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In a world where artificial intelligence can replicate a person’s voice or face in seconds, Denmark is stepping forward with a groundbreaking proposal: a copyright law that grants every citizen ownership of their own likeness. If passed, this law would mean no one — not even AI companies — could legally use your face, voice, or body data without consent. The move comes amid growing global concerns about deepfakes, where digital replicas of real people are used in scams, misinformation, and even political manipulation.
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First-ever case: human develops cancer from tapeworm cells. In a groundbreaking medical discovery, scientists have confirmed the first documented instance of a human developing invasive, cancer-like tumors caused by cells from a parasitic tapeworm rather than their own body. The patient—a 41-year-old man with advanced HIV—presented with tumors spreading through his lungs, liver, and lymph nodes. At first glance, the growths resembled typical human cancer. However, detailed genetic analysis by researchers from the CDC and physicians in Colombia revealed something extraordinary: the malignant cells carried no human DNA. Instead, they were genetically identical to Hymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm—a common intestinal parasite. Essentially, the tapeworm itself had developed cancer within the patient’s body, and its cancerous cells then spread aggressively throughout his organs. This bizarre phenomenon appears to have occurred because the man’s severely weakened immune system—compromised by untreated HIV—allowed the parasite’s stem-like cells to proliferate uncontrollably. Although these tapeworm-derived cancer cells were roughly ten times smaller than typical human cancer cells, they displayed the same invasive and lethal behavior. The case underscores a dangerous overlap between widespread parasitic infections and immune-suppressing conditions like HIV, especially in regions where both are common. Such tumors could easily be mistaken for conventional cancer, delaying proper diagnosis and treatment. Sadly, the patient died shortly after the true nature of his condition was identified. Researchers continue to study this unprecedented disease process to better understand its implications for global health and improve detection in vulnerable populations. [Muehlenbachs, A., Bhatnagar, J., Agudelo, C. A., Alvarez, J. D., Alberti, M. O., Luthringer, D. J., & Zaki, S. R. Malignant Transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host. New England Journal of Medicine]
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AI consumes as much water as the world’s bottled water industry. A recent study reveals the substantial environmental water footprint of artificial intelligence, indicating that training and operating models could already exceed the annual global consumption of bottled water. By integrating estimates of data center cooling requirements with the limited water-usage disclosures from major tech firms, researcher Alex de Vries-Gao estimates that AI activities consume between 312.5 billion and 764.6 billion liters of water annually—encompassing or potentially surpassing the roughly 446 billion liters of bottled water consumed worldwide each year. These calculations focus on operational impacts and do not include the significant “embodied” water used in producing AI chips and hardware. UC Riverside's Shaolei Ren, a noted expert in this area, contends that the true figure is likely higher, suggesting prior estimates have been overly conservative. [De Vries-Gao, A. (2025). Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence: Energy use, emissions, and water consumption. Patterns] [Wolverton, T. (2025, December 19). Study: Artificial intelligence models might be more thirsty than thought. San Francisco Examiner]
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In 1991, 14-year-old Trey Cooley was killed at a shooting range by a bullet that ricocheted from the outdoor range into the building he was in and hit him in the head. Forensic scientists were able to track the origin and this is how it happened. https://t.co/gFrvxhkk29
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Dead internet is no longer just a theory https://t.co/PAGsPS1i9Q
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Why Britain drives on left [🎞️ farzanfilms] https://t.co/8LCtVQXHE8
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Ayam Cemani is an uncommon and relatively modern breed of chicken from Indonesia. They have a dominant gene that causes hyperpigmentation (Fibromelanosis), making the chicken entirely black; including feathers, beak, meat, bones, and internal organs https://buff.ly/2GEwTQZ https://t.co/iGGtTrmeNO
@unitedinminds - United in Mind
Records of Ayam Cemani, found in Indonesia, can be traced back to the 12th century, even before the reign of the Majapahit empire. It is often used for religious, mystical, ritual and medicinal purposes. The community divides cemani into three mystical functions, namely cemani widitra, cemani warastratama and cemani kaikayi, namely to repel disaster, magic to traditional ceremonies. Although successfully cultivated, the price is much higher than ordinary native chicken because this chicken is difficult to obtain. A cemani rooster can cost $1500. The eggs are valued at upwards of $50 per egg. Link: youtu.be/3b24Q8Bz7b4
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Marvin Gaye’s voice isolated from music «I heard It through the grapevine», 1967. https://t.co/HlnQewX1MD
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The Swedish torch was invented by Finns and it became known in Europe during the 1600s. Compared to a campfire, it is more compact, and therefore several small heat sources can be distributed over an area [📹woodsboundoutdoors] https://t.co/rnX4b940qS
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Curious fact. The chickens we eat may not have walked more than 10 feet in their entire lives. https://t.co/7yynGJjfyL
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Same McDonald’s order, 40 years apart 1985 vs 2025 [📹 isaiahshickley] https://t.co/tekRwNwkp9
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How containers are organized and stacked within a vessel’s structures https://t.co/yzcPaRLHfK
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A simulation of what would happen in a nuclear war https://t.co/IqOK8OkwFu
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45 years ago Today, Mount St. Helens erupted: the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in the history of the U.S. This is the eruption obtained by upscaled 4K pictures with advanced AI interpolation. https://t.co/dG5pk1QBtG
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A brilliant overview of Boston Dynamics robots by CNET [video: https://buff.ly/3aYjTWG]
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You can have many sexual orientations. But hundreds years from now, if archeologist find your pelvis bone, they will say you either male or female. https://t.co/lZbomFaYB7
