Discovery Bit | Delphia Simcha | Group Activity https://www.discoverybit.com/members/delphiasimcha/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Delphia Simcha is a member. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:27:46 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 08e32ba4f41302f87dd13f11d4071fd2 Ken Parth posted an update in the group Discovery: Curiosity Rover Used A First-Of-Its-Kind Rock-Dissolving […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44899/ Sun, 10 May 2026 04:22:13 -0600 Curiosity Rover Used A First-Of-Its-Kind Rock-Dissolving Chemical Test To Identify The Most Diverse Set Of Organic Molecules (OM) Ever Found On Mars, 20+ OM, Including 7 Never Before Detected There. Some Nitrogen-Bearing Molecules May Link To Prebiotic RNA/DNA Building Blocks, Strengthening Evidence Mars Was Once Habitable, But Do Not Prove Life Existed.

]]> 0 e846294b60e6f495e9de2f8c634dde76 Jennifer Roberts posted an update in the group Other: NASA Launched Artemis II On April 1, 2026, At 6:35 P.M. EDT […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44861/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:05:57 -0600 NASA Launched Artemis II On April 1, 2026, At 6:35 P.M. EDT From Kennedy Space Center Using SLS Rocket & Orion Spacecraft. Astronauts Will Travel ~252,757 Miles From Earth On April 6, Surpassing Apollo 13 To Become The Furthest Humans Have Ever Traveled Into Space, Before Returning On April 10 With The Fastest Crewed Reentry Ever At Mach ~32.

]]> 0 a059dfaa7af711a644190ce9e556d59c India Blount posted an update in the group Discovery: 3I/ATLAS, Discovered In July 2025, Is The 3rd Confirmed […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44830/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:18:14 -0600 3I/ATLAS, Discovered In July 2025, Is The 3rd Confirmed Interstellar Comet (IC) After ‘Oumuamua & Borisov. In 2026, NASA‘s Swift Detected OH Gas (Sign Of Water) Outgassing At ~40 Kg/Sec While It Was Unusually Far, ~3.5 AU, From The Sun. It’s The First Direct Water Detection From An IC, Showing Other Star Systems Host Water-Rich Icy Bodies.

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]]> 0 c25aede746e5bf7a7348fdf53dbb7b2a Chris Lopez posted an update in the group Discovery: China’s “Artificial Sun” (EAST Tokamak) Is The First Real- […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44828/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:18:17 -0600 China’s “Artificial Sun” (EAST Tokamak) Is The First Real-World Proof That Fusion Can Exceed The Greenwald Density Limit, Long Thought To Cap Plasma Density Before Instability. EAST Sustained Plasma 30–65% Above That Cap In A New Regime Where Plasma & Reactor Walls Self-Organize, Clearing A Key Hurdle Toward Practical, Clean Fusion Energy.

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]]> 0 afea39191f7498a0078f01f3acf52314 Penney Micheal posted an update in the group Discovery: A Hand Stencil Found In A Cave On Muna Island, Sulawesi, Indon […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44825/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:31:27 -0600 A Hand Stencil Found In A Cave On Muna Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia Is The Oldest Known Rock Art, Dated To ~67,800 Years Ago. Over 1,100 Years Older Than A Neanderthal Stencil From Spain, It Pushes Back Symbolic Art Worldwide And Suggests Early Modern Humans Used Boats To Cross Open Sea, Aiding Their Arrival In Australia By 65,000 Years Ago.

