Malawian Teen Taught Himself How To Build A Windmill From Junk, Brought Power To His Village, ALL Learned From Library Books!

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Many people think about changing the world, making a difference, or becoming something more, but few have the courage to act on that impulse. Stories of innovation and success inspire us and should be shared, and none are as inspirational as the actions of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill…

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Wildfires Are Ravaging the Amazon Forest So Badly That They Can Be Seen From Outer Space

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A stream of smoke so thick the sun has been blotted out, plunging São Paulo and other Brazilian cities into darkness. The ‘Earth’s lungs,’ as the Amazon forest is fondly called, is burning up at an alarming rate, and no effective actions have been taken to get it under control for three weeks now [1]….

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Scammers are Replacing Baby Formula with Flour, Sickening Children

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Baby Adeline was sick for days. The nine-month-old was crying, vomiting, and refusing to drink from her bottle. Her mother, Medline Roque, was desperate to find an answer. “She was throwing up throughout the day, passing a lot of gas… I just knew something was wrong,” she said. The sickness seemed to have come out…

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Healing the Heart with a Newly Discovered Cell

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A recent fundamental discovery by the University of Calgary may soon evolve into a new pathway for repairing damaged hearts, as they’ve since discovered a new cell with plenty of heart healing potential. Researchers at Kubes lab, in collaboration with …

A Goodwill Center in Washington Received a Cooler Filled With $24K worth of Pure Pot

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It’s probably safe to say that this person had no idea what was left in those coolers. If he did, then he was probably trying to get rid of an unhealthy cannabis addiction in one drastic move. Whatever the reason, this is a story to remember.  In March 2017, Goodwill employees in Monroe, Washington were…

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Scientists Claim to Have Created the First Human Monkey Hybrid

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Interesting things are happening in science labs across the globe, especially now as a Spanish scientist claims to have grown the first successful human/monkey hybrid.  This experiment took place in China, due to understandable legal concerns. In this lab, a viable hybrid embryo was created and this finding was first claimed in the Spanish newspaper,…

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15 Apps Parents Should Look Out for On Their Kids’ Phones

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On July 26th, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office announced to the public that 25 people had been arrested during a four-day bust targeting online predators and human traffickers. (1) Sheriff Tom Knight said all of the men arrested had been using the internet and mobile applications to solicit children. Between the 25 arrested, there were 38 prior…

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20-Year-Old Man Sustains Severe Burns after Diving Into a Burning House to Save His Little Niece

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He’s dealing with indescribable pain, disfigurement, exhaustion, but he would do it all over again without a second thought. The third-degree burns all over his body could never dampen Derrick Byrd’s love for his family. 8-year-old Mercedes now knows that real-life heroes don’t wear capes. They come in the form of ordinary people, like her…

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Las Vegas Appears To Be Experiencing Some Sort Of Biblical Plague

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Las Vegas is no stranger to tourists, but lately it has been hosting visitors of a different kind. Swarms of grasshoppers have taken over large swathes of the city – so much so that they are being picked up on weather radars.  An influx of grasshoppers of such epic proportions is reminiscent of the plague of…

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Las Vegas Appears To Be Experiencing Some Sort Of Biblical Plague

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Las Vegas is no stranger to tourists, but lately it has been hosting visitors of a different kind. Swarms of grasshoppers have taken over large swathes of the city – so much so that they are being picked up on weather radars.  An influx of grasshoppers of such epic proportions is reminiscent of the plague of…

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Surgeon Extracts More Than 500 Teeth from a 7-Year Old

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What started with jaw pain, ended with the removal of 526 teeth for a 7-year old boy from India. He was admitted to a hospital in the southern city of Chennai, India, due to the swelling and pain near his molars. His mother states that he experienced a…

Science Says Men Don’t Mature Until Their 40’s. What does that Say About Womens and Mens Brains?

