatsApp launches STEALTH MODE that lets you select who can and can't see when you're online

  09-08-2022 09:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool is one of three new privacy features announced by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp's parent company Meta.
  
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• Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study

  09-08-2022 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.
  
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• Snapchat Family Centre lets parents see who their teens have messaged in the last week

  09-08-2022 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat developed Family Centre as an additional way for parents and caregivers to keep their teens safe online.
  
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• Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster are STILL present, study says

  09-08-2022 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have looked at the long-lasting effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.
  
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• Getting more sun can reduce a person's risk of diabetes and heart disease, study finds 

  09-08-2022 01:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Getting the daily recommended dose of vitamin D can reduce a person's risk of developing heart disease or diabetes, a new study finds. Sunlight is an excellent source of vitamin D.
  
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• Are we falling in love with robots?

  09-08-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Far from being scary, people who actually live with robots are finding them endearing.
  
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• US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package

  09-08-2022 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
  
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