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NASA recently released a CGI Moon kit in 8k that makes it easier for 3D artists to make renders of the moon. here's a quick one i made in 60fps

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A cute galactic couple holds hands in the vast emptiness of space. Zoom in to see more. Taken with an amateur telescope and 13.5 hours of exposure. [OC]

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In The Absence Of Gravity, Flames Will Tend To Be Spherical As Shown In This NASA Experiment On The ISS

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Trump’s impeachment defense boils down to this: Treat me like a king

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Democratic lawmaker says Barr's reported meeting with Murdoch should be investigated

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Warren attacks Facebook for 'quietly' changing its political ad policy after Zuckerberg's meeting with Trump

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What Slowdown? Joker, War, Sye Raa Made Rs 120 Cr’: Law Minister

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Running the wrong way.

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A new cognitive technique, which involves a combination of mental contrasting together with implementation intentions, could help people who struggle with bedtime procrastination.

TIL the Spartan Pausanias was accused of treason for conspiring with the Persians, but seeked refuge in a temple so he couldn't be tried and executed while inside. His mother went to the temple to lay the first brick at the door, which was sealed until he died of starvation

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TIL that even though the Myers-Briggs personality test as been debunked, it is still used by thousands of companies, schools and institutions around the world to help make decisions about personnel recruitment and promotion.

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TIL the slogan "Don't Mess with Texas" began as an anti-littering campaign in 1985 targeted at "bubbas in pickup trucks" who littered beer cans out of their vehicles and ordinary Texans who believed that littering was a "God-given right".

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Damned traitor!

uBlock Origin Update Rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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LPT The best way to fight anxiety is to face it. Force yourself to do those things that scare you the most. The best things in life are on the other side of fear.

Baylor wide receiver Denzel Mims makes an incredible catch on the sideline, somehow getting his toes in bounds

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The Federation of American Scientists published a report about the feasability of warp drive and space travel and the results are quite impressive

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Our creative ideas are viewed as a window into our true selves, according to new psychology research

TIL that on the first night of Jerry Sandusky's prison sentence, inmates taunted him all night singing the Pink Floyd lyrics, "Hey, teacher! Leave those kids alone!"

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Cha cha real smooth

what were you thinking

You Tube ADS is the New Black ...

Why You Shouldn't Use Facebook

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Saturday Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to become the first human to run a historic sub-two hour marathon in a specially designed event.

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Opinion: Trump is creating the worst constitutional crisis in 150 years

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White House accidentally sends Ukraine talking points to Democrats again

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Airtel trying to cash in on Jio's Announcement

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Leopard in Shimla City Hunts Pet Dog, Caught on CCTV

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Secret Court Rules That the FBI’s “Backdoor Searches” of Americans Violated the Fourth Amendment

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LPT: Train yourself that the children’s portions at restaurants are the right portion for you. You’ll save a ton of money and eat healthier.

Under time pressure, people tell us what we want to hear, suggests a new study (n=1,500). When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.

AT&T raises prices 7% by making its customers pay AT&T’s property taxes

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Internet freedom activists call for “umbrella protest” at BlizzCon opposing company’s Hong Kong censorship decision

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LPT: If you need a document notarized, UPS stores have employees who sign them

LPT: If an older person (ex-boss, ex-teacher, etc.) has made a positive difference in your life, don't put off telling them. Let them know now (or soon), even if you haven't talked to them in years. Life is shorter than you think, death is permanent and regret hurts.

LPT - If you are about to get into some sort of debate/argument and you realise the fact that the other person simply won’t understand things from your perspective even if you stated facts, then just don’t get into it. Will save you from unnecessary mental exhaustion.

LPT: Never leave your car low on gas and push it off till later; that might be the day you get an emergency phone call to go somewhere and you'll have to stop and get gas first

LPT: Throwing a dry towel into your drier with wet laundry will dry your clothes much faster

A conversation with NASA admin Jim Bridenstine inside SpaceX HQ

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Smoking fewer than 5 cigarettes a day results in approximately 2/3 of the lung damage found in smokers who smoke 30 or more cigarettes a day, finds a new study that followed more than 25,000 Americans up to 20 years, suggesting that nearly any amount of smoking causes significant harm to the lungs.

Don't pop the bubble

Parry this

At least this way we can prove them that earth isn't flat.

It's all coming together

Portugal vs Luxembourg 3-0 (All Goals and Highlights 2019) - Ronaldo nets 699th career goal

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Surfing huge waves in Western Australia!

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TIL Spiders can use Earth Electric Field to fly "hundreds of miles"; Spiders have been found 2.5 miles up in the air, and 1,000 miles out in the sea.

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Winter on Venus | Isaac Arthur

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AJ Catanzaro's save at the 2019 Red Bull Straight Rhythm

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Elon Musk says that NASA is free to share all SpaceX IP with “anyone it wants”

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