Tidbits

The number of turbulence incidents has doubled in Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2019.

When trotting at full speed, hippos can have all four feet off the ground for up to 15% of the time, with periods of being airborne lasting up to 0.3 seconds.

Japan's ambitious Autoflow-Road system aims to revolutionize freight transportation, addressing driver shortages and reducing emissions.

The Google Pixel 9 series, expected to launch on August 13th, 2024, is rumored to feature vibrant color options that have received positive feedback: Jade, Obsidian, and Porcelain.

"Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" marks Eddie Murphy's return as the iconic character Axel Foley after nearly 30 years.

Kit Harington joins the cast as Sir Henry Muck, the CEO of a green tech energy company called Lumi, appearing in a tailored suit in a teaser trailer

New cast members include Ruairi O'Connor as Orpheus, Indya Moore as Wanda, Ann Skelly as Nuala, and Freddie Fox as Loki

Denisovans, an extinct human lineage distinct from modern humans and Neanderthals, inhabited the Altai Mountains in Siberia and the Tibetan Plateau for over 160,000 years.

Io, Jupiter's second-smallest moon is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of active volcanoes spewing lava for billions of years.

The Antikythera mechanism, discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901, is considered the world's oldest known analog computer, dating back to the 2nd century BC.