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Alex Ovechkin, 40-Yr-Old Russian, Became The First NHL Player To Reach 900 Goals, Scoring Against The St. Louis Blues In Washington. He Broke Gretzky’s 894 Mark Last Season & Is The All-Time Scorer. In His 21st Season, He Led The Washington Capitals To Their 2018 Cup, Has 20+ Goals In 20 Seasons, 9 Rocket Richards, Nine 50-Goal Yrs, & 3 MVPs.

In 2026, The Grammys Will See Historic Firsts: Ketanji Jackson Is The 1st SCOTUS Justice & The Dalai Lama Is The 1st Tibetan Leader Nominated For Spoken Word Album. Huntr/X Is The 1st Girl Group In 20 Years Up For SOTY; Jack Antonoff Earns All Major Category Nominations; And Rosé Is The 1st K-Pop Female Soloist Nominated In Top Categories.

In Sulfur Cave On The Albania–Greek Border, Scientists Found The World’s Largest Spider Web (106m²) Built By ~111K Spiders From Several Species, Mainly House Spiders & Prinerigone Vagans. It’s The First Known Cooperative Colony For These Usually Solitary Species, Unlike Madagascar’s Darwin’s Bark Spider Solo Mega Webs That Span 0.09–2.8m².

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The Dodgers Became The First MLB Team In 25 Years To Win Back-To-Back World Series Titles, A Feat Last Achieved By The N.Y Yankees From 1998–2000. They Beat The Yankees 4–1 In 2024 And The Toronto Blue Jays In A 2025 Game 7. L.A Celebrated With A Massive Parade Led By Ohtani, MVP Yamamoto, Rookie Sasaki, And Retiring Legend Clayton Kershaw.

Japan, For The First Time, Approved The Over-The-Counter Sales Of An Emergency Contraceptive Pill, Norlevo. No Prescription, Age Limit, Or Parental Consent Needed, But Buyers Must Take It In Front Of A Pharmacist. Priced At ~$47–$67, It’s 80% Effective Within 72 Hrs. Nationwide Rollout Begins Spring 2026; But Already OTC In 90+ Countries.

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Largest-Ever Lifespan Study Of 1,176 Species Finds Females Outlive Males In 72% Of Mammals By ~13%, While In 68% Birds, Males Outlive Females By ~5%. Why? Male Competition For Mates Cuts Lifespan; Caregiving Boosts Female Survival. Matching Sex Chromosomes (XX/ZZ) Help Guard Against Mutations. Even In Zoos, The Gap Remains—It’s Biological.

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Scientists Converted A Blood Type A Kidney To Universal Type O Using Enzymes FpGalactosaminidase & FpGalNAc deacetylase, And Then Transplanted It Into A Brain-Dead Patient. Unlike Prior Lungs & Kidney Conversions, This Is The First Human Implantation. It Worked For 2 Days Before Rejection. This Feat Could Slash The 2–4 Yrs Type O Wait Time.

UK Scientists Led The Trial Of AMT-130, The First Gene Therapy Tested In Humans For Huntington’s. Developed By uniQure, It Reduces Toxic Huntingtin Protein. In A 3-Year, 29-Person Study, High-Dose Patients Saw 75% Slower Progression. Results Were Measured Via Motor/Cognitive Tests And Spinal Fluid Markers. FDA Filing Is Expected Early 2026.

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A First-Of-Its-Kind Study In Uganda & Ivory Coast Found That Wild Chimpanzees Consume ∼14g Of Ethanol Daily From Fermented Fruit, Equal To ∼2.5 Human Drinks (A Beer + A Wine Glass + A Shot)/Day. This Supports The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis That Our Taste For Alcohol Evolved In Primates ∼10Mya. Critics, However, Dispute The Intake Estimates.

Domen Škofic Made History As The First To Climb A Plane Mid-Flight. At 2500m Above Aigen, Austria, He Scaled A Very Hard (8a-Grade) Climb Route Bolted To A Modified Red Bull Let L-13 Blanik Glider. Starting At The Cockpit, He Climbed A Figure-Eight Path Across Both Wings & Fuselage In -10°C & 100km/h Winds, Redefining Climbing & Aerial Sport.