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People are targeting Ravish Kumar now.

A new atomic comagnetometer may be used to detect hypothetical dark matter particles called axions. The sensor uses two different quantum states of ultracold rubidium atoms to cancel out the effect of ambient magnetic fields, to focus on exotic spin-dependent interactions that may involve axions

I took a photo of the Moon on Friday night and used a special technique to reveal minerals which are normally invisible to the naked eye - the blue represents titanium in the soil, while the brown represents an abundance of iron.

I used two different scopes and over 50 hours of exposure to reveal hundreds of galaxies in a small region of the sky in true color [OC]

Out with the Meatball and in with the Worm at Kennedy Space Center!

I photographed dust in our solar system reflecting sunlight, called the Gegenschein, from some of the darkest night skies on Earth.

I took this image of the Ring Nebula - a dying star over 2,500 light years away, that shows us a preview of what our Sun might look like when its life eventually ends - by capturing nearly 1,000 pictures through a used $100 telescope* from my front yard in Anchorage, Alaska

UFC 249 Results, Live Coverage & Discussion: #7 Carla Esparza vs. #8 Michelle Waterson

I'm so glad! UFC is back!

[UFC Spoilers] Joe Rogan having some fun.

Professor Roger Fedrer explains physics behind tennis ball bouncing to umpire

LPT The greatest toy you can ever give a child is Lego. It teaches how to follow instructions, problem solve, use imagination, hone fine motor skills and is a fun activity to do together.

LPT - If you want to start a new hobby, buy used equipment. Much cheaper to start, and if you like the hobby with old tools, you will love it once you upgrade later

Report: Ivanka Trump’s Personal Assistant Tests Positive For COVID-19

TIL even though he's one of the most famous people in the US, Tom Brady is not known as much in other parts of the world. When Tom Brady won his fourth Super Bowl, a Brazilian newspaper reported it as "Gisele Bündchen's husband wins Super Bowl".

Joe Frazier vs George Foreman | The Sunshine Showdown | 22/01/1973

Im trying, okay? :(

LPT: Don't support websites that ask you to disable privacy protections

LPT: Best advice I have ever heard about why lying is wrong.

Democrats rally behind monthly $2,000 relief checks

TIL about a vigilante from the 1970s who called himself captain sticky. He was a peanut butter and jelly themed crime fighter who had a car that squirted PB&J from the front that he would use to stop kids from stealing hub caps and making graffiti. He later started targeting shady businesses.

TIL one of the singers of Africa by the band Toto was also the singing voice of adult Simba in The Lion King. And he is the son of composer John Williams

TIL of Hans Munch - the good man of Auschwitz - the only doctor who refused to participate in the selection process. He created elaborate, safe, experiments to keep his subjects from being exterminated. He is the only person to be acquitted at the Auschwitz Trials.

Chinese tech giant Tencent reportedly surveilled foreign users of WeChat to help censorship at home

TIL the mites that live on your face are related to ticks and spiders. They eat the oil from your skin, hide in your pores, have sex on your face while you sleep, and can tell researchers where your ancestors came from.

The sound of pulsars that are pointing towards earth.

How does NASA spend its money exploring the solar system? This rich dataset breaks down costs for every planetary science mission and every major program.

Jacare Souza out of UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus

NDTV Des ki Baat is the journalism we need.

TIL about "Sludgefest". This is an album made by Brian Borcherdt in which he played old vinyls of Alvin and The Chipmunks on 16 RPM (instead of 33 RPM). This created a collision of pop vocals and sludge-filled doom metal instrumentals instead of the high-pitched songs you're used to.

Musk 9000

LPT: Stop making a bunch of one-on-one friends, and start building groups. Introduce similar friends to form a group so they stick to plans and think of you more often when they want to have fun.

TIL the cofounder of the New York Times manned a Gatling Gun to defend the paper’s headquarters during the 1863 New York draft riots

TIL that the largest Masonic Temple in the world, the Detroit Masonic Temple, was saved from foreclosure in 2013 by Jack White of the White Stripes. White paid off $142,000 owed in back taxes by the Temple due to the fact that it had given his mother a job as an usher when she was in need.

Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Trump blocks national testing program — why? Because tests make us "look bad". Amid Trump's flagrant lies, a truth comes out: He's never wanted "all this testing" because he fears the optics

LPT: if you struggle with throwing stuff out, create a “purgatory” for borderline items. Then when you feel the urge to purge (or are moving) you have a ready box to donate or trash.

Study finds Intolerable bouts of extreme humidity and heat which could threaten human survival are on the rise across the world, suggesting that worst-case scenario warnings about the consequences of global heating are already occurring.

Pro Snowboarder Ryan Flaska showing everyone how to ROCK IT at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. Video by Matt Foley.

Millions of GPS devices at risk from FCC-approved 5G network, military says

LPT: If you're trying to lose weight PERMANENTLY, you have to make PERMANENT changes in your habits, instead of planning a 2-3 month diet fase followed by returning to your former lifestyle which put the weight on in the first place.

My father tested positive for COVID-19......and BEAT IT!

Get ready boys. Live rover launch after years!

Let's settle this, who is the GOAT and why?

Quarantine findings

TIL Mary Queen of Scots suspected of murdering her husband fled to England for help. Cousin Queen Elizabeth I, threatened by Mary’s claim to her throne, imprisoned her 19 yrs then beheaded her. Elizabeth had no children so Mary’s son ironically became first king over England, Scotland & Ireland

TIL: Play-Doh before it was known as Play-Doh, was actually used as cleaner for walls and wallpaper when coal was used to heat homes. After WWII coal was phased out by natural gas to heat homes. Near bankruptcy, the company pivoted to become one of the most successful toy companies in the world.

Explain this to me

Racially-biased medical algorithm prioritizes white patients over black patients

Meth not even once