When he was in need of inspiration, the inventor Thomas Edison used to take a nap in a chair while holding a metal ball in each hand. The moment he dropped off, the balls would drop too and crash to the floor, jolting him awake. Edison claimed that this allowed him to capture creative ideas that had fleetingly bubbled up into his semi-consciousness as he fell asleep. The state Edison was chasing is known as the sleep-onset period (SOP), a little-studied phase of the sleep-wake cycle. Once seen as merely a brief interlude between wakefulness and slumber, it is now…
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A Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden worker’s thumb was partially amputated after a bonobo attacked during morning feeding Friday, the zoo said.The employee has been stabilized at a hospital and was being treated, the zoo said in a statement Friday afternoon.The bonobo bit through a protective mesh barrier as the primate care worker was giving food and medicine to the animals during morning rounds, the zoo said.It wasn’t clear if the primate made contact with the worker or if the injury came from the barrier. The zoo emphasized that it happened “behind the scenes” at its Jungle Trails habitat, which…
A reader sent this in without a comment. This was a rather famous crime in Poland that some used and blamed the Ukrainians when they had nothing to do with it. This was a 1923 crime in Poland during the economic crisis that engulfed the whole region with hyperinflation, which stemmed also from Germany. Unemployment was massive and the economy was in shambled. There was a band of “Roma” gypsies who were stealing food and animals in villages across Poland. Marianna Dolinska was 32 at the time with four children. In December 1923, her husband was arrested, leaving Marianna and…
This week, while Donald Trump was appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast, JD Vance was appearing on the Tim Dillon podcast. That may not be a coincidence, as Dillon and Rogan are good friends. Dillon is one of those rare comedians who happens to also be a right-leaning person and you can tell he was excited to have JD Vance as a guest on his show. At one point, Dillon and Vance made a few jokes at the expense of Dick and Liz Cheney. It was a pretty funny moment. Mediaite has details: Following former President Donald Trump’s three hour…
Gypsy Rose Blanchard may not be attending Taylor Swift’s New Orleans stops on the “Eras Tour,” but that hasn’t stopped her from celebrating in true Swiftie style.On Saturday, October 26, the 33-year-old Louisiana resident showed her love for the pop superstar by donning a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cruel Summer” along with some Taylor-themed accessories, marking Swift’s highly anticipated arrival in New Orleans.While Gypsy Rose Blanchard confirmed she won’t be attending any of the three New Orleans shows, she’s celebrating from afar with a nod to Taylor Swift’s music and persona.Article continues below advertisementGypsy Rose Blanchard Rocks Taylor Swift-Inspired Sweatshirt In…
WHAT’S THE IMPACT? Experts also suggested that the Israeli attack aimed to showcase the country’s ability to retaliate against Iran with a complex operation using precise firepower.”From Israel’s point of view, it is a huge demonstration of capabilities,” said Sima Shine, an Iran specialist at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv.”I think it is the first time that many, many airplanes were flying to Iran, attacking in Iran, (and) coming back safely.”Joost Hiltermann, Middle East programme director at the International Crisis Group, said the Israeli show of force also left Iran more vulnerable.”The importance of attacking…
Israeli air strikes have hit densely populated area in northern Gaza with no warning, killing at least 35 Palestinians.Dozens of Palestinians have been killed after an Israeli strike destroyed several buildings in a residential area of Beit Lahiya in besieged northern Gaza, with the Health Ministry describing it as a “horrific massacre”. According to witnesses and medical sources, at least 35 people were killed on Saturday evening with dozens more wounded, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said, reporting from central Gaza. Local media reports said civil defence crews were not able to reach the site because of Israeli fire. Abu…
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis on Saturday shared his definitive stance about all the trade rumors surrounding Maxx Crosby.Crosby has been linked to the Detroit Lions ever since the NFC powerhouse lost star pass-rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a gruesome leg injury.Davis tried to quash all the Crosby trade talks once and for all. Davis sent an email to ESPN’s Adam Schefter refuting the idea that the Raiders would entertain any kind of trade offer for Crosby.“We’re Not Trading Maxx Crosby,” Davis wrote in his email. “Before Or After The Trade Deadline!!!” Sports team owners and executives have reneged on…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Parachuting onto the 50-yard line is an unusual way to arrive at a football game.As a West Point senior on the sport parachute team, I joined several classmates leaping from a helicopter and landing inside Michie Stadium with the game ball.At the academy, I got hooked on jumping out of aircraft — Huey and Blackhawk helicopters, Twin Otters, Cessnas, even from the ramp of a giant Air Force C-5 transport plane. I tallied more than 450 jumps over four years. In hindsight, those experiences helped prepare me for a career where I’ve…
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has transformed our understanding of the universe. It has peered at planets, stars, galaxies and black holes, casting its eye over a cornucopia of celestial treats. It can seem like JWST arrived out of nowhere, but the telescope has been the collective effort of tens of thousands of scientists over decades. One of those scientists, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, is modest about her individual contribution, instead preferring to talk about the telescope’s fruits. “The detail the telescope can get, the wonderful resolution it gets with its…