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In 2018, scientists at the University of Tokyo had an explosive achievement – quite literally. They created the strongest magnet ever, and it blew up their lab. This is how it happened. (1) One of the Strongest Magnet Ever Blows Up Lab Two years ago University of Tokyo researchers created the strongest magnet ever completely […]
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Oregon was the first state to decriminalize marijuana possession in 1973. In 2020, drug decriminalization – all illicit drugs, was on the ballot. Lawmakers made the decision early in the morning on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, that the bill had successfully passed. The Oregon Drug Decriminalization effort is meant to move the state’s drug policy […]
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A baby born with no skin has fought through his harrowing odds and he’s still winning. Although his parents had wondered if they should plan his funeral, Ja’bari Gray finally left the hospital to go home eleven months after being born. Ja’bari was born on January 1, 2019, with skin only covering his legs and head. This condition […]
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We all know that tears can sometimes be used as a tool to emotionally manipulate, but what about a physical weapon? It’s something that has only been done once. In 2016 a student in the Netherlands built a gun that turns tears into bullets. (1) The Gun that Turns Tears Into Bullets Now before anyone […]
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At the Hearty Soul, we love a good brain teaser, so naturally, we couldn’t resist sharing the latest of these with our readers. Apparently, only geniuses can solve this viral “IQ test”. Can you? The Problem Only Geniuses Can Solve The following equation has been viewed millions of times and people are debating the correct […]
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In May 2020 civil unrest and murder hornets all but eclipsed any other newsworthy events at the time. For this reason, when a scientist in China invented a new jet engine that could change the future of jet propulsion, it went largely unnoticed. Jua Tang’s jet engine that turns electricity directly into thrust, however, could […]
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Plants already give us oxygen to breathe, but what if they could give us electricity, too? This Spanish start-up has made a bio-battery that generates electricity from soil microbes and is using plants to change the way we think of renewable energy. (1) Bio Battery Disrupting Green Energy Sector In 2016, Google named Bioo (bee-oh) […]
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For months during the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have spent the majority of our time in our homes. Though challenging, we have still had internet, food deliveries, and access to the outside world. In the early 90s, however, scientists performed a two-year lockdown experiment that didn’t have any of those things, and according to […]
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Some years, winter can prove to be the most unforgiving season there is. For many in the homeless community, they need as many resources as they can to survive the blistering cold. Unfortunately, many of those experiencing homelessness do not have access to what they need to stay safe. Thankfully, 28-year-old carpenter Khaleel Seivwright has […]
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Every mom out there knows that when a baby needs to be fed, they need to be fed now, not later. In some ways, COVID-19 has made this easier for working or studying moms, and in other ways, this has made it much more difficult. After being humiliated in front of her entire class by […]
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61-year-old American robotics engineer, Mark Bryan, is redefining what a business suit is supposed to look like. Living his day to day life in Germany, Mark says he is a happily married straight man with three kids that just so happens to like to wear pencil skirts as well as eight inched heels to the […]
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On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, NASA made history when they touched an asteroid with a special spacecraft for the very first time. The information from the sample they collected could give us valuable information about our solar system and how Earth was formed. (1) NASA Touches Asteroid Bennu A NASA special spacecraft was able to […]