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How cigarettes were once packaged in France in 1930. https://t.co/CH7UeBU2lp
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The legendary SR-71 Blackbird https://t.co/DxcoY2VJYh
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Perspective is everything [📹 Thomas Deininger / tdeininger] https://t.co/tgSk40rehN
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The sodium-potassium alloy, commonly known as NaK https://t.co/CBJqZMBAz8
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«Twenty years from now, the only people who'll remember you worked late are your kids» https://t.co/AItOPQGAbn
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The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon. The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance will be used primarily to counter UAV. https://t.co/5ZhzNMKukE
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This is not augmented reality. They are real radio-controlled dirigibles shaped as whales and dolphins. [📹 Airstage, Phish concert at MSG] https://t.co/rX6TNvMasr
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Jermaine, the man who climbed a 19-story building on fire to save his bedridden mother. https://t.co/YA6pc1VLQ1
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Of the many structures Leonardo da Vinci designed, perhaps none made more ingenious use of materials than his practical design for an easy-to-assemble, self-supporting bridge. https://t.co/8RjFg1PqRu
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AI turns wi-fi routers into "cameras" that see people through walls https://t.co/vfqP7rHjQa
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Four years ago a donkey named Diesel went missing in Wyoming. He's now part of an elk community https://t.co/6bxaGxBRIK
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General relativity for babies [📹 readplaysing] https://t.co/u5ybbDwVbv
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"God mode" in Windows [📹 chadstechtips] https://t.co/MRtYRh4REl
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In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring [📹 Protect All Wildlife] https://t.co/anP2gmkIFB
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Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. [📹 itsjustthejustin] https://t.co/IJPtuVxFse
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If you're old enough, you will recognize this sounds and appreciate the spectrogram of a dial up modem handshake. [🎞️ Scotty H] https://t.co/c1a4kPjgBd
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Making a simple hydrogen generator from old battery 🪫 [📹 makeitextreme98] https://t.co/P3xiJdUkbH
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Last Stand is a sci-fi short film directed by Hashem Al-Ghaili and made with AI using Brightpen AI with music by Thiago Nugent. https://t.co/b2bAibwCmg
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Possibly the most incredible Beethoven Ode to Joy flashmob by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nuremberg and the Hans-Sachs-Choir in front of the St. Lorenz Church in Nuremberg, Germany. [📹 Evenord-Bank eG-KG] https://t.co/mgFU1WLzty
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Dahlias becoming a hotel for frogs Allison Lamb raises around 200 dahlias on her property and was delighted to discover that the blooms serve as a perfectly sized house for frogs. https://t.co/3BNr1AmRQY
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The Tesla coil is a resonant transformer circuit that produces high-voltage alternating-current electricity. A light bulb held near a Tesla coil will light up & spark due to the electric field created by the coil [📹ElectroBOOM: https://buff.ly/3N57WNS]
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Making a simple hydrogen generator from old battery 🪫 [📹 makeitextreme98] https://t.co/P3xiJdUkbH
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Imagine sharing your planet with a more evolved species that shows you this kind of magic and you try hard to figure out how it works, but to no avail. [📹JC Pieri] https://t.co/6PxbWTYpq9
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The Swedish torch was invented by Finns and it became known in Europe during the 1600s. Compared to a campfire, it is more compact, and therefore several small heat sources can be distributed over an area [📹woodsboundoutdoors] https://t.co/vCUKHfzNNc
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Halloween drone light show in Dubai [📹Geoscan Drone Show] https://t.co/8D3EuKMOdy
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@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 Elon Musk, Unable to see difference between reality & CGI… and pretend fighting against FakeNews & misinformation… #Idiocracy where "engineers" aren't technicians first but idiots with dad money, unable to use their hands, eyes & brain to create, build… 1/2
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@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 Elon Musk, Unable to see difference between reality & CGI… #FakeNews #Idiocracy where "engineers" aren't technicians first but idiots with dad money, unable to… UNDERSTAND this video is CGI : Drones are bigger than windows & People (800m tower!). 2/2
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Pad printing (also called tampography) is a printing process that can transfer a 2D image onto a 3D object https://t.co/yfO1Hz0F7E
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Did you know? There’s a massive library in Minecraft populated with uncensored articles, journals, and information from all over the world. It’s accessible worldwide and offers a unique opportunity to people in censored countries to view uncensored texts
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The tallest tree in the world, Hyperion, surpasses even famous landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Big Ben. Standing at a staggering height of 115.55 m (379.1 ft), this giant redwood in Redwood National Park, California is as tall as a 35-story building. Hyperion is estimated to be 700 to 800 years old and contain 530 m³ (18,600 cu ft) of wood.
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The Fibonacci sequence is everywhere in Earth's life, but goes much beyond our own world. The spiral that exists in the center of sunflowers, heads of cabbage and chambered nautilus shells is the same that shapes galaxies and the orbits of Earth and Venus, strikingly related to Fibonacci numbers 8/13, 13/21. This is the spirograph pattern generated by the relative orbits of Venus and Earth.
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The rain and the tree. The rain is crucial for the tree's life, but it's trees that make rain. On average, 40% or more of the precipitation over land originates from evaporation and the transpiration of water from vegetation. [ aditya_vignesh]
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The Amur leopard is native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia & northern China. It's listed as Critically Endangered on IUCN Red List, as in 2007, only 19–26 wild leopards were estimated to survive [Sondre Eriksen]