Ken Yun

Elon Musk Briefly Became The World’s First Half-Trillionaire At $500.1B, On 10/1/25, Driven By Rising Valuations In Tesla, xAI, & SpaceX. With Tesla Stock Up About 15% This Year (2025), Bolstered By His $1B Share Purchase & Tesla’s Pivot Toward AI & Robotics, His Commitment Is Secured By A Proposed $1T Pay Package Tied To Ambitious Goals.

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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.

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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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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Kokichi Akuzawa, 102, Became The Oldest To Summit Mt. Fuji, Japan, On 8/5/25, Earning A Guinness World Record. Over 3 Days He Climbed With His Daughter Despite Health Setbacks, Surpassing Teiichi Igarashi (99, 1986) & Ichijiro Araya (~100, 1994). Having Climbed At 96 & Seen It Many Times, He Joked The View “Wasn’t Special” But Felt Proud.

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Henry, A Nile Crocodile Born Around 1900 In Botswana, Is The World’s Oldest Known Croc At 124. Captured In 1903, He Lives At Crocworld, South Africa. He’s 16.4 ft Long, Weighs 700 kg, And Has Fathered 10,000+ Offspring. Henry’s Longevity Is Tied To Negligible Aging, Gut Microbiome, And Safe Captivity. His Birthday Is Celebrated December 16.

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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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The Original Birkin Bag, Made In 1985 For Jane Birkin After Her In-Flight Mishap, Sold On 7/10/25 For €8.6M At Sotheby ’s Paris, Breaking Record For The World’s Most Expensive Handbag. Owned For 25 Yrs By Catherine Benier After A 1994 Charity Auction, It Dwarfs The Previous Record Holder: A $513K White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Kelly.

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In A World First, Scientists Have Made Soft, Transparent Contact Lenses With Upconversion Nanoparticles That Convert Non-Visible Near-Infrared Light Into Visible Colors. Unlike Night Vision Goggles, They Need No Power. Though Not Full Thermal Vision Like Snakes Have, The Tech May Aid Color Blindness, Secret Messages, And Extend Human Sight.

The Tarkhan Dress, Found Near Tarkhan, South Of Cairo In 1913 & Identified In 1977 At The V&A Museum In London, Is The World’s Oldest Known Complex-Tailored Woven Garment. Made Of Linen & Carbon-Dated To 3482–3102 B.C., It Was Likely Worn By An Elite Woman Before Burial. It Showcases Early Egyptian Textile Skills & Is Now Displayed At UCL.

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