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]]> 0 27721c57883f122e16519f243ca25397 Logan Mason posted an update in the group Discovery: U.S Scientists Found The “World's Oldest Known Sewn I […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44804/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:03:37 -0600 U.S Scientists Found The “World’s Oldest Known Sewn Item” In Oregon‘s Cougar Mountain Cave: A ~12Kyr-Old Elk Hide Piece. Dated To The Ice Age (Late Pleistocene), It Shows Stitch Holes Sewn With Tendon Or Plant-Fiber Cords. This Pushes Back Evidence Of N. American Sewing Tech By Thousands Of Yrs, Indicating Early Humans Made Clothing For Warmth

]]> 0 398d198184f435790cd46b3203cd9f23 Jones Brown posted an update in the group Discovery: Astronomers Using The NSF–DOE Rubin Discovered Asteroid 2 […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44802/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:40:23 -0600 Astronomers Using The NSF–DOE Rubin Discovered Asteroid 2025 MN45 In The Main Asteroid Belt. ~710m Wide, It Spins Once Every 1.88 Mins—The Fastest Ever Recorded For An Asteroid Over 500m. Unlike Typical Rubble-Pile Asteroids, Its Solid, Dense Rock Lets It Exceed The Usual Spin Limit, Revealing Clues About Asteroid Structure & Evolution.

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]]> 0 8e7f4a12c289957e3c596c7f317ee987 Cynthia Poston posted an update in the group Discovery: The World’s Oldest Processed Gold (C. 4600–4200 BC) Was Fou […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44801/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:55:39 -0600 The World’s Oldest Processed Gold (C. 4600–4200 BC) Was Found In 1972 At The Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria. ~3K Items (~6 Kg In Weight) Were Uncovered From ~300 Graves. Grave #43 Held Over 1.5+ Kg Gold On A High-Status Male, More Gold Than Existed In The World At The Time. This Find Reveals Varna’s Early Social Hierarchy & Advanced Metallurgy.

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]]> 0 694854693866c3751e74d6e0dcf0b2df Zachary Fritzsche posted an update in the group Discovery: Japan Researchers Found That The Dry, Bitter Taste Of […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44795/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:11:22 -0600 Japan Researchers Found That The Dry, Bitter Taste Of Flavanols (In Dark Chocolate, Tea, Berries, Apples, Wine, Etc.) Can Activate/”Wake Up” The Brain Via Mouth Nerves, Even Without Being Absorbed Into Your Blood. In Mice Studies, It Boosted Activity, Curiosity, Learning, Memory, & Dopamine/Noradrenaline, Similar To Mild Exercise Effects.

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]]> 0 8286b2559b1ac6b8436ea6f737225923 Ken Parth posted an update in the group Discovery: Mexico’s Sistema Ox Bel Ha Is Now The World’s Longest Und […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44777/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:58:52 -0600 Mexico’s Sistema Ox Bel Ha Is Now The World’s Longest Underwater Cave System, Stretching 524+ Km (325 Miles), Longer Than The Grand Canyon. Near Tulum, It’s Been Explored Since 1998 Via Sinkholes. New Passages Reclaimed #1 From Sac Actun. Meanwhile, Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong Has The World’s Largest Cave Chamber, Big Enough For A Boeing 747.

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]]> 0 29d2d5c32094be2ad67d1fa2006612ec Jack Robinson posted an update in the group Discovery: For The First Time, U.S. Scientists Revived A 3.2-Byr-Old Enzy […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44765/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:11:00 -0600 For The First Time, U.S. Scientists Revived A 3.2-Byr-Old Enzyme, Nitrogenase, From Earth’s Pre-Low-Oxygen Era. The Enzyme, Rebuilt In Modern Bacteria, Still Converts Air Nitrogen Into Food For Life As Today’s Versions Do, Confirming Ancient Life Signals In Rocks & Helping To Explain Life’s Origins On Earth & Possible Life On Other Planets.

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]]> 0 c27cf930b34135a2b2ff136b51b7c473 Jones Brown posted an update in the group Discovery: NASA & ESA Confirmed The First Discovery Of Cloud-9, A Gia […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44728/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:42:25 -0600 NASA & ESA Confirmed The First Discovery Of Cloud-9, A Giant Starless Gas Cloud And Failed Galaxy. First Detected By The FAST Telescope In 2023 & Confirmed By Hubble In Jan 2026, It Contains Only Hydrogen Held By A Dark Matter Halo. Located 14M Ly Away Near Messier 94, It Is A Rare Early-Universe Relic Showing Why Some Galaxies Never Form.

