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On Feb 25, 1896, Nikola Tesla patented Alternating Motor.

25.02.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Clearest Image of Venus's Surface, By a Lander that Melted After 2 Hours.

On March 1, 1982, the Soviet spacecraft Venera 13 landed on the fiery surface of Venus and sent back the clearest images we’ve ever received from that hellish world.

15.02.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Life tip: Need to divide something fairly between 2 kids? Let one kid make the split and let the other kid choose the partition.

30.01.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If engineers are wrong, things explode.

That’s why we double-check.

29.01.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Space fact:

If you were driving at 75 miles per hour (121 kmh), it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.

29.01.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Life tip: Buy yourself a fire extinguisher. It's better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have.

26.01.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine using AI supercomputers to understand what dogs and cats are saying β€” instead of putting everyone in a bikini.

11.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.01.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

A negative thinker has many problems to one solution.

A positive thinker has many solutions to one problem.

02.01.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

NASA's Voyager 1 space probe was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.

31.12.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scientists renamed 27 human genes in 2020 because Microsoft Excel kept auto-converting their names into dates, causing widespread errors in published genetic research.

31.12.2025 05:07 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adapter for threaded rivets

26.12.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When you look at the sun, you see how it appeared 8.5 minutes ago.

21.12.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Marriage logic map

14.12.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Life tip: Remove the batteries from electronics, toys, etc. before storing them away. The batteries may corrode the terminals rendering the item useless in the future.

12.12.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

When jumpstarting a car, you should connect the negative clamp to an unpainted part of the engine block rather than the negative battery post on the dead car.

Otherwise if a spark occured it could ignite the hydrogen gas emitted by the lead acid battery.

12.12.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thread rivet nut

10.12.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Supercooled water 🧊

10.12.2025 06:01 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

How old were you when you found out that nuclear reactors are just fancy steam engines?

07.12.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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i don't need it but i want it

06.12.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Button cell battery names are actually codes include the chemistry, shape, diameter and thickness.

CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick

05.12.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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40 years before Google Maps, you called people who looked at maps

30.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ‘πŸ»

29.11.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nut zipper drill attachment

26.11.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Life tip: if you’re trying to focus on studying listen to videogame music. It’s designed to be background noise while you focus your attention on other tasks.

26.11.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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And what is your superpower? πŸ˜ƒ

24.11.2025 07:55 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Useful tip

23.11.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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🀯

22.11.2025 05:01 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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That finish is unreal

19.11.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Daniel Fahrenheit (who invented the mercury thermometer) set 0Β°F to the coldest stable temperature he could maintain in his lab by dissolving salt in water.

18.11.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1