12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, October 4, 2024
California is the first state to make it illegal for Elon Musk to crawl inside your head and steal your “neurological data.” So we’ve all got that going for us.
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A New Squid-Inspired Fake Skin
Scientists have engineered a fabric that detects body temperature and can passively heat and cool your body, based on a similar capability that some squids have.
The World’s First 3D-Printed Hotel
El Cosmico will be a series of 3D-printed huts for yuppies to glamp in in the Texas desert. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
El Chapo’s Lawyer Is Starting a Music Career
Lawyer Mariel Colón is using the fame and fortune she garnered from defending the notorious drug kingpin to pivot to a career as a pop star.
Apparently Breeding Giant Genetically Modified Sheep Is Illegal Now
A Montana rancher was sentenced to six months in prison for cloning offspring from the testicle tissue of a giant sheep he hunted in Central Asia. If that’s a crime, then lock me up.
Amazon Is Selling Houses Now
Amazon just debuted a $19,000 two-bedroom, one-porch home complete with electricity and plumbing.
Costco May Soon Be Selling the Entire Periodic Table
Costco began selling gold bars in 2023, and it was such a wildly lucrative venture that they’ve begun selling platinum bars as well. The current price is $1,089.99 per bar.
Wendy’s Is Making Krabby Patties
To celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob, Wendy’s is releasing two specialty items: the Krabby Patty Kollab Burger and the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty.
A Bomb From World War II Exploded at a Japanese Airport
A 500-pound American bomb, that had apparently been disposed of after World War II by simply burying it underneath a runway, spontaneously exploded. No one was injured, but it left a huge crater and forced a ton of flight cancellations.
California Says Companies Can’t Steal Your Brain
California just passed a law that allows users of neurological devices like Neuralink to retain control of their “neurological data,” a whole new brand of privacy concern we never thought we’d need to worry about.
Three Types of Music That Help You Concentrate Better
Scientists have identified that 1) music you’re familiar with and 2) music in another language can both grease the wheels of concentration, because your brain won’t get tripped up trying to understand lyrics, while 3) jazz music can help you focus on novel thoughts and patterns.
The Largest Brain Map Ever Created
Scientists have mapped out 54 million nerve cell connections, which include thousands of brand new types of brain cells we never knew existed — all belonging to a fruit fly.
Fat Bear Week Was Postponed Because One Contestant Murdered Another
Webcam footage showed Bear #469 attack and brutally murder Bear #402 in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. The scheduled announcement of the start of the competition was used to announce the competition’s postponement: “We love to celebrate the success of bears with full stomachs and ample body fat in Fat Bear Week, but the ferocity of bears is real.”