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Two Couples From Texas Have Been Declared By The Guinness World Record To Be The Oldest Living Married Couple In The World. The Couples, John Henderson, 106, And His Wife, Charlotte, 105, Will Be Married For 80 Years On Dec 15. John Henderson Is Also Said To Be The Oldest Living Former University Of Texas Football Player. Wow!

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Hospital Infections Are The 8 Leading Cause Of Death In the USA With Beds As The Main Spreading Culprit. Hence The Importance Of The Study Finds That Beds With Copper Surfaces, Due To Copper Antimicrobial Properties, Harbor An Average Of 94% Fewer Bacteria Than Regular Beds With Plastic Surfaces That Could Hold Unsafe Levels Of Bacteria.

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Another Cool Animal Inspired Innovation. This Ant And Spider Inspired Metal Is So Water Repellent, It Refuses To Sink Regardless Of How Damaged It Is Or How Often It Is Forced Into Water. The Metal Could Lead To Building Unsinkable Ships And Wearable Flotation Devices, And Even Electronic Devices That Can Survive Long Term In The Ocean. Cool!

I Do Concur That, Though, Well-Intentioned, The Creation Of Rhino Horn From Horse Hair Could Have Major Disadvantages Than Advantages, As Flooding The Market With Fake Horns Could Increase Poaching Rate Because Demand For The Real Thing Could Surge. In addition, It May Become The New Get Out Of Jail Excuse For Poachers Feigning Ignorance.…

The First New Strain Of HIV, In 19 Years, Called “HIV-1 Group M, subtype L,” Has Been Discovered. Now, Before You Start Freaking Out, This Is Just Another Additional Subtype Of HIV. This Means That It Poses No New Threat As The Current Testing And Preventive Treatments Will Diagnose And Treat The New Strain.

Vitamin E Acetate, Commonly Used In Skin Lotions Or As A Vitamin Supplement, May Be The Main Culprit In The Vaping Cases That killed 40 People And Sickened 2,051 In The USA. This Is According To A CDC Report, After Testing 29 Patients From 10 States, Which Determined Many Patients Used Illicit THC-Based Product Containing The Culprit.

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An Ape Species, Danuvius Guggenmosi, Now Indicates That Human Ancestors Stood Upright Millions Of Years Earlier Than Thought, Based On The Discovered Male Ape Fossil, With Resemblance To Human Bones, Which Lived ~12 Mya In Now Southern Germany. Previous Upright Standing Apes Records, From Crete and Kenya, Date Back To 6 Mya.

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Suicide Rate Is Now Said To Be The Highest, In 30 Years, Among Japanese Children And Teenagers, Since 1986. And The Increase Is Attributed To Various Factors Like Bullying, Family Issues, And Stress. The Japanese Government, By 2026, Has Plans To Cut Suicide Rate By 30%, Including Hiring More counselors And Launching 24 Hours Help Lines.

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The Air Pollution (Smog) Levels In Delhi, India Capital, Are At Record High, 20X Beyond WHO Safe Limit, That Living There Seems Like Smoking 30+ Cigarettes/Day. This Is Due To Emissions From Vehicle, Factory, Farm Burning, And Diwali Fireworks. The Condition Has Led To Driving Restrictions, Flight Diversion, And Public Health Emergency Etc.

Inspired By Photosynthesis In Plants, Scientists Have Created An Artificial Leaf That Can Inexpensively Convert Carbon Dioxide (CO2), A Primary Cause Of Global Warming, To Alternative Energy Called Methanol. This Innovation Could Help Fight Climate Change By Reducing CO2 Emission And Providing An Alternative To Fossil Fuel.

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