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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) On Thursday, 12/12/2019, Approved A 3 Digits Suicide Prevention Hotline Number, 988, To Help Improve Mental Health Support, Reduce Stigma, Save Lives, and Ease The Pressure On The 911 Number. Some Folks Also Want Texting Capability Added To The Hotline For Young People Who Seem To Prefer It.

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Two Major Movie Franchises, Wick 4′ And ‘Matrix 4,’ With A Common Character, Keanu Reeves, Is Set To Be Released On The Same Day Of May 21st, 2021. And The Internet Has Dubbed The Release Date “Keanu Reeves Day.” This May Be The First Time That Such Blockbuster Releases Have Ever Happened In The World. Looking Forward To The Movies!

Chiton Mollusk Is Another Animal That Could Inspire New Armor Designs Based On Its Scales Flexibility and Protection. Scientists, By Studying The Chiton, Have Created A Bio-Inspired Scale Armor Model That Works Via The Scales Converging Upon One Another When Impacted By A Force. The Model Was Created With 3D Multi-Material Printing.

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Recently Discovered Penguin Species Kupoupou Stilwelli, In New Zealand, May Be The Missing Link Btw Modern Penguins And The Extinct Human-Sized (>5Ft Tall) Penguins, E.G., Crossvallia Waiparensis. Kupoupou Is The Oldest Known Penguin, Similar In Size To Modern Penguins, Which lived Around 60-62.5 Mya After Dinosaur Extinction 66 Mya.

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One Major Reason Why Some People Tend To Dress In Rich Clothing Could Be This: According To A Recent Study, People Judge A Persons’ Competency, In Milliseconds, Based On How Rich The Person’s Upper Body Clothing Is, Which May Be Why Poor People Are Always Looked Down On With Regards To Their Abilities. So Unfair!

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A Study Of 70,000 Birds From 52 North American Migratory Bird Specimen Is Indicating That The Body Size Of Birds Shrank By ~2.6% While Their Wingspan Length Grew ~1.3% During A 38-Year Period (1978 to 2016), As A Result Of Global Warming. Scientists Are Of The Opinion That These Changes May Be Adaptive To Maintain The Birds’ Lifestyle.

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Doctors Used A New Method, Ultrasound, Administered Via Rod Shaped Device Inserted Into The Urethra, To Treat Prostate Cancer With 80% Success Rate And 65% Of Men Showing No Prostate Cancer Sign After A Year. This Is A Most Welcome Development Because Surgery And Radiation Treatments Can Leave Men Incontinent Or Impotent.

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Saudi Arabia State-Owned Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Sold The Biggest Shares To Date In The World, Raising A Record $25.6bn (£19.4bn) In Its Initial Public Offering (IPO) In Riyadh. This Surpasses That Of China’s Alibaba, Which Raised $25bn In 2014 In New York. Saudi Aramco IPO Will Value The Company At $1.7tn When Trading Begins.

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There Seem To Be A Relationship Between Inbreeding And Facial Deformity As Seen In The Distinctive Jutting Jawline Of The Habsburg Dynasty Of Spanish And Austrian kings, Who Were Known To Intermarry, Which Helped Them Secure Power For 200 Years. The Inbreeding Study Could Help Understand The Effect(s) Of Intermarriage, Which Exist Today.

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Doctors At Duke University Have For The First Time In The US Transplanted A Reanimated Adult Heart. The Heart Is Perfused With Cold Solution And Removed. The Circulatory Dead Heart Is Placed In TransMedics Organ Care System Where It’s Revived. The Procedure Has Been Performed In The UK And Australia, And In Pediatric Donation In The US.

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