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]]> 0 e97e375a4e48323744dd4cf672230875 India Blount posted an update in the group Discovery: Astronomers Discovered The Most Distant Supernova Ever […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44719/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:43:26 -0600 Astronomers Discovered The Most Distant Supernova Ever Observed, Exploding When The Universe Was Only ~730 Myrs Old (Z≈7.3). First Detected Via A Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 250314A By The SVOM Satellite On 3/14/25, It Was Later Confirmed By JWST, Shedding Light On How Early Massive Stars Formed And Died. Findings Were Announced In December 2025.

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]]> 0 3fef263418b972f327c5d1272a19a336 Nate Don posted an update in the group Discovery: Saturn Now Has 274 Moons, The Most In Our Solar System (SS), […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44713/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:14:17 -0600 Saturn Now Has 274 Moons, The Most In Our Solar System (SS), Surpassing Jupiter As The SS’s “Moon King.” Astronomers Using The Canada–France-Hawaii Telescope Discovered 128 Tiny (2-4 Km) Potato-Shaped Moons, Likely Fragments From Ancient Collisions. First Spotted In 2023, The 128 Moons Orbits Were Confirmed And Announced In 2025 By The IAU.

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]]> 0 6441b444c8d24243e408db39b8b1d6e0 Jones Brown posted an update in the group Discovery: For The First Time, NASA Found Traces Of Tryptophan, An […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44682/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:27:56 -0600 For The First Time, NASA Found Traces Of Tryptophan, An Essential Earth Amino Acid, In Bennu (BN) Samples. This Brings BN’s Total # Of Protein-Building Amino Acid To 15 Of 20 Used On Earth. BN Also Holds All 5 Nucleobases & Water Signs. These Finds Support The Idea That Carbon-Rich Asteroids Delivered Life’s Building Blocks To Early Earth.

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]]> 0 b1c524af1b9ef0359f726b644cb7abcd Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: A First-Of-Its-Kind Study Shows A Massive Tropical Eruption […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44680/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:32:58 -0600 A First-Of-Its-Kind Study Shows A Massive Tropical Eruption Around 1345 Cooled The Mediterranean, Causing 3 Years Of Crop Failures. Grain Imports From The Black Sea Port Of Caffa Carried Plague‑infected Fleas To Italy In 1347, Sparking The Black Death That Killed 30–60% Of Europe. Climate Shocks, Not Just Trade, Were The Critical Trigger.

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]]> 0 a64186159fc05fb6deae729e043a6773 Ken Parth posted an update in the group Discovery: JWST Made The First Detection Of Carbon-Rich Molecules In The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44674/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:45:53 -0600 JWST Made The First Detection Of Carbon-Rich Molecules In The Gas-Dust Disk Around CT Cha b (~620 Ly Away). The Disk May Form Exomoons Via A Hydrocarbon-Dominated Path Unlike Our Solar System Moons. CT Cha b Has 14–24 Jupiter Masses And Orbits Far From Its Star, Blurring If It’s A Planet Or A Failed Star, But Offers Clues To Moon Formation.

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]]> 0 c0a17c98ee1557703542536903b5c9c8 Carlo Godinez posted an update in the group Discovery: Carreras Pampa, Bolivia, Is Now The World's Largest Dino T […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44669/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:36:13 -0600 Carreras Pampa, Bolivia, Is Now The World’s Largest Dino Tracksite, With 16,600 Theropod Prints & 1,378 Swim Tracks. The Upper Cretaceous Site, Surpassing Cal Orck’o, Also Holds Records For Continuous Trackways & Tail Traces. Tracks Show Varied Behaviors (Walking, Swimming, Group Travel) On A Flat Surface, Unlike Cal Orck’o’s Vertical Wall.

