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Research Is Indicating That 7% Of The Human DNA Is Unrelated To Our Ancient Ancestors And, Therefore, Unique To Modern Humans. This Find Indicates How Closely Related Modern Humans Are To, E.g., Neanderthals. The Study Was Conducted Using DNAs From 279 Humans Located Worldwide And From Fossilized Remains Of Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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Oliver Daemen, The Son Of Somerset Capital Partners CEO Joes Daemeno, Will Be The Youngest Person, At Age 18, To Fly to Space. He Will Join 82-Year-Old Wally Funk In The Jeff Bezos First Human Flight To Space By His Company. Oliver, A Physics Student, Replaces The Anonymous Bidder Who Could Not Fly Due To Scheduling Conflict.

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Researchers, Based On The Relationship Between Inflammatory Markers And Various Age-Related Conditions, Have Developed A New Tool Called iAge, Which Analyzes Blood-Borne Markers Of Chronic Inflammation. To Determine One’s Immunological Age, Which Could Hint At When/Whether A Person Will Become Frail Or Develop Heart Disease Later In Life.

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Lake Mead, The Largest Reservoir In The US, Due To Extreme Drought, Is Said To Have Dipped To Its Lowest Level Ever, ~1,071.56ft Above Sea Level, On The 10th Of June, 2021. The Lake, Created By The Hoover Dam, Is Said To Be A Source Of Major Water Supply For More Than 20 Million People, Including Those Living In Los Vegas And Los Angeles.

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Dubai Has Set A New Record For Building The World’s Deepest Swimming Pool For Diving. The Pool, Called “Deep Dive Dubai,” Designed To Resemble A Sunken City, Is Nearly 6 Olympic-Sized Swimming Pools, And Over 196 Feet Deep, Surpassing The Current Depth Of The Record Holder, Deepspot In Poland, By Nearly 50 Feet.

Sir Richard Branson, Via His VSS Unity Spaceplane, Has Become The First In The Billionaire’s Space Race, Which Includes Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos, To Reach The Edge Of Space. Sir Branson’s Spaceplane Was Launched From A Mothership At An Altitude Of ~ 9.4 Miles (15km) Carrying The Crew Into Sub-Orbital Space– At Least 55 Miles (88km) Above The Earth.

Ashleigh Barty Has Become The First Indigenous Australian, In 41 Years, To Win The Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title. Barty Is The Second Australian To Win It After Her Mentor, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Won It In 1971 And 1980. Barty, A Junior Wimbledon Champion In 2011, Also Successfully Played Professional Cricket For The Brisbane Heat.

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Zaila Avant-garde, A 14-Year-Old Girl From New Orleans, Louisiana, Is The First African-American To Win The National Spelling Bee Competition. The 2021 93rd Competition Began With 209 Spellers, Ranging In Age From 9 To 15, From The US, The Bahamas, Canada, Ghana, And Japan. Jody-Anne Maxwell, From Jamaica, Was The Only Black To Win It In 1998.

Rani, The 23-Month-Old Bhutti Dwarf Cow In Bangladesh, Which Measures 51cm (20in) High, And Weighs 28kg (62Ib), May Be On Track To Be Crowned The World’s Smallest Cow, If Its Dimension Beats Those Of The Current Title Holder, Manikyam, In Neighbouring India, With Measurement Of 61.1cm High. Rani, By The Way, Has Become A Sensation In Bangladesh.

The World’s Tallest Sandcastle, Standing At 21.16m, Was Built In The Denmark Town Of Blokhus. The Castle Was Built With 4,860 Tonnes Of Sand, And With Glue And Clay Reinforcement. The Sandcastle, Which Is 3.5 m Higher Than The Previous 17.66 m Record Set In Germany In 2019, Will Stand In Place Until Winter, And Is Open To All Visitors.