Brain quiz: Test your knowledge of the most complex organ in the body
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2,200-year-old mysterious pyramid structure filled with coins and weapons found near Dead Sea
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China’s superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla’s — fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutes
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Books for Newlyweds
In 1972, the French Ministry of Education tried an unusual program to promote reading. It gave every newlywed couple five free books. Couples could choose one of the following two sets: Balzac’s Pere Goriot Stendhal’s The Charterhouse of Parma Chateaubriand’s Memoires D’Outre Tombe Flaubert’s Madame Bovary De Lafayette’s Princess De Cleves Short stories by Voltaire Hugo’s Les Miserables Balzac’s Les Chouans Fromentin’s Dominique Stendhal’s Le Rouge et la Noir I can’t find any follow-up about whether the program was deemed to be a success. I assume any effort to do something similar in the U.S. would get mired down in controversy over what books to pick. Dayton Daily News – Mar 26, 1972
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Saudi Arabia Entered Miss Universe Contestant for 1st Time in 2024?
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Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’
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Trump reiterates US must ‘have’ Greenland ahead of JD Vance visit
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Why are India’s private firms not investing despite record profits?
Weak domestic consumption and muted export demand are restricting expansion plans, according to a report.
‘They invited me – now they’re attacking me’: Signal chat journalist speaks to BBC
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, was mistakenly added to a chat of senior Trump officials. Now he’s a political target.
DR Congo conflict tests China’s diplomatic balancing act
Fighting in a mineral-rich region of central Africa proves a quandary for Chinese business interests.