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]]> 0 29ef469f9718b881a915306b760c7493 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44666/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:07:17 -0600 The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, Indicates It Formed Closer To The Sun Than Earth, Hitting Earth ~4.5Byrs Ago. The Debris Formed The Moon. Fe, Mo, Zr, O Isotope Data From Earth & Apollo Rocks Show Both Bodies Are Nearly Identical, Proving Theia Was Local. The Impact Mixed Both Worlds, & Added Metals To Earth’s Mantle.

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]]> 0 71f2106528b40177e9ece746e4a199b5 Cindy Alverez posted an update in the group Other: Anthony Albanese (62) Wed Jodie Haydon (47) In Canberra, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44663/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:39:51 -0600 Anthony Albanese (62) Wed Jodie Haydon (47) In Canberra, Becoming The First Sitting Australian PM To Engage (2/14/24) & Marry (11/29/25) In The Nation’s 124-Year Federal History. The Ceremony At The Lodge Included His Son Nathan & Dog Toto (Ring Bearer), Attended By ~60 Guests. They Walked The Aisle To Stevie Wonder‘s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”

]]> 0 c16838e2712aff2d27f58a7b78237470 Nate Don posted an update in the group Discovery: Scientists in France Using NASA’s Perseverance Rover S […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44662/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 02:31:03 -0600 Scientists in France Using NASA’s Perseverance Rover SuperCam Detected “Mini Lightning” On Mars, Seen As Static Discharges In Dust Devils Linked To Dust Friction. The Discovery May Reshape Views Of Mars Chemistry, Climate, & Habitability. Though Debate Continues, Mars Now Joins Earth, Jupiter & Saturn With Atmospheric Electrical Activity.

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]]> 0 2e308f61882d46acf8216ea06c5e875b Ismael Shapiro posted an update in the group Other: Japan Moves To Restart The World's Largest Nuclear Plant, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44652/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:48:17 -0600 Japan Moves To Restart The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Since Fukushima 2011. Niigata’s Gov Approved The Partial Plant Restart On 11/21/25, The First For TEPCO (Fukushima Operator). Final Ok Needs The Assembly (Dec) & Regulator. Residents Are Split Due To TEPCO Distrust, While Japan Seeks Net-Zero & Lower Fuel Imports.

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]]> 0 e841aa320e5a46ac759020fab87930fc Ken Yun posted an update in the group Other: Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sol […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44649/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:11:00 -0600 Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sold In N.Y On 11/18/25 For $236.4M, Becoming The 2nd-Costliest Artwork Only To Da Vinci’s $450.3M Salvator Mundi. It Also Set A Modern Art Sale Record, Topping Warhol’s $195M Marilyn; Became Sotheby’s Costliest Sale; Was Nazi-Looted, Rescued In 1948, & Later Owned By Estée Lauder Heir.

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]]> 0 f7cc10a864a07cebd7ad15e1a192b5d5 Harrisonn Ford posted an update in the group Other: USS Gerald R. Ford, The World’s Largest Warship, Has Entered < […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44635/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:44:28 -0600 USS Gerald R. Ford, The World’s Largest Warship, Has Entered The Caribbean With A Major U.S. Strike Group To Boost Regional Security & Target Drug Trafficking. With Destroyers, Aircrafts, & 4k+ Personnel, The Force Supports Ongoing Strikes That Killed 76. Ordered By President Trump, It Is The Biggest U.S. Presence In Latin America In Decades.

]]> 0 d5e31bd8421db5ac79ffe7dba9f916a4 Latasha Pettway posted an update in the group Other: Sunnyfields Farm In The U.K Made A 212m² Pumpkin Mosaic Of […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44634/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:31:26 -0600 Sunnyfields Farm In The U.K Made A 212m² Pumpkin Mosaic Of Ozzy Osbourne, Setting A Guinness World Record For The Largest Pumpkin-&-Squash Mosaic. It Honored The Rocker, Who Died July 22, 2025 At 76. Hanoi’s Ceramic Mosaic Mural In Vietnam Is The Longest Mosaic At 6.5km. The Largest Verified Single-Image Mosaic Is Chongqing’s In China At 2,402.13m².