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Most people assume that women mature faster than men. Researchers decided to test this theory using brain scans to determine whether there is truly a difference between men and female brains. Besides for maturity, they studied whether the brain can exp…

Terminally Ill Patients Can Now Decide When It’s Time to Die

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In New Jersey, a new law has taken effect as of August 2019. This will allow residents with a terminal illness to request a prescription for medical aid in ending their life. Susan Boyce was among the group of people representing the nonprofit group, Compassion & Choices, which testified at legislative hearings to convince state…

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Think It’s Hot Where You Are?

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Tom Matthews, lecturer in Climate Sciences in Loughborough University, is an avid researcher on climate change, more particularly, on the hazards from extreme weather and tropical cyclones. His research is frightening, but what’s more frightening is th…

What People Actually Say Before They Die

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The loss of a loved one is usually a painful, and emotionally trying time for the family, no matter how aged the person may have been. Memories of the beautiful times and difficult days they’ve spent together would flood back and break hearts. As…

Trial Looking To Bring Clinically Dead ‘Back To Life’

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It is sometimes frightening how well classic fiction predicts the future. For instance, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury described earbuds well before they were ever developed. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is another terrifying example. In the book, Dr. Frankenstein experimented with resuscitation using dead tissue reanimation, a treatment that was experimented with by real scientists in…

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College Dropout Invented a Surgery To Cure Himself After Being Bedridden For 11 Years

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“There are times when just more doctoring isn’t going to solve it, and I’ve lived through that.” (APB Interview) Doug Lindsay grew up with a mother who suffered from a severe mystery illness. Both she and her sister experienced debilitating fatigue and weakness for decades, bouncing from doctor to doctor without any indication of what…

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This Woman Warned Others of Subtle Heart Attack Symptoms in a Viral Twitter Thread

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Take a moment to think of the most common deadly health condition among women. Are you thinking about breast cancer? If so, you have plenty of company. Thanks to a male bias in the way information is spread, women’s real biggest health threat slips under the radar.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death…

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Global Warming Is Apparently Causing Diseases in Ice to Come to Life

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Bacteria and viruses can remain trapped in ice and permafrost—a layer of frozen soil—for up to a million years. But as Earth’s climate warms, they are coming to life. Permafrost is an ideal environment for bacteria to hide for long periods of time as a result of its lack of oxygen and darkness. Typically, permafrost…

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Beef and Pork Recalled Over Possible Human Blood Contamination

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The U.S.A. is on high alert when meat from a large, Alabama-based distributor, US Foods, is being recalled due to possible blood contamination. Restaurants are asked to check their freezers and fridges, and throw away or return any meat from this source. US Foods declared a voluntary recall of over 712 pounds of fresh and…

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Pentagon To Investigate Whether Ticks were Once Used as Biological Weapons

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The U.S. House of Representatives has quietly passed a bill to review a horrifying prospect.  The bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DoD) to examine whether the Pentagon had experimented with ticks and other insects that suck blood as biological weapons between the years 1950 and 1975. If the Inspector General…

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Selecting the Perfect Watermelon

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Most people think that picking the perfectly juicy, red and tasty watermelon is a game of luck. Watermelon season usually runs through the summer from May to September, but this can also depend on the climate in your region. I’ve had some bad experiences selecting these fruits myself, but now, I know better than to…

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Has Connected A Monkey Brain To A Computer

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Elon Musk, the Internet’s favorite rich guy, has broken his silence on the latest developments of Neuralink, the neurotechnology startup hoping to create an interface between humans and computers.  Speaking at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco on Tuesday evening, Musk revealed they have tested out an implant that allows a monkey to control a computer…

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Scientist Repopulates a Rare Butterfly Species In His Backyard

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The California Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta) is one of the most beautiful butterfly species in the world. With iridescent color tones and a vampire-like appearance, the caterpillar blossoms into an adult fly with stunning black forewings and hindwings spun with twilight blue hues and sea-sand beige that you could stare at for days.  Native…

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Breastfeeding Mom Has Hilarious Response When Asked to Cover Up

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Just like many places around the world, including parts of the UK and the US, Mexico is one of those places where public breastfeeding is still considered taboo to many. As of 2014, the country had one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in all of Latin America, with only about 14% of mothers breastfeeding their…

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