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The Pace of Brain Rot, The Value of Pyrite - No Longer Just "Fool's Gold", and TDIH - Neon Lights First Displayed


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The reason why some human brains don’t rot for thousands of years, and who’s the fool now? Pyrite, or fool’s gold, could fuel our future. Plus, on This Day in History, the first neon lights are displayed in public.

Why These Millennia-Old Brains Are So Well Preserved | Scientific American

We Used to Make Fun of Fool's Gold. Now, It Might Fuel Our Future | Popular Mechanics

How Pyrite Or “Fool’s Gold” Could Be The Fuel Of The Future Thanks To Its Lithium Connection | MSN.com

December 1910: Neon lights debut at Paris Motor Show | American Physical Society

uksignboards.com - The first neon sign was created in 1910 by French engineer and inventor Georges Claude


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