]]> 0 c7884525fd2e464e7f8deadb7b1066b5 Michelle Akers posted an update in the group Other: British Neil Campbell, Riding Behind A Pace Truck, Set A New […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44610/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:41:48 -0600 British Neil Campbell, Riding Behind A Pace Truck, Set A New Men’s Slipstream Cycling World Record Of 175.89mph On 10/5/25 In The USA, Surpassing His 174.33mph 2019 Guinness World Record In The U.K. He Now Aims To Beat The Overall Slipstream Record, 183.932mph, Held By The Female Cyclist, American Denise Mueller-Korenek, & Ultimately Hit 200mph

]]> 0 a17fd0dc48d520982f6c0dac0bf137e3 Michelle Akers posted an update in the group Other: Rudolf Martino, A Birmingham, Alabama Resident And Personal […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44601/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:39:32 -0600 Rudolf Martino, A Birmingham, Alabama Resident And Personal Trainer, Earned The Guinness World Record For The Longest Natural Beard Locks At 3ft 6in On Aug 5, 2025. He’s Grown It For Over A Decade As A Spiritual Act Of Rebellion Inspired By Global Cultures, Symbolizing Strength. His Head Hair Locks Are Even Longer, ~8ft, Grown For 20 Years.

]]> 0 17f913c2c25c9bb7ac1077cee5d7cb79 Anika Reyansh posted an update in the group Other: A Rare Coco De Mer Palm At The Eden Project (EP) Has Grown […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44599/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:27:50 -0600 A Rare Coco De Mer Palm At The Eden Project (EP) Has Grown The UK’s Largest Mature Leaf, ~4m Long. Grown From A 2003 Seychelles Seed, It’s The First Of Its Kind To Mature In The UK. The Leaf May Reach 8–10m & Aids Seed Germination. EP Also Saw The UK’s First Flowering Of The Baobab, The Famed “Tree Of Life” Native To Madagascar And Africa.

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]]> 0 f007f509d51123700826e851ad0135e9 Michelle Akers posted an update in the group Other: Twin Brothers Ian & Stuart Paton, 64, From Hampshire, UK, Set […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44592/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:58:00 -0600 Twin Brothers Ian & Stuart Paton, 64, From Hampshire, UK, Set Two Guinness World Records With A 1,278kg Pumpkin Measuring 6.4m+ In Circumference, Making It The World’s Heaviest & Largest Pumpkin. Grown Locally & Watered With 130 Gallons Daily, It Surpassed Travis Gienger’s 1,247kg, 6.1m Record, Swelling From Golf Ball To Giant In 130 Days.

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]]> 0 9afa836b75d4f98b88bc0270916cb358 Abbey Carper posted an update in the group Other: Dame Sarah Mullally, 63, Becomes The First-Ever Woman Archbish […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44581/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:39:09 -0600 Dame Sarah Mullally, 63, Becomes The First-Ever Woman Archbishop Of Canterbury In 1,400 Years, Leading 85M Anglicans Worldwide. A Former UK‘s Youngest Chief Nurse At 37 & Bishop Of London, She Replaces Justin Welby Amid Abuse Scandal Fallout. Her Appointment Sparks Debate On Women’s Roles In The Church & Challenges On LGBTQ Inclusion & Racism.

]]> 0 de90ee3a88be74f82ab3a274168fc43b Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led B […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44555/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:48:56 -0600 NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led By Reid Wiseman, Will Orbit The Moon 10 Days In Integrity (No Landing; Only Testing Systems & Crew). This First Crewed Mission In 50 Yrs Includes Christina Koch (First Woman), Victor Glover (First Black Astronaut), & Jeremy Hansen (First Non-American), Advancing Goals For Moon Bases/Mars.

