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So, I'm 30 and I got sterilised in order never to have children. Let's talk about it.

TW: depression, surgery On July 15th, I went to the hospital in order to have tubal ligation performed (along with endometrial thermoablation in order to stop bleeding every month).
All went well and I am now permanently unable to bear children.

And I am thrilled.

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A look at the many shapes of the 'bug-zombifying' cordyceps fungus ☠️ The cordyceps genus is mostly formed of entomopathogenic fungi (entoma > "bug" ; pathogenic > "bringing disease").

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Say hello to your new nightmare fuel:
the frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus)

Let's talk a bit about this strange creature, shall we? Caught as deep as 1570 meters under sea level, this jolly fellow more commonly lives at a depth of 50 to 200 meters.

See how jolly he looks:

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While preparing a livestream about the growing confusion that's being made between inventors and entrepreneurs, I am discovering the impressive work of Lewis Latimer
#BlackHistory Lewis Latimer was born in 1848 to Rebecca and George Latimer (pic), two former slaves who ran away to freedom to Boston, in October 1842
When James Gray, George's 'owner' tried to take the couple back to Virginia, several abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison got involved

*takes deep breath*
aaaand
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https://twitter.com/Taraustralis/status/1220680508549419008

LIGHTING
- changed all lightbulbs to LED
- actually barely use electric lights anymore, preferring functioning in the dark or with a single candle as long as its not impeding my actions or dangerous
- obviously, always turn off lights if I leave the room, even for a minute

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Born in 1820, Nadar (Félix Tournachon) was a French photographer, caricaturist, writer, secret agent, and balloonist.
He was an eccentric, curious and daring inventor whose taste for life and adventure remains a treasurable source of inspiration to this day. Seeking to make cameras lighter easier to carry around, Félix Nadar started experimenting and, in 1858, became the first person to take pictures above ground (aerial photography) during one of his balloon flights.
Here are some of Félix Nadar's aerial works

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In 1963, a man renovating his home decided to knock off one of the walls of his residence, only to discover a mysterious chamber behind it. The chamber appeared to be connected to a multi-layered network extending 60 meters (200 feet) underground. Located in the Derinkuyu district (Nevşehir Province), it was simply soberly dubbed the Derinkuyu underground city.

Dear science writers,
Please, document your sources when you write a book or an article
I know it takes time, but this is what differentiates you from quacks who make bold statements and extrapolations without any scientific or historical basis, or propagate unchecked information This also saves yours truly and many others precious hours of research spent in painstakingly following a trail that, in the end, leads nowhere.

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In 1811, a British authoress by the name of Fanny Burney underwent a complete ablation of her right breast without anaesthesia, after it had been declared cancerous.
And she wrote all about it. Cut off from her family - stayed in England - by the Napoleonic Wars, she had been unable to reach out to them for years.
But a year after her operation, she summoned up all her courage and wrote a letter to her sister recounting the whole affair, not without pains

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If you are curious to know why this salamander seems to be doing yoga, this thread is for you ⬇️ This posture is referred to as the unken reflex (or unkenreflex), and is adopted by many amphibian species (including toads, certain species of frogs, and salamanders)

It's been a while since I've posted images of Tibetan foxes on Twitter.
If you need a laugh or want to learn more about this majestic (?) creature, this thread is made for you The Tibetan fox (let's call him Bob for short) is endemic to Tibet, Nepal, northeast India and Bhutan.
He lives up to altitudes of 5300 m (no wonder why he looks high) (sorry) (not sorry)

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Let's explore the chemistry behind one of the most beloved fragrances in the world: old book smell (with a historical twist! ) 📕 The smell of decaying matter can rarely be described as a pleasant one. However few fragrances are as intoxicatingly comforting as that of an old book's smell.
The field studying the compounds produced in the degradation of a material is aptly called material degradomics (1)