In 1983, Atari secretly buried truckloads of unsold video games in a New Mexico landfill; when the site was excavated in 2014, about 1,300 cartridges were recovered, some later selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars | World News

In 1983, Atari secretly buried truckloads of unsold video games in a New Mexico landfill; when the site was excavated in 2014, about 1,300 cartridges were recovered, some later selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars | World News

AI-generated representative image: Unsold video game cartridges are depicted being buried under landfill waste, illustrating the reported disposal of Atari cartridges in a New Mexico landfill in 1983. Credits: ChatGPT At a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in September 1983, Atari disposed of truckloads of video-game cartridges and computer equipment. Among the material were cartridges…

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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off Le Mans race at Silverstone; Trisha Krishnan spotted; Ajith Kumar's team finishes 38th - VIDEO |

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off Le Mans race at Silverstone; Trisha Krishnan spotted; Ajith Kumar’s team finishes 38th – VIDEO | Tamil Movie News

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off Le Mans race at Silverstone; Trisha Krishnan spotted. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor Vijay made a memorable appearance at Silverstone on Saturday as Ajith Kumar competed in the latest round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. Vijay attended the event to support Ajith Kumar and waved the green…

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In 2021, China built its first plastic road using 6,000 milk bottles; the result turned hard-to-recycle plastic waste into useful paving material | World News

In 2021, China built its first plastic road using 6,000 milk bottles; the result turned hard-to-recycle plastic waste into useful paving material | World News

In 2021, thousands of used milk bottles in Shanghai found a second life. More than 6,000 bottles, along with other plastic waste, were used in a road project at East China University of Science and Technology, turning material that recyclers often struggled to accept into part of a polymer-modified asphalt surface. The project, unveiled on…

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Sylvester Stallone sold his 23-acre ranch for $4 million, almost half its listing price; then joined Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson to buy 160 acres in Colorado |

Sylvester Stallone sold his 23-acre ranch for $4 million, almost half its listing price; then joined Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson to buy 160 acres in Colorado |

Sylvester Stallone made a striking real-estate move in 1992, selling his sprawling 23-acre White Eagle Ranch in California for $4 million in cash while simultaneously expanding his property interests in Colorado. The ranch in Hidden Valley had been transformed by Stallone from a relatively modest property into an elaborate equestrian estate with 29 horse stalls,…

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In 2021, an Illinois grain farmer put a 499-foot wind turbine on his 1,100-acre farm; it used just 0.1% of the land and the lease paid more than the crops that land could produce | World News

In 2021, an Illinois grain farmer put a 499-foot wind turbine on his 1,100-acre farm; it used just 0.1% of the land and the lease paid more than the crops that land could produce | World News

AI REPRESENTATION: The turbine would be nearly 500 feet tall | ChatGPT Illinois farmer Clayton Rosenberger was approached by a wind company about putting a turbine on his land, which he and his wife did not like. The turbine would be nearly 500 feet tall and would stand among the corn and soybean fields of…

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In 2005, scientists left one male and one female lizard on each of seven empty Bahamian islands; four years later, every colony had evolved shorter legs but still carried the body shape of its founding pair |

In 2005, scientists left one male and one female lizard on each of seven empty Bahamian islands; four years later, every colony had evolved shorter legs but still carried the body shape of its founding pair |

A mating pair of brown anoles on St. George Island, Florida. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Scientists refer to this phenomenon as the “founder effect,” which occurs when a small number of founding individuals unintentionally carry characteristics that are not typical of the larger group they originated from. Since most real-world examples of founder events occurred…

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In 1865, settlers left rabbits on an uninhabited island as food for castaways; 127 years later, rescuers found a compact, thick-furred new island variety | World News

In 1865, settlers left rabbits on an uninhabited island as food for castaways; 127 years later, rescuers found a compact, thick-furred new island variety | World News

Lineup of six mixed coloured Enderby Island Rabbits. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Rabbits were deliberately released on New Zealand’s remote Enderby Island in October 1865 to provide a potential food source for people who might be shipwrecked in the subantarctic Auckland Islands. The animals were brought from Australia and released in the hope that a…

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iPhone Duo : Apple iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Check India prices, availability and all other details |

iPhone Duo : Apple iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Check India prices, availability and all other details |

Apple iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Check India prices, availability and all other details Apple has introduced its first-ever foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The foldable iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display, while…

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In 1957, Elvis Presley bought Graceland’s 13.8 acres for $102,500; 25 years later it opened to the public, and has since welcomed more than 20 million guests

In 1957, Elvis Presley bought Graceland’s 13.8 acres for $102,500; 25 years later it opened to the public, and has since welcomed more than 20 million guests

Elvis Presley bought Graceland in Memphis on March 25, 1957, and paid $102,500 for the mansion and 13.8 acres of the surrounding farm | Wikimedia Commons Elvis Presley bought Graceland in Memphis on March 25, 1957, and paid $102,500 for the mansion and 13.8 acres of the surrounding farm. He was only 22 at the…

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