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Weird Wednesday brings us a rideable horse robot, a rare coin found in a field after six years of searching, a missing otter update and 100-year-old (tortoise) parents. Plus, on This Day in History, recorded sound, 20 years before Edison’s phonograph

Kawasaki Shows Off Rideable Horse Robot | Futurism

Kawasaki Unveils a Rideable Robot Horse That Runs on Hydrogen and Moves Like an Animal | ZME Science

A Man Spent 6 Years Searching the Same Farm—and Discovered a 1,900-Year-Old Roman Treasure | Popular Mechanics

Rare Roman coin found in Dudley field sells for nearly £5,000 | BBC News

Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100 | AP News

Escaped otter is home safe but zoo says her pal is still on the loose | AP News

TDIH: Origins of Sound Recording: The Inventors

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New study links lower proportions of certain sleep stages to brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease | ScienceDaily

Here's what your cholesterol levels say about your risk of dementia: new study | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Venus De Milo: The Story Behind History's Most Iconic Statue | All That's Interesting

On This Day April 8 1820: The Venus (Aphrodite) De Milo, Maybe The Most Recognizable Of All Ancient Greek Statues Was Found

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A pacemaker that can fit inside the tip of a syringe and scientists discover two "natural" alternatives to Ozempic. On This Day in History, France adopts the metric system.

World's smallest pacemaker is activated by light | ScienceDaily

Weight Loss Breakthrough: Stanford Scientists Discover “Natural Ozempic” Without the Side Effects | SciTechDaily

Prohormone cleavage prediction uncovers a non-incretin anti-obesity peptide | Nature

'Natural Ozempic' can help you lose weight, prevent heart disease | New York Post

The Incretin Effect of Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Is Partially Dependent on Gut-Mediated Metabolism of Ferulic Acid

France Adopts the Metric System | EBSCO Research Starters

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A new plan to absorb carbon dioxide from the ocean to fight global warming may be effective, but it is also controversial. Also, a paralyzed man that can stand again after receiving a stem cell treatment. Plus, on This Day in History, the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

Oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide could be key in fighting global warming | AP News

Paralyzed man can stand again after receiving stem cell treatment in Japan | ZME Science

Three Mile Island - Accident, Nuclear & Meltdown | HISTORY

Nuclear power | Definition, Issues, & Facts | Britannica

Closing to reopening: What’s the status of Three Mile Island nuclear plant? MSN via PennLive

Is Three Mile Island Still Radioactive and Is It Operating Today? - Newsweek

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A new drug shows signs of delaying Alzheimer’s symptoms in those who are genetically predisposed to the disease and a surprising skeleton discovery could rewrite our history of the pyramids. Plus, On This Day in History, the first cherry blossom trees are planted in Washington D.C.

Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer's dementia | ScienceDaily

Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it | AP News

Strange skeleton discovery could rewrite our history of the pyramids | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac | March 27, 1912 | HISTORY

Mrs. Taft and the Cherry Blossoms - White House Historical Association

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On this Weird Wednesday episode; A pregnant Egyptian mummy that wasn’t actually pregnant, a new video game has led to the closing of Japanese shrines, and the missing river otters that are enjoying their freedom. Plus, on This Day in History, Dr. Jonas Salk and the introduction of the polio vaccine

'Pregnant' ancient Egyptian mummy with 'cancer' actually wasn't pregnant and didn't have cancer, new study finds | Live Science

New study debunks claims of pregnancy and cancer in ‘Mysterious Lady’ mummy | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Assassin's Creed Shadows draws attention of Japan's Prime Minister, who says "defacing a shrine is out of the question" in real life, but politicians acknowledge "freedom of expression must be respected" in the game | GamesRadar+

Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Facing Legal Action Due To Shrine Destruction

Japanese Shrine Featured In 'Ghost Of Tsushima' Announces Full Tourism Ban After An "Unacceptable Act Of Disrespect Was Committed By Foreigners"

Amid Assassin's Creed Shadows' controversies, shrine popularized by Ghost of Tsushima bans all tourists after "unforgivable act of disrespect" | GamesRadar+

NEW Zoo Reports Escaped River Otters

River otter duo escapes to explore snowy Green Bay: NEW Zoo watches and waits for their return | WFRV

TDIH: History of Salk

TDIH: The New Yorker Who Tamed Polio

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Why we can’t remember our lives as babies and a groundbreaking gene therapy cures a 21-year-old of his sickle cell anemia. On This Day in History, the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan.

Why Can’t We Remember Our Lives as Babies? Our Earliest Memories May Still be There | ZME Science

Groundbreaking Gene Therapy Cures 21-year-old of His Sickle Cell Anemia: ‘I’m not in pain anymore' | Good News Network

Titan: Exploration - NASA Science

On This Day In History: Christiaan Huygens Discovers Saturn's Largest Moon Titan - On Mar 25, 1655 - Ancient Pages

Huygens's Contributions to Astronomy | EBSCO Research Starters

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Scientists are working on soft wiggly robots using artificial muscles and can we harvest energy from Earth’s rotation? Some physicists think they found a way to do it. On This Day in History, Elvis Presley joins the Army.

Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots | ScienceDaily

Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots | TechXplore

Physicists Think They’ve Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth’s Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work | ZME Science

Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army | March 24, 1958 | HISTORY

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The James Webb Telescope captures the first direct images of carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmospheres and bacteria that makes biodegradable plastic. Plus, on This Day in History, Alcatraz Prison closes its doors.

Webb telescope captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system | ScienceDaily

James Webb Space Telescope Snaps The First Images of an Exoplanet with Possible Life-Giving CO₂ - The Debrief

JWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO2 in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets' Atmospheres - IOPscience

Scientists Just Engineered Bacteria That Make Biodegradable Plastic

TDIH: History.com: Alcatraz

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Saturn has taken a definitive lead in the moon race as over 100 new moons have been discovered and you have heard of black holes, but the theoretical white hole could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. Plus, on This Day in History, the alarm clock that caused a near-riot.

128 New Moons Found Orbiting Saturn in Mindblowing Discovery : ScienceAlert

Over 100 new moons discovered in Saturn's orbit: What to know | USA Today

Space Scientists Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn | Physics and Astronomy - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Iowa

Black holes: not endings, but beginnings? New research could revolutionize our understanding of the universe

“The Clock that Caused a Near-Riot" | Westclox Museum

The Alarm Clock Doc

The Westclox Fiber Case Waralarm – ClockInfo.com

Westclox Waralarm Alarm Clock Style Series

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