]]> 0 a41bfdbf5213abc04bcd9f3378f1912b James Harden posted an update in the group Discovery: UK Scientists, In A First, Found A Strong Link Between Thumb […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44548/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:56:55 -0600 UK Scientists, In A First, Found A Strong Link Between Thumb Length & Brain Size Across 94 Living & Fossil Primate Species. Longer Thumbs, Important For Gripping & Handling Objects, Are Tied To A Larger Neocortex, Which Controls Thinking & Senses. This Link Holds Without Humans, Showing Hands & Brains Co-Evolved Over Millions Of Years.

]]> 0 fe1d6bd62b28ddda8b8c9b0e71b1e4a2 Cindy Alverez posted an update in the group Other: On 9/19/25, Russian Farmer Alexander Chusov Set A New […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44543/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:03:51 -0600 On 9/19/25, Russian Farmer Alexander Chusov Set A New National Heaviest Pumpkin Record With A 969kg Entry At Russia’s Giant Veggie Contest, Surpassing His Previous Mark. A 144kg Watermelon & 73kg Courgette Also Won. Winners Will Be Displayed At Moscow’s Apothecary Garden. The World’s Heaviest Pumpkin Is 1,247kg, Grown By Travis Gienger In California.

]]> 0 5bf4f51bf03bff30344b2f723bd53d52 Latasha Pettway posted an update in the group Other: On 9/3/25, Ukrainian Immigrant Alex Babich, 47, Set A Guinness […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44540/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:33:12 -0600 On 9/3/25, Ukrainian Immigrant Alex Babich, 47, Set A Guinness World Record For The Tallest Sunflower. At 35ft 9in, The Indiana-Grown Sunflower, Named “Clover” By His Son, Beats The Previous Record In Germany By 5ft 8in. Inspired By His Legacy & Ukraine’s National Flower, This Symbol Of Peace Will Be Featured In The 2025 Documentary, Bloom.

]]> 0 6f551caa750063c52a472d85731ee3b2 Ken Yun posted an update in the group Other: Japan, With The World’s Longest Life Expectancy, Has Set A W […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44535/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:59:26 -0600 Japan, With The World’s Longest Life Expectancy, Has Set A World Record For The 55th Year, As Nearly 100K Citizens Are Now Aged 100+. As Of 9/2025, The Count Was 99,763 With 88% Women. Shigeko Kagawa (F, 114) & Kiyotaka Mizuno (M, 111) Are The Oldest. Diet, Low Obesity, & Active Living Help, Though Critics Say Data Errors May Inflate Stats.

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]]> 0 481f94aa3f3a4548e8e13b9591099c3b Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Hunter-Gatherers In Asia Smoke-Dried Their Dead 12–14Kyrs Ago […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44534/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:22:19 -0600 Hunter-Gatherers In Asia Smoke-Dried Their Dead 12–14Kyrs Ago, Marking The Oldest Known Evidence Of Intentional Mummification, Predating Chile (~5050 BC) & Egypt (~3000 BC). 2017–2025 Study Of 54 Crouched Burials From 11 Sites Showed, Via Spectroscopy, Heat/Smoke Preservation, Suggesting Ritual Care Like Modern Papua New Guinea Practices.

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]]> 0 8c2aca74341a1a32e0fa10bbe6053ea2 Luke Wilson posted an update in the group Other: Ethiopia Inaugurated The $5B Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44525/ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:04:25 -0600 Ethiopia Inaugurated The $5B Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) On 9/9/25 In Guba (Blue Nile). Funded 91% By The Central Bank & 9% By Citizens, GERD Generates 5,150 MW, Making It Africa’s Largest Dam. Egypt Fears GERD Could Reduce Nile Flow During Droughts, Threatening Its Water Supply & Dam. In 2022, ~55% Of Ethiopians Had Electricity.

]]> 0 58997ef64c688785e4906e96b7bf0dc9 David Calle posted an update in the group Education: Starting Fall 2026, Tufts’ Tuition Pact Offers Free Tuition […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44522/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:50:03 -0600 Starting Fall 2026, Tufts’ Tuition Pact Offers Free Tuition To U.S. Undergrads From Families Earning Under $150K, With Full Aid/No Loans For Those Under $60K. Backed By $143M In Donor-Funded Aid To Expand Access, Cut Debt & Boost Diversity, Tufts Joins MIT, Brandeis & Holy Cross In Offering Tuition-Free Education To Qualifying Families.

