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Challenger Deep

Deepest known spot on the planet at 10916 m. Situated just north of Papua New Guinea. Has been visited four times by humans - first visit in 1960 by the submarine Trieste. No known animals live here.

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Paracord

Paracord (also called 550), originally used for suspension lines for parachutes. Lightweight. Made of nylon. Six variants for various loads. Used everywhere including repairs on the Hubble telescope!

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Hedy Lamarr

Inventor born in Vienna, Austria in 1914. Invented the technique of frequency hopping during her work for US Navy during WW2. It became the basis for wifi and bluetooth. Also an accomplished actress.

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Challenger Deep

Deepest known spot on the planet at 10916 m. Situated just north of Papua New Guinea. Has been visited four times by humans - first visit in 1960 by the submarine Trieste. No known animals live here.

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Paracord

Paracord (also called 550), originally used for suspension lines for parachutes. Lightweight. Made of nylon. Six variants for various loads. Used everywhere including repairs on the Hubble telescope!

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Arduino

Open source microcontrollers, built and designed for hobbyists. Makes it cheap and easy to experiment with electronics. Started as a student project in Italy in 2005, today used globally. Very popular

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Hedy Lamarr

Inventor born in Vienna, Austria in 1914. Invented the technique of frequency hopping during her work for US Navy during WW2. It became the basis for wifi and bluetooth. Also an accomplished actress.

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Grace Hopper

1906-1992. Pioneering computer scientist. Rear Admiral U.S Navy. Invented the first compiler for a computer programming language. Popularised machine-independent languages. Key to the computer age.

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Pike

Delicious fish found all over northern hemisphere. Recognised by streamlined body, "beak" full of teeth and greenish color. Hunts in reeds. Eats most things smaller than itself. 25 kg is world record.

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Snake Handling

Traditional religious ritual within pentecostal churches. Handling poisonous snakes without harm proves holy spirit. Began in 1910. Rare today, but can be found in south US. Deaths have occurred.

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Abyssal Plain

Underwater plain at 3000-6000 m below surface. Covers 50% of the Earths surface. Almost 100% unexplored but believed to contain 1000s of new species. First identified in 1947, south of Newfoundland.

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Guy Harvey Great Shark Race

Ultimate conservation competition in which sharks are sponsored and then fitted with a satellite tracking tag which gathers valuable data and allows everyone to follow the sharks online in real time.

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Yeti Crab

(Kiwa Hirsuta) an unusual, hairy crab with no eyes. Discovered in 2005 near the Antarctic Ridge 1400km off the coast of Easter Island. Whole life spent on sea floor close to Earths hydrothermal vents.

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Ernest Shackelton

Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Famously lead the remarkable ’Endurance’ expedition of 1914-16. Died trying to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent. “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”

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Existentialism

Philosophy united in man's confusion in the face of a meaningless world. Søren Kierkegaard known to be first existentialist; "life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."

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Interaction design for the senses

The future of interaction design includes more human senses. We will be able to experience touch, smell, hearing and even taste within the design.

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AR rules supreme

AR solutions for both entertainment, marketing and infrastructure will be as commonplace as having a car or smartphone, creating a heavy demand of elegant interfaces and smooth animations.

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You will be more important than your skills

Your originality, creativity and ideas will be more important than your skills and capabilities. You will no longer need to know everything, just have a kickass imagination.

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Rene Descartes

Called "the father of modern philosophy," Descartes (1596-1650) was a polymath who made significant contributions in multiple fields. His most famous philosophical dictum is "I think, therefore I am."

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Acoustic Kittens

The CIA tried to use cats as listening devices to spy on the Kremlin & Russian embassies. The 60s program 'Acoustic Kitty' involved surgically implanting batteries, microphones & antennae inside cats.

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Salar de Uyuni

Largest salt flat in the world, Bolivia. Unbelievable flatness, like standing on a sheet of glass. Layer of brine on the surface with a salt floor up to 10M thick. Home to 70% of world’s lithium.

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Plant Internet

Hidden beneath. Nature's internet. A true social network. Used by plants to share vital information and transfer nutrients to struggling neighbours. Communities even ship malware to unwanted flora.

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Abyssal Plain

Underwater plain at 3000-6000 m below surface. Covers 50% of the Earths surface. Almost 100% unexplored but believed to contain 1000s of new species. First identified in 1947, south of Newfoundland.

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Kudzu

Grows 0.3 meters per day to out-compete native species. Kills by smothering plants under blanket of leaves. Threat to biodiversity. Consumes Southern United States at rate of 50,000 hectares per year.

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Mammatus Clouds

Amazing sphere-shaped clouds. Associated with storms. Up to hundreds of km long. Usually made of ice. Rare, found typically in large continents like America. Name derived from Latin word for breasts.

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Dumbo Octopus

Deepest living of all octopuses. Found worldwide. Hovers above sea floor at depths of 4000m, some at 7000. Highly mobile, flaps its ear-like fins or shoots water through a funnel to thrust forward.

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