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A resurrection plant is any plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even over months or years, reviving after few hours. This is a selaginella lepidophylla, aka Rose of Jericho [read more: buff.ly/2KHYRe9] [source: buff.ly/2KG3NjL] twitter.com/charlene2001/s…

A zero shadow day is when the Sun does not cast a shadow of an object at solar noon. It happens twice a year for locations in the tropics This is in Pune, India, May 13 [read more: buff.ly/3Blof3U] [source, u/chiuchebaba: buff.ly/42NS0G0]

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I started my software business with $2K and turned it into $50M+ Heres how YOU can launch a software business in the next ~60 days with little to no money: 🧵

According to our projections, we expect to be able to clean the entire Great Pacific Garbage Patch (containing 100,000,000kg of plastic) using ten systems based on System 03.

I love this story because it reminds me that one person can make a difference. In 1979, Jadav Payeng began planting a tree every day for 37 years — results are stunning

A researcher holds a basketball covered with Vantablack. Vantablack is the world's darkest commercial material made of carbon nanotubes that absorbs 99.965% of the visible spectrum. It looks interesting when in the sky.

Saint-Malo, Brittany, has the highest tides in Europe, with water that can rise 13 m over. These houses (here seen during storm Ciara), are built as a sea wall and 4 layer glass on the front windows [full video, HD, Easy Ride: buff.ly/3ypBcrw] twitter.com/pjoter79/statu…

Interacting vortices The centre of smoke rings move the fastest and have the lowest pressure, (Bernoulli’s principle) Because of the speed the centre is travelling, the sides curl back on themselves and are drawn into the centre from the back 1/2

One in ten American workers is employed by an immigrant entrepreneur docs.iza.org/dp7669.pdf

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Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy.

Webb’s first full-color images are now the world’s to enjoy! We hope you found them as meaningful and beautiful as we did. Here’s to many years of Webb science — we can’t wait to see what’s next as we continue to #UnfoldtheUniverse! go.nasa.gov/3ccf2lf

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How did I learn JavaScript in a month and created a Blockchain from the ground up? 🚀 I'm going to reveal my secrets🤩 Thread 🧵👇

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How to design smart contracts: 🧵

Probably one of the most 'alien-like' species, the ribbon worm spits a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it prey [source, read more: bit.ly/2uxY9Gk]

Quick fun $TSLA story thread, which speaks to @elonmusk’s leadership style. So, I’d been a stock analyst on TSLA since the 2011 IPO, and I knew that it was a get-it-done culture, where “it can’t be done” is a banned phrase. 1/14ish

Look how this lovebird strips the leaves removing each midvein to tuck amongst its feathers for safe keeping... rather than taking each piece home separately, this is a more efficient way of gathering and transporting nest building material

A Great example of polarization Effect