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US Scientists Say They’ve Found A New Color—“Olo,” A Vivid Blue-Green—By Firing Laser Pulses Into 1 Eye Of 5 People, All With Normal Color Vision, Stimulating Only M Cone Cells (Green) Out Of The Eye’s 3 Types: S (Blue), M (Green), And L (Red). This Rare Activation Created A Color Unseen In Nature, Possibly Aiding Color Blindness Research.

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MICrONS Researchers Mapped The World’s Most Detailed Brain/Mammalian Brain Wiring, Revealing 200k+ Cells, 4km Of Axons & 523M Synapses In A Cubic MM Of A Mouse‘s Visual Cortex. 150+ Scientists Used AI, 3D Models, And Microscopy To Reveal New Neuron Behaviors, Aiding Studies Of Brain Function And Disorders Like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, And Autism.

In A Historic First Since 1963’s Valentina T Spaceflight, An All-Female Blue Origin Crew—Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, & Kerianne Flynn—Spent ~10 Mins In Space, Marveling At Earth & Zero Gravity. This Was New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight On 4/14/25. Tickets Need ~$150k Deposit, But Celebs Often Fly As Guests.

Lebron James Made History As The First NBA Player To Score 50,033 Combined Points During The Lakers’ 136-115 Win Over The Pelicans, Achieving This Milestone With A 25-Foot 3-Pointer In His 22nd Season. At 40, He’s The Oldest Western Conference Player Of The Month, & The First Male Pro Athlete Honored As A Ken Doll By The Barbie Brand. Cool!

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In A First, But Controversial Breakthrough, Scientists Generated Electricity From Earth’s Rotation Using A Weak Manganese-Zinc Ferrite Conductor Aligned Perpendicular To Earth’s Rotation & Magnetic Field. The Device Produced 17 µV—Sparking Skepticism. Further Research And Scaling Aim To Explore Its Potential For Renewable Energy Innovation.

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The World’s First Human-Humanoid Robot Race Debuts On 4/13/25 In Beijing. In The Half-Marathon (~21km), Robots Face A 3.5-hour Limit, 10-min Battery Swap Penalties, And Must Be Bipedal. Remote Or Autonomous Control Is Allowed. The Event, Part Of Beijing E-Town’s $686m Robotics Plan, Blends Sport And Tech To Showcase China’s AI Ambitions.

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Prototaxites, Earth’s First Dry-Land Giants From 443-359 Myrs Ago, Stood 26 ft Tall. Once Thought To Be Fungi, Research Now Shows They’re Unrelated To Any Known Life, With Tube Structures, Lignin Traits, And Heterotrophic Behavior. Found In Scotland‘s Rhynie Chert (1843), They Hint At An Extinct Eukaryote Lineage, Perhaps A New Kingdom.

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For The First Time Ever, Scientists Used A 56-Qubit Quantum Computer To Generate Truly Random Numbers, A Feat Impossible For Regular Computers. Supercomputers Verified The Numbers Against Strict Randomness Standards. This Breakthrough Boosts Online Security And Enables Real-World Quantum Applications In Finance, Manufacturing, And Beyond.

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Declassified CIA Docs Describe A 1988 Remote Viewing Session That Suggests The Biblical Ark Of The Covenant Exists. Remote Viewer #32 Saw A Gold, Silver, Wooden Container, Like A Coffin With Seraphim, Guarded By “Entities” In A Secret Middle Eastern Location. However, Legendary Viewer McMoneagl Called The Findings Unverified & Unreliable.

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Finland Tops The Year 2025 World’s Happiest Country For The 8th Year In A Row. Denmark, Iceland, & Sweden Came 2nd, 3rd, And 4th. Costa Rica & Mexico, For The First Time, Joined The Top 10, While The UK And US Dropped To 23rd And 24th. Rankings Are Based On Self-Assessments Of Happiness, Social Trust, Family Bonds, And Economic Factors.

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