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]]> 0 a2ecde89fb38f6d41b0d0f8c8dff788e Abbey Carper posted an update in the group Other: Pope Leo XIV Canonized Carlo Acutis, A London-Born Teen R […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44492/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:37:15 -0600 Pope Leo XIV Canonized Carlo Acutis, A London-Born Teen Raised In Milan, As The First Millennial Saint. Known As “God’s Influencer,” He Used Tech Skills To Document Eucharistic Miracles. He Died Of Leukemia At 15 In 2006 & Is Buried In Assisi, Italy. He Joins Youthful Saints Like Maria Goretti (11) & Dominic Savio (14) In Inspiring Modern Faith.

]]> 0 10972fd04f1f8650313c6d70856f204f Logan Mason posted an update in the group Discovery: Microbial DNA From 483 Mammoth Remains Revealed 6 Of The O […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44485/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:52:34 -0600 Microbial DNA From 483 Mammoth Remains Revealed 6 Of The Oldest Host-Associated Microbes, Including Relatives Of Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, Streptococcus, & Erysipelothrix. An Erysipelothrix Genome From A 1.1M-Yr-Old Mammoth Represents The Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Ever Sequenced, Providing Ice Age Diseases & Adaptations Clues.

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]]> 0 294641139f51ad4ead1159500ecac810 Zachary Fritzsche posted an update in the group Discovery: In A First, Researchers Found A Denisovan (DN) Gene, MUC19, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44483/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:20:33 -0600 In A First, Researchers Found A Denisovan (DN) Gene, MUC19, In Humans Passed On Via Neanderthal (ND) DNA. DNs Interbred With NDs; Then NDs Later Interbred With Early Modern Humans, Passing The Gene To Early Americans. This Gene Transfer, Found In 1 In 3 Mexicans Today, May Have Helped Against Diseases As Humans Migrated Across The Americas.

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]]> 0 8fbc5c9fd407f14913fa0f3c388f1398 India Blount posted an update in the group Discovery: Comet 3I/ATLAS, Spotted By ATLAS In Chile, Is The Fastest […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44458/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:56:39 -0600 Comet 3I/ATLAS, Spotted By ATLAS In Chile, Is The Fastest Comet Ever At 130k Mph. Likely From A Distant Solar System, Its Speed Comes From Billions Of Years Of Gravitational Slingshots. Hubble Showed Its 1k Ft To 3.5-Mile-Wide Icy Core & Dust Tail. Nearing The Sun By 10/25, It May Disintegrate Or Survive/Speed Up; Its Fate Will Be Clear By 12/25.

]]> 0 e84fa7e33430f801993f941a52305692 Ken Parth posted an update in the group Discovery: Astronomers Found A Dormant Black Hole (BH) In Galaxy SDSS J […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44454/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:57:08 -0600 Astronomers Found A Dormant Black Hole (BH) In Galaxy SDSS J1148+1930, 5B Ly Away, Weighing 36.3B Solar Masses (SM), Likely The Largest Confirmed Due To Precise Measurement Via Gravitational Lensing & Stellar Kinematics. Likely Formed From BH Mergers, It Nears The 50B BH SM Theoretical Cap. TON 618’s SM Was Revised To ~40B With Uncertainty.

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]]> 0 9588b63fa2f9dd7531944d8b94925e6b Kandice Tirado posted an update in the group Discovery: Astronomers Found The Oldest, Most Distant Black Hole (BH), […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44435/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:29:25 -0600 Astronomers Found The Oldest, Most Distant Black Hole (BH), Formed ~13.3B Yrs Ago In Galaxy (G) CAPERS-LRD-z9. The BH Is ~300M× Our Sun’s Mass & ~10× Milky Way’s BH. The G, In The “Little Red Dots” Class, Is Compact, Bright, And Red; With Red Color Cause Unclear. Both BH & G, Found Via JWST Spectroscopy, Offer Clues To Early G/BH Evolution.

