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For The First Time, The Fossil Of A Flying Reptile, An Unusual Group Of Pterodactyls Known As Tapejarids, Which Existed In China And Brazil, Has Been Found On The Largest Island In England, Isle Of Wight. The Fossil, Named Wightia Declivirostris, Adds To Diversity Of Prehistoric Reptiles And Dinosaurs Found On The Island.

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An Octopus Has Been Spotted At The Depth Of ~7,000m In The Java Trench Of The Indian Ocean, Making It The World’s Deepest Octopus. The Octopus, A “Dumbo” Species, Is Said To Have Surpassed Previous Sighting At 5,145m. This Discovery Indicates That Octopus Can Find Potentially Suitable Habitat Across At Least 99% Of The Global Seafloor.

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The World’s Largest All-Electric Powered Aircraft Completed Its First Flight On Thursday, 5/28/2002. The Aircraft, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Took Off From Moses Lake, Washington, With A 750-Horsepower All-Electric Motor Built By The Company MagniX. This Innovation Is Said To Be A Step In Curbing Aircraft Operational Cost And Air Pollution.

The UK Has COVID-19 Death Rate Of 891 People Per Million, Making It The Highest Death Rate In The World. Moreover, The Total Number Of Deaths In The UK Is Second Only To The US, Where The Death Toll Has Surpassed 100,000. The Financial Times Analysis Has Attributed This To The Late Lock Down Of Countries At Late Stage Of The Pandemic.

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Daritza Araya Arguedas, Age 24, And Alexandra Quirós Castillo, Age 29, Became The First Same-Sex Couple In Costa Rica To Wed Early Tuesday, 5/26/2020, The First Day Gay Marriage Became Legal In The Country. The Marriage Took Place In San Isidro de Heredia, A Town Outside The Capital, San José. Congrats To Them.

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Marie Cau, Age 50, Has Become The First Transgender Mayor In French History. She Won The Election During France’s Local Elections On March 15th, 2020, Becoming The Mayor In The Village Of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, Which Is In Northern France. Congrats, Cau, For Achieving Such A Feat And For Also Making History.

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A New Study Shows That, Obviously, New And Diverse Changes To One’s Physical Or Mental Routine Can Lead To Enhanced Happiness. Some Of These Diverse Activities Could Range From Traveling To New Places To Simple Things, One Can Do During The Lock-Down, Like Going For Walks, Exercising, Taking Different Routes To Places, And Etc.

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The First Human Trial, On 45 People, By The US Biotech Firm Moderna, Is Indicating Positive Results, As Their COVID-19 Vaccine Triggered An Immune Response In People And Protected Mice From Lung Infections With The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The Company Plans To Press On With Further Trials With 600 People Shortly. Cool!

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Researchers Have Stumbled Upon A Find That Bumble Bees Make Holes In Leaves Of Plant To Force Than To Flower Early. And That The Hungrier The Bees Are The More Holes They Make. This Process Is Said To, For Example, Reduce Flowering Time From An Average Of 33 Days To 17 Days. Understanding This Process Would Be Beneficial To Horticulturist.

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If You Are Like Me Who Has Been Obsessively Wiping Down Surfaces Like Doorknobs, Groceries, And Packages To Protect Against The Coronavirus, Well, The CDC, Contrary To Previous Finds, Is Saying To Ease Off As Coronavirus Only Easily Spread Between Humans Who Are Within 6 Feet. However, Though, I Will Not Stop Wipping Down Those Surfaces.

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