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The Enigmatic Puzzle of the Missing $100 Million in Bitcoin
Programmer Stefan Thomas forgot the password to his digital wallet, locking away over $100 million in Bitcoin. This highlights the high stakes of cryptocurrency security
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The Loneliest Tree in the World: A Survivor of Nuclear Testing
The loneliest tree on Tristan da Cunha stands as a solitary survivor of nuclear testing, capturing radioactive particles in its growth rings.
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The Birth of Digital Communication: The Story of the First Email
In 1971, Ray Tomlinson sent the first email, marking a pivotal moment in digital communication’s evolution
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Conquering the Roof of the World: The First Climbing of Mount Everest
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached Mount Everest’s summit, marking a monumental achievement in mountaineering history
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Unwanted Digital Mail: The Genesis of Email Spam
The first instance of email spam occurred in 1978 when a marketing representative from Digital Equipment Corporation sent a promotional message to 393 recipients on ARPANET.
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The Longest Scientific Experiment: The Pitch Drop Experiment
The Longest Scientific Experiment, begun in 1927, demonstrates pitch’s slow-flowing liquid nature. Despite its solidity, pitch drips every 8-12 years, illustrating viscoelasticity.
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Quantum Supremacy Achieved: Google’s Sycamore Quantum Computer Breakthrough
In October 2019, Google’s Sycamore quantum computer achieved “quantum supremacy,” solving a problem in 200 seconds that would take classical supercomputers 10,000 years.
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Betty the Ingenious Crow: A Remarkable Display of Avian Intelligence
Betty, a crow, amazed scientists by fashioning a hook from wire to retrieve food—a feat challenging human-exclusive tool use beliefs and expanding avian cognitive understanding.
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Star Trekking Dung Beetles: Navigating by the Milky Way
Dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way’s faint glow, ensuring straight dung ball rolls for survival and reproduction away from competitors to safe nesting sites.
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Masters of Deception: The Cunning Strategy of the Parasitic Cuckoo
Cuckoos ensure offspring survival via egg-laying in other bird nests, using mimicry and deception. This highlights an evolutionary arms race, showcasing nature’s complexity.
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