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]]> 0 84ab0da7ade4b9697e90a53f2cf08285 Zachary Fritzsche posted an update in the group Other: Rome Approved A €13.5B Plan To Build The World’s Longest Sus […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44429/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:04:05 -0600 Rome Approved A €13.5B Plan To Build The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge (3.3km) Linking Sicily And Calabria. First Proposed Over 50 Yrs Ago, It Still Needs Approval From Italy’s Court Of Auditors & Environmental Bodies. Set To Finish By 2032–33, It Promises 120k Jobs/Yr But Faces Opposition Over Cost, Environment, Mafia, & Local Impact.

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]]> 0 a3d23f28e5b9d1f3117e590a145b6a39 Chris Lopez posted an update in the group Other: China’s Humanoid Robot Xueba 01, Developed By The U […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44427/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:06:29 -0600 China’s Humanoid Robot Xueba 01, Developed By The University Of Shanghai & Droidup Robotics, Became The World’s First To Be Admitted, 7/27/25, To A PhD Program In Drama And Film At Shanghai Theatre Academy. It Will Study Traditional Chinese Opera, Interact With Classmates, & Has Sparked Mixed Reactions Over AI’s Emotional Depth In The Arts.

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]]> 0 c44bfbedcc769833c64e29513afc5033 Ophelia Chew posted an update in the group Discovery: A 515-Mile Megaflash That Struck On Oct. 22, 2017, From Texas […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44424/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:44:26 -0600 A 515-Mile Megaflash That Struck On Oct. 22, 2017, From Texas To Near Kansas City, A Span That Takes 90 Mins By Plane Or 8–9 Hrs By Car, Has Been Certified By WMO To Be The World’s Longest Lightning Bolt. Formed High In A Great Plains Storm, It Was Confirmed In 2025 After Advanced GOES-16 Satellite Data Revealed What Ground Sensors Missed.

]]> 0 daa65dc84a92312b0acdca260880fd62 Ismael Shapiro posted an update in the group Other: US Startup Helion Energy Is Building Orion, The World’s F […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44423/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:43:02 -0600 US Startup Helion Energy Is Building Orion, The World’s First Nuclear Fusion Plant, In Malaga, WA, To Power Microsoft Data Centers Via The State Grid By 2028. Helion Was The First Private Company To Hit 100M°C, Needed For A Fusion Plant, With Its Trenta Prototype & Now Tests With Polaris To Achieve Net Energy Gain—A Key Hurdle In Fusion.

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]]> 0 eafd6ac11ebcd8cbb4f494543bd1bcd1 Zhang Li posted an update in the group Other: Alec Van Khajadourian, A 5-Year-Old Piano Prodigy From LA, M […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44411/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:16:29 -0600 Alec Van Khajadourian, A 5-Year-Old Piano Prodigy From LA, Made History On 7/20/25 As One Of Carnegie Hall’s Youngest Performers—Widely Recognized As The Youngest Ever. Having Started Piano As A Toddler, Alec Fulfilled A Dream He’s Had Since Age Four, Stunning The Audience With Perfect Pitch And Poise As He Played Two Pieces. Impressive Kid!

]]> 0 2abb1c64f4403e900e4146fef91dc8dc Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Earth's Spin Is Speeding Up, Possibly Making 8/5/25 1.25 ms […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44406/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:39:04 -0600 Earth’s Spin Is Speeding Up, Possibly Making 8/5/25 1.25 ms Shorter. 7/5/24 Was The Shortest Day Ever, 1.66 ms Shorter. Scientists May Subtract A Second, A Historic First, To Align Atomic & Solar Time. The Speed Cause Is Unclear, But Melting Ice And Sea Rise May Play A Role. Tech Risks From A Negative Second Change Are Still Being Assessed.

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