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Help Wanted: Keep The World’s Oldest Windmills Turning

While the Netherlands is the country most known for its windmills, they were originally invented by the Persians. More surprisingly, some of them are still turning after 1,000 years. The ancient world holds many wonders of technology, and some are only now coming back to the surface like the Antikythera Mechanism. Milling grain with wind […]

Oldest and Largest Impact Crater Found on Venus

Tesserae are one of Venus’s many mysteries — we don’t know how they formed, or when. This radar image shows Alpha Regio; the bright area contains the jumbled terrain characteristic of tesserae. NASA / JPL Detailed mapping of one of the oldest terrains on Venus has revealed a giant impact structure of a type never […]

‘I’m over it’: Entitled mother refuses to work because it’s ‘embarassing’ but expects oldest daughter to send her money every week, daughter puts her foot down

It’s safe to say that a small number of people actually want to work for a living. If it was feasible, many folks would take to a life of leisure rather than get ready for the ol’ 9-5 routine every weekday. Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but this isn’t how life works. Money (most […]

Wawrinka, 39, oldest to win Swiss Indoors match

Oct 23, 2024, 07:14 PM ET BASEL, Switzerland — Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. Playing in front of a home crowd, Wawrinka, 39, earned his first win over Mannarino after having lost to the Frenchman three times. […]

Say Hello to Quaestio Simpsonorum, the Oldest Asymmetrical Creature!

A discovery from Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park has revealed the oldest known asymmetrical animal, Quaestio simpsonorum. This creature, which lived around 555 million years ago, resembles a small marine vacuum cleaner, gliding across the ocean floor and feasting on tiny algae and bacteria. What sets Quaestio apart is a backward question-mark-shaped protrusion on its […]