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TIL the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a 1st century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph”. It was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman’s gravesite in Turkey as an “everlasting sign of deathless remembrance”
TIL the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a 1st century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph”. It was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman’s gravesite in Turkey as an “everlasting sign of deathless remembrance”
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TIL the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a 1st century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph”. It was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman’s gravesite in Turkey as an “everlasting sign of deathless remembrance”
TIL Slime mold is an amoeba that group together forming a multicellular structure to find food with staggering intelligence for a no-brain organism. Slime molds haven been known to solve math problems, find the most efficient way to food, remember it and even anticipate periodic, regulated changes
TIL Slime mold is an amoeba that group together forming a multicellular structure to find food with staggering intelligence for a no-brain organism. Slime molds haven been known to solve math problems, find the most efficient way to food, remember it and even anticipate periodic, regulated changes
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TIL Slime mold is an amoeba that group together forming a multicellular structure to find food with staggering intelligence for a no-brain organism. Slime molds haven been known to solve math problems, find the most efficient way to food, remember it and even anticipate periodic, regulated changes
Research indicates that there is a “neurobiological home” for spirituality. When we feel a sense of connection with something greater than the self—whether transcendence involves communion with God, nature, or humanity—a certain part of the brain appears to activate.
Research indicates that there is a “neurobiological home” for spirituality. When we feel a sense of connection with something greater than the self—whether transcendence involves communion with God, nature, or humanity—a certain part of the brain appears to activate.
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Research indicates that there is a “neurobiological home” for spirituality. When we feel a sense of connection with something greater than the self—whether transcendence involves communion with God, nature, or humanity—a certain part of the brain appears to activate.
For the first time a new study has shown how the size of interpersonal space changes depending on the tone and content of other people’s conversations, suggesting that the average size of someone’s interpersonal space becomes larger after listening to an aggressive conversation taking place nearby.
For the first time a new study has shown how the size of interpersonal space changes depending on the tone and content of other people’s conversations, suggesting that the average size of someone’s interpersonal space becomes larger after listening to an aggressive conversation taking place nearby.
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For the first time a new study has shown how the size of interpersonal space changes depending on the tone and content of other people’s conversations, suggesting that the average size of someone’s interpersonal space becomes larger after listening to an aggressive conversation taking place nearby.
TIL Researchers have devised a microneedle skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat locally to burn off pockets of unwanted fat such as “love handles” and treat metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes.
TIL Researchers have devised a microneedle skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat locally to burn off pockets of unwanted fat such as “love handles” and treat metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes.
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TIL Researchers have devised a microneedle skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat locally to burn off pockets of unwanted fat such as “love handles” and treat metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes.
TIL of a form of debugging called rubber duck debugging, where you debug code by explaining it. The name is in reference to the book 'The Pragmatic Programmer' where a programmer would debug code by explaining it, word by word, to his rubber duck.
TIL of a form of debugging called rubber duck debugging, where you debug code by explaining it. The name is in reference to the book 'The Pragmatic Programmer' where a programmer would debug code by explaining it, word by word, to his rubber duck.
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TIL of a form of debugging called rubber duck debugging, where you debug code by explaining it. The name is in reference to the book 'The Pragmatic Programmer' where a programmer would debug code by explaining it, word by word, to his rubber duck.