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• Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him

  15-08-2023 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unlike his Indiana Jones character, Ford says he likes snakes and called the discovery "humbling".
  
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• The Gender Orgasm Gap: Scientist reveals why women climax less than men during sex

  15-08-2023 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gender orgasm gap is plaguing society where women are climaxing less than men. A psychology professor asked thousands of women the best way to climax and only 4% said penetration.
  
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• Harvard professor Avi Loeb says aliens may be creating universes - including our own - in labs because they have 'Godlike' intelligence

  15-08-2023 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard physicist Avi Loeb suggested humans could view alien civilization like 'God' due to their ability to create baby universes in a laboratory - and the otherworldly beings may have created our own.
  
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• Harvard professor Avi Loeb says aliens may be creating universes in labs because they have 'Godlike' intelligence

  15-08-2023 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard physicist Avi Loeb suggested humans could view alien civilization like 'God' due to their ability to create baby universes in a laboratory - and the otherworldly beings may have created our own.
  
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• Alabama becomes first state to ban VAPING inside vehicles where minors are present

  15-08-2023 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alabama has made vaping and smoking in the car with a child illegal subject to a $100 penalty, the first law of its kind. It applies to those with children in the car regardless of whether the windows are down.
  
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• Tesla launches 'budget' models in the US that cost $10,000 less - but there's a catch

  15-08-2023 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla launched 'Standard Range' variants of its Model S and Model X electric vehicles this week. Both models feature the same batteries and motors as their higher-ticketed counterparts.
  
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• Scientists discover the elusive 'demon particle' nearly 70 years after it was first predicted - and it could be the 'holy grail' of superconductors

  15-08-2023 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Demon particles were predicted to be massless, allowing them to conduct electricity at any temperature - and the elusive particles have been identified in a certain metal.
  
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• Thousands of iPhone owners claim their batteries are running down unexpectedly quickly - here's what to do if your phone is affected

  15-08-2023 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro owners have taken to social media to complain that their batteries are running down unexpectedly quickly.
  
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• The 17 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now

  15-08-2023 16:00
  
  From Shining Girls to Foundation, here's everything you need to be watching on the streamer.
  
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• The real life Da Vinci Code? Historian uncovers graves belonging to members of the Knights Templar in Staffordshire - in one of the 'most nationally important discoveries' of its kind

  15-08-2023 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Edward Spencer Dyas had already found the resting place of three members of the ancient order at St Mary's Church in Enville, Staffordshire, but has now discovered five more 800-year-old graves.
  
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• Bizarre AI-powered app lets you 'text' with Jesus - and for $2.99/month, you can even chat with SATAN

  15-08-2023 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, called Text With Jesus, is designed for 'devoted Christians seeking a deeper connection with the Bible's most iconic figures', according to its developers.
  
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• This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News

  15-08-2023 13:00
  
  Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it in the future, according to new research.
  
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• This Bold Plan to Kick the World’s Coal Habit Might Actually Work

  15-08-2023 13:00
  
  Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work in the green economy.
  
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• The Monstrous Crochet Creations of ChatGPT

  15-08-2023 13:00
  
  When Alex Woolner asked ChatGPT to generate some crochet patterns for cute animals, she wasn't expecting the results to be quite so … off.
  
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• Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay

  15-08-2023 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NSPCC says 34,000 online sexual crimes have been recorded since it first called for tougher laws.
  
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• Scientists say all men fit into three categories - so which one are you?

  15-08-2023 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Columbia studied 92 straight men from diverse cultural backgrounds and found three types of masculinity.
  
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• NASA's James Webb discovers one of the OLDEST galaxies in the universe - a system of stars that formed just 390 million years after the Big Bang

  15-08-2023 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The galaxy has been named Maisie's galaxy after the daughter of astronomer Steven Finkelstein, of the University of Texas at Austin, who saw it for the first time on her birthday.
  
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• The real-life Dracula cried tears of BLOOD: Experts reveal how Vlad the Impaler - the inspiration for the fictional vampire - suffered from a rare condition that caused bloody tears

  15-08-2023 10:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Catania say that Vlad the Impaler suffered from a rare condition that caused him to cry tears of blood.
  
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• Saturn's mega-storms challenge planetary formation models

  15-08-2023 09:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Storms on Saturn last for hundreds of years, leaving long-lasting impacts and raising lots of scientific questions Scientists are reassessing theories of how gas giants form after observing that fallout from Saturn's cyclical mega storms can last for centuries. …
  
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• Uncovering the secrets of one of WWII's bloodiest battles: Archaeologists use drones to peer through the dense forest cover of the battlefield of the Battle of the Bulge - revealing previously unknown dugouts, bomb craters and artillery emplacements

  15-08-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts used drone-mounted LiDAR to uncover secrets from the WWII battleground - the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg.
  
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