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The latest on cell phones and their potential tie to brain cancer – what does the research tell us? A new piece from Mozart is discovered in Germany, And on This Day in History, President Lincoln’s Civil War substitute – we’ve got the details.
Scientists Determine If Cell Phone Radiation Causes Brain Cancer (prevention.com)
Previously Unknown Mozart Song Discovered in German Library After 200 Years (goodnewsnetwork.org)
Mozart Biography - Opera Philadelphia
The Conscription Act and Abraham Lincoln's Civil War Substitute (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
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A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for future inventors.
Brightening Comet 2023 A3 set to light up autumn sky (bbc.com)
Comet A3 Tracker For The Week Ahead — Where And When To See It (forbes.com)
Fireworks forecast if comet survives risky sun flypast (phys.org)
Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first (key.aero)
Today in Engineering History: First Manned Rocket-Propelled Plane Flight (designworldonline.com)
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A balloon could soon bring tourists to the edge of space, after undergoing a successful test. We’ll have the details on what it will cost you. And on 'This Day in History', an endangered rat that’s reportedly capable of cracking open coconuts is confirmed to exist -- on a single island -- back in 2017.
So-Called 'Space Balloon' Completes Crucial Test Ahead of Tourist Flights (gizmodo.com)
$125,000 Balloon Trips To Space Closer After Successful Test Flight (forbes.com)
spaceperspective.com/journal/space-perspective-successfully-completes-development-flight-2
Passengers Invited to Experience an Astronaut's Eye View of Earth in a Balloon : ScienceAlert
Giant, tree-dwelling rat discovered in Solomon Islands
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Scientists say drink more TAP WATER – it’s better for you than its store-bought, bottled counterpart, and Mars soil may be hiding the planet’s ancient atmosphere in plain sight – and it could one day be used as rocket fuel. We’ve got the details. Plus, on This Day in History; Bullseye! America wins what becomes the Leech Cup – the oldest trophy in shooting competition – on the final shot over the heavily favored Irish.
Drinking bottled water is much worse for you than tap, scientists find | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight | ScienceDaily
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
The Great 1874 International Match | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org)
The Leech Cup | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org)
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Extinct volcanoes could hold the key to the rare earth minerals require for today’s electronics. Plus it’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has a host of stories, including a message in a bottle from an archeologist 200 years ago. On 'This Day in History,' the telekino, aka a remote control is born in 1906.
Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements
Look: Archaeologist's message in a bottle found at dig site 200 years later - UPI.com
Michigan library closed when bugs crawl out of returned DVD case - UPI.com
A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California | AP News
The World's First Remote Control
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YouTube announced more features for both viewers and creators, plus on This Day in History, KFC opens its first franchise location and it’s not in Kentucky!
The Best New Features Coming to YouTube in 2024 (gizmodo.com)
Made on YouTube 2024: Announcements for YouTube creators and viewers (blog.google)
An Antique Employee-Tracking Device: The International Dial Time Recorder Clock - Core77
KFC | The Colonel's Story Timeline | The Life of Harland Sanders
A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest (restaurantbusinessonline.com)
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The scientific breakthrough that could help us predict catastrophic river shifts. Plus, the global number of rhinos is headed in the right direction, but poaching is also on the rise and a new woolly rhino is found. This Day in History, the founding of what turned into a legendary video gaming company.
The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too | AP News
India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says (yahoo.com)
32,400-year-old woolly rhino mummy unearthed with skin, fur intact (interestingengineering.com)
Nintendo was founded in 1889, nearly a century before the NES | The Vintage News
23 September 1889: Nintendo starts making playing cards | MoneyWeek
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47 years in and billions of miles from home, Voyager 1 still troubleshoots to explore the great beyond. Staying in space, the largest ever black hole jets have been discovered – and their size is almost incomprehensible. We’ll have the details. And on TDIH, the first fictitious band to hit number one on the Billboard 100.
Voyager 1 survives clogged thruster issue billions of miles away | CNN
NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space | Space
Largest ever black hole jet pair discovered in the distant Universe | BBC Science Focus Magazine
50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet' : NPR
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Diving lizards use an air bubble to breathe underwater. What can we learn from this fascinating admiral adaptation? Plus, Earth will soon have two moons…temporarily. And on 'This Day in History; the first carpet sweeper patented by Melvin Bissell also leads to the world’s first female CEO – in 1889.
'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators
Earth will soon have a temporary second moon | KTLA
What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November - IOPscience
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Coffee and caffeine may be good for your health, we’ll explain. Weird Wednesday has a python catching competition, the bird of the year, and the oldest person alive is honored in Japan. Plus, on This Day in History, the first white female to be recognized as a chief in the Native American community.
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge | AP News
A shy penguin has won New Zealand's bird election | AP News
New Zealand names bird of year after contest with bird costumes, craft beer - UPI.com
World's oldest living person honored on Respect for the Aged Day - UPI.com
pbs.org/warrior/content/bio/converse.html
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