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[REAL, 1850] The Impulsoria, a locomotive powered by four horse's on treadmills.
  • https://www.frrandp.com/2021/02/the-impulsoria.html

    Other than one prototype unit, however, the locomotive was never produced. By 1850, steam was clearly king, and any horse-powered railways outside of streetcar operations were on the way out. Thus, the Impulsoria became nothing more than a strange curiosity of an early railway engine.

  • www.bbc.com First baby beaver born in 400 years in Staffordshire

    Trentham Gardens say the birth of a beaver at the estate was a "remarkable landmark".

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    RiF + Vanced
  • Idk if the vanced community's patch is different, but I've read a couple of "add your own API key". They end with: it won't take much for reddit to break this. Also, even with the new key, other stuff is broken. Not worth the effort IMHO.

    Rip the band-aid off now.

  • Most of the World’s Macadamias May Have Originated From a Single Australian Tree
  • due to factors like land clearing and development, three of Australia’s wild macadamia species are considered threatened, and one is endangered. So experts are keen to track down more centuries-old macadamia trees that harbor rare DNA—trees that are likely to exist on “little pockets ... on private land and even in people’s backyards and farming land,” Denise Bond, executive officer of Australia’s Macadamia Conservation Trust, tells Nichols.

    Land clearing is something Australia excels in.

  • www.engadget.com Twitter isn't showing tweets unless you're logged in | Engadget

    It seems Twitter is no longer letting people who aren't signed in see any tweets.

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    www.theguardian.com Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality

    Global elite told at London’s Savoy hotel of real risk of ‘civil disruption’ if more is not done to help struggling millions

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    m.jpost.com Italy to bar soccer players from wearing No. 88, which has coded meaning

    88 is used as a short hand code for the letters HH which stands for "Heil Hitler".

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    www.aljazeera.com ‘Out of time’: Temperature records topple around the world

    Despite record heat, critics cite ‘worrying lack of momentum’ during climate talks with little progress on fossil fuels.

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    www.aljazeera.com US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case

    Supreme Court sides with business owner who refused to provide services for same-sex wedding, citing freedom of speech.

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    heatmap.news How Tokyo Became an Anti-Car Paradise

    The world’s biggest, most functional city might also be the most pedestrian-friendly. That’s not a coincidence.

    How Tokyo Became an Anti-Car Paradise
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    Another earthquake has hit Victoria. Are they becoming more frequent?
  • But is the frequency of earthquakes actually increasing significantly? The short answer is no.

    Seismologists say this morning's tremor was actually an aftershock of the magnitude-5.9 quake that shook four states in 2021.

  • www.reuters.com Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say

    At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday.

    Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say
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    Adelaide wheelie bin maker rolls into administration
  • St Clair-based Trident Plastics cited manufacturing and supply chain challenges, the impact of COVID-19 and “unplanned and unexpected relocation costs” of a recent acquisition for its decision to call in administrators.

    Trident Plastics is one of the largest custom moulders in Australia with services from development and design to manufacturing of plastic products like wheelie bins and rainwater tanks.

    Management decision on the acquisition. But the workers jobs will be the ones cut.

  • edition.cnn.com Uganda passed one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as 'hell' | CNN

    Members of Uganda’s LGBT community say they have faced growing hostility since Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law last month, prompting global criticism.

    Uganda passed one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as 'hell' | CNN
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    Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO’s cancer research agency to say-sources

    www.reuters.com Exclusive: WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen -sources

    One of the most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.

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    Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants.
  • A government job

    But the competition is fierce. Roughly half a million young people took the annual preliminary test for the Bihar Public Services Commission in February, for a total of 281 jobs. For every batch of 2,000 hopefuls, 1,999 will walk away with nothing.

  • www.alcis.org Truly Unprecedented: The Taliban Drugs Ban

    With the Taliban having exceeded expectations and reduced poppy cultivation to levels not seen since 2001, there is now a real need to understand the potential effects of the drugs ban on Afghanistan, the region, and further downstream. For many of us old enough to have seen a particular style of mu...

    Truly Unprecedented: The Taliban Drugs Ban
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    www.theguardian.com China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time

    Beijing bolstering position as global renewables leader with solar capacity more than rest of world combined

    China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
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    www.androidauthority.com Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans

    Google has quietly deprecated the Messages and Dialer apps in AOSP, and it could have ramifications for upstart brands and custom ROM fans.

    Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans
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    edition.cnn.com South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps 'Korean age' | CNN

    More than 51 million people in South Korea awoke on Wednesday to find themselves a year or two younger – at least, according to the law.

    South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps 'Korean age' | CNN
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    www.earth.com 90% of the world’s aquaculture faces substantial risk from human-induced environmental changes

    90% of the world’s aquaculture faces substantial risk from human-induced environmental changes • Earth.com

    90% of the world’s aquaculture faces substantial risk from human-induced environmental changes
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