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Loves Cats, Chocolate, Aliens, Space and being silly. “Some friendships are so strong, they can even transcend lifetimes”
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A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
Meet Veronika, the first cow known to engage in flexible, multipurpose tool use
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
www.scientificamerican.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
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Dolly Parton stuns for her 80th birthday.
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Dolly Parton stuns for her 80th birthday.
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🎈Happy 80th Birthday Dolly Parton!🎈
#Music career highlights:
25 #1 songs
41 Top-10 country albums--a record for any artist
110 charted singles
Composed >3,000 songs
11 Grammys
Inductee, Country Music & Rock & Roll HOF
7 consecutive decades with Top 10 country albums (1968-2023)
Absolute #legend
#Music career highlights:
25 #1 songs
41 Top-10 country albums--a record for any artist
110 charted singles
Composed >3,000 songs
11 Grammys
Inductee, Country Music & Rock & Roll HOF
7 consecutive decades with Top 10 country albums (1968-2023)
Absolute #legend
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Hedy Lamarr died #OTD in 2000 at 85.
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hedy Lamarr died #OTD in 2000 at 85.
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
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Omg. Iran killed 16,500 protesters and injured 330,000 in two days.
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Omg. Iran killed 16,500 protesters and injured 330,000 in two days.
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Absolute horrors are unfolding in Iran.
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Absolute horrors are unfolding in Iran.
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Minda Dentler was born #OTD in 1978. Her legs are paralyzed because of polio.
In 2013, she became the first female wheelchair athlete to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. As a wheelchair triathlete, Minda competes all 3 disciplines of a triathlon using only her arms. #inspiration
In 2013, she became the first female wheelchair athlete to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. As a wheelchair triathlete, Minda competes all 3 disciplines of a triathlon using only her arms. #inspiration
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Minda Dentler was born #OTD in 1978. Her legs are paralyzed because of polio.
In 2013, she became the first female wheelchair athlete to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. As a wheelchair triathlete, Minda competes all 3 disciplines of a triathlon using only her arms. #inspiration
In 2013, she became the first female wheelchair athlete to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. As a wheelchair triathlete, Minda competes all 3 disciplines of a triathlon using only her arms. #inspiration
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Silent Sunday 💙
January 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Silent Sunday 💙
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The FDA may now require companies to conduct animal testing for menstrual products even though modern animal-free testing methods are available. 🚫🐇 Don’t let the FDA force companies to abandon good science: www.peta.vg/45t8
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The FDA may now require companies to conduct animal testing for menstrual products even though modern animal-free testing methods are available. 🚫🐇 Don’t let the FDA force companies to abandon good science: www.peta.vg/45t8
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𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 by English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft was first published in January 1792. It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 by English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft was first published in January 1792. It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky
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At the end of 2025, South Korea has officially ended its bear bile industry. Once the ban is fully implemented, the bears will no longer be bred and kept in tiny cages on bear bile farms.
This is the result of years of tireless advocacy for these bears by several local animal welfare organizations.
This is the result of years of tireless advocacy for these bears by several local animal welfare organizations.
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
At the end of 2025, South Korea has officially ended its bear bile industry. Once the ban is fully implemented, the bears will no longer be bred and kept in tiny cages on bear bile farms.
This is the result of years of tireless advocacy for these bears by several local animal welfare organizations.
This is the result of years of tireless advocacy for these bears by several local animal welfare organizations.