Today's Weird Wednesday episode - We may be able to communicate with dolphins with the help of AI, a man gets stuck in quicksand…for the second time and gets a girlfriend in the process, and drunk monkeys share a meal. On This Day in History, the German Beer Purity Law is enacted.

Google made an AI model to talk to dolphins | Popular Science

Building an AI translator to understand dolphinspeak with dolphingemma | New Atlas

Man gets trapped in Lake Michigan quicksand, emerges with a girlfriend | The Detroit News

Watch: Michigan man escapes quicksand with no injuries -- and a new girlfriend - UPI.com

Party animals: Chimpanzees caught on camera sharing alcoholic fruit - UPI.com

Wild chimps filmed sharing ‘boozy’ fruit - University of Exeter News

Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits - ScienceDirect

Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project – Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project

German beer: 500 years of 'Reinheitsgebot' rules - BBC News

Bavarian Beer Purity Law | Radius Tours

The Reinheitsgebot: Protective or Pointless? - American Homebrewers Association

What is Reinheitsgebot? A Brief History of Germany’s Famous “Purity Law.” - Hofbräuhaus Newport

A Brief History of the Reinheitsgebot - Buffalo Beer League

German Beer Purity Law of 1516

Is the German Beer Purity Law still in effect?

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Scientists claim they figured out how to turn falling rainwater into electricity, we head back to Yellowstone as artificial earthquakes are used to learn more about the supervolcano there, and our universe may be spinning. On This Day in History, the rise of the American Circus.

Scientists Found a Way to Turn Falling Rainwater Into Electricity | ZME Science

Scientists trigger Yellowstone ‘earthquakes’ to probe volcano’s depths | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Cosmic twist: The universe could be spinning | ScienceDaily

When Did the Circus Come to America? | Grateful American Foundation

John Bill Ricketts

America's 1st Circus Started In Philadelphia: Phun Philly Phacts | Warminster, PA Patch

The Circus Comes To Town- John Bill Rickets Entertains Washington | Founder of the Day

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Today's episode; the cost of saying “Please” and “Thank You” in your AI prompts, AI may be getting TOO familiar with us (and it’s making some people uncomfortable), and in a race of robots versus humans - how did the robots fare? Plus, on This Day in History, Hans Christian Oersted and the discovery of electromagnetism.

ChatGPT spends 'tens of millions of dollars' on people saying 'please' and 'thank you', but Sam Altman says it's worth it | TechRadar

'Tens of millions of dollars well spent': Saying 'thank you', 'please' to ChatGPT costing OpenAI millions, Sam Altman says | The Business Standard

Experts have major warning to anyone who says 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT | Tyla

ChatGPT Creeps People Out by Calling Them by Name Without Being Asked | PCMag

ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it 'creepy' | TechCrunch

Chinese robots ran against humans in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile | CNN

Robots run a half marathon, slowly | TechCrunch

TDIH: Scientist of the Day - Hans Christian Oersted

TDIH: Hans Christian Oersted

TDIH: Magnet Academy - Hans Christian Oersted

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Today's episode features a space theme with a planet orbiting two suns, a faraway world with the potential for life, This Day in History looks back at the crossword puzzle.

Weirdest Planetary System Ever? Meet the Planet That Spins Perpendicular to Its Stars

Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet

Who Invented Crossword Puzzles? Meet Creator Arthur Wynne

The First Crossword Puzzle | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center

First Crossword Puzzle Book Published

American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

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The TSA announces new items that are allowed on planes and why Microsoft says you should upgrade to Windows 11 as soon as possible. On This Day in History, a landmark labor law case is decided by the Supreme Court.

TSA approves 11 new items you can now travel with in any size - The Mirror US

TSA reveals 11 new carry-on items you can take at any size - here's the full list | The Daily Express

Microsoft’s Free Upgrade Offer For 500 Million Windows Users | Forbes

These Are the 7 New Reasons Microsoft Is Giving Users to Upgrade to Windows 11 | Extreme Tech

7 Tips to Get the Most Out of Windows 11 | Microsoft Windows

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Weird Wednesday; How one dead composer is still creating music, an IVF mixup causes a woman to give birth to a stranger’s baby, and a Star Wars wedding. On This Day in History, Albert Hoffman invents and drops LSD.

Musician Who Died in 2021 Resurrected as Clump of Brain Matter, Now Composing New Music | Futurism

Dead composer Alvin Lucier's biological matter creates new music : NPR

Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger's baby after IVF clinic error | AP News

Monash IVF: Woman gives birth to stranger's baby in Australia embryo mix-up | BBC

Vegas chapel offering 'Star Wars'-themed weddings for May 4 - UPI.com

Little Vegas Chapel offers Star Wars-themed weddings for May the 4th celebrations | KSNV News

Flashback: LSD Creator Albert Hofmann Drops Acid for the First Time | Rolling Stone

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A giant black hole awakens and is multitasking bad for your brain? On This Day in History, we head back to the books as another important dictionary is released.

From boring to bursting: Giant black hole awakens | ScienceDaily

Why multitasking is bad for your brain, explained by a neuroscientist | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Origins of English: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language | Definition & Facts | Britannica

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language

Johnson's Dictionary Online

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Why the latest update for android devices is important as security threats become more of a concern and a mini human nervous system that can process pain has just been built by scientists. On This Day in History, Webster’s first edition of an American Dictionary was released.

Google’s Android Update—Bad News For Samsung And Pixel Users | Forbes

Bad news for Samsung and Pixel users: your Android could be at risk right now according to Google reports - AS USA

Scientists Just Built a Mini Human Nervous System That Can Process Pain in a Dish in World First | ZME Science

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The world’s smallest flying robot, holograms that we can manipulate with our hands, and on This Day in History, Apple 1 person computer is introduced to the world.

The World’s Smallest Flying Robot Is Here. It Weighs Less Than a Raindrop and It’s Powered by Invisible Forces | ZME Science

Scientists Built Holograms You Can Manipulate with Your Hands. This Is How the Future Feels | Popular Mechanics

You can now manipulate 3D holograms thanks to display breakthrough | Live Science

Researchers Develop a Hologram You Can Manipulate With Your Hands | Gizmodo

April 11, 1976: The Day Apple Changed the World with Its First Computer | YourStory

April 11, 1976: Apple I Computer Is Released | Vintage News Daily

Apple I - Mac History

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Is the dire wolf really back? We look at the facts of its alleged return. And on This Day in History, the Statute of Anne is enacted. We'll tell you what it was, and its impact on modern copyright law.

‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction | The Conversation

Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say | Live Science

The Dire Wolf Isn’t Back—But Here’s What ‘De-Extinction’ Tech Can Actually Do | Scientific American

Is the dire wolf back from the dead? Not exactly | Science.org

[ON THIS DAY] The Birth of Copyright: Statute of Anne

The Statute of Anne: The First Copyright Statute

Copyright History

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