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š Introducing the future MrsBeast: Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, proposed to his girlfriend, author Thea Booysen, on Christmas Day. She said yes. They met in her home country of South Africa in 2022. Heās been ready to pop the question for a while, but she told him to wait until she finished her masterās program. Now sheās got a ring and a diploma.
Who do you imagine when I say āsocial media influencer?ā Iāll bet a young, hot model or a chiseled guy into cars. Itās time to expand your horizons.
I love that Joy Ryan didnāt even get her passport until she was 91. At 94, sheās on a mission to visit every continent with her grandson. So far, sheās at four out of seven. Joy is also the oldest person to visit all 63 U.S. national parks.
A metallic ring 8 feet in diameter and 1,100 pounds fell from space into a village in Kenya. No one got hurt, phew. It seems to be a piece of a rocket launch vehicle.
And 1,100 pounds ā thatās the size of a metallic ring that fell from space into a village in Kenya. No one got hurt. Phew. It seems to be a piece of a rocket launch vehicle. Hereās what it looks like. Yikes!
When the risk of getting cancer starts to decline. The risk is highest in our 60s and 70s, then it drops. Researchers studying lung cancer found a key protein, NUPR1, that behaves differently in older cells. I love reading about breakthroughs like this. I hate cancer.
You shouldnāt say to kids: āIām disappointed in you.ā Columbia sociologist Adam Galinsky says all it does is make them feel shame. Try being constructive instead, like, āHow can we set up a system to get your homework done?ā I still remember when my dad said to me after one college semester, āYou get an A in Physics, Computer Programming, Statistics and Economics but a D in Accounting. What the hell is wrong with you?ā He didnāt have to use the word ādisappointed!ā š
A four-year-old German shepherd mix named Athena rang her ownerās doorbell. It was Christmas Eve at 2:30 a.m. ā a holiday miracle! The Green Cove Springs, Florida, family searched as far as Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Check out the doorbell cam video that melted my heart.
Top speed for Chinaās new bullet train prototype. Thatās a world record and fast enough to zip from New York to Chicago in under three hours. Chinaās current fastest trains max out at 220 mph. The fastest Amtrak trains go 160 mph, but most top out closer to 100 mph. We really need better trains in the U.S.
New internet speed world record. Thatās 4.5 million times faster than the average broadband connection. Some context: At that speed, itād take one minute to download every single movie listed on IMDb. Speaking of ā¦ How do you know the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound? Because some people appear bright until they open their mouths.
Age of footprints found in Saudi Arabia. These are the oldest ones ever uncovered on the Arabian Peninsula. They turned up in a dried-up watering hole in the Nafud Desert, right next to animal tracks. The area was wetter back then, and early humans were likely taking a water break alongside other animals, like a prehistoric rest stop.
Collected by holiday apps compared to regular paid apps. The holidays are over, but those festive apps are still gifting your data to anyone willing to pay. Monopoly Go! is the worst offender. Hereās the full list. Ditch āem.