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01/09/2023

🎮️ A particular police unit known as Politiets Online Patrulje was created by the Denmark police to monitor the CS: GO and Online gaming servers. According to the police department, the officers are responsible for keeping track of social platforms. The police unit will monitor Steam, Discord, and Twitch applications while they will also play the popular multiplayer games. The news first surfaced on Reddit as the pictures of the police personnel playing CS: GO with their uniforms on. The unit plays video games with children and young people so that they can prevent toxic behavior and stop the spreading of crimes. They will monitor everything and conduct the necessary actions to maintain law and order.⁠
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🚓 The special unit of the police force will patrol social media, and they will engage in dialogues with the children and youngsters. They will do everything possible to intervene in the event of offenses and stop inappropriate behavior and crimes that are intended. The games they will keep track of are CS: GO, Minecraft, and Fortnite.⁠
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The online patrol team conducts their own streams playing video games on their Twitch accounts, which is one of the social media platforms where they are active. The police unit also has a TikTok account, where it shares some of its highlights from streams with its 100,000 fans and has got around 750k likes on it (at the moment of writing).⁠

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31/08/2023

👶 The Navajo, or Diné, believe that newborn babies first reside in the world of the Diyin Dine’e, the Holy People before they can join their earthly families. The Diyin Dine’e are the first people, subjects of the most important myths and stories in Navajo culture. When a baby is first born, the Navajo believe the child lives among the Holy People, until the first time the baby laughs. The act of laughing is a sign the child is transitioning from the spirit world with the Diyin Dine’e and is ready to fully join his or her family in life.⁠
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😁 Because of the significance that a baby’s first laugh holds in Navajo tradition, family members watch, wait and listen intently to hear that first utterance of a giggle. Parents, siblings, cousins, grandparents, and just about anyone who is close to the family will try their best to get that first laugh, from silly faces to tickles and everything in between. And finally, the first time a baby laughs, it’s time to celebrate the journey to their earthly family and welcome this new life into the community with a Navajo First Laugh Ceremony!⁠

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30/08/2023

🍻 Six college students were facing numerous criminal charges after a massive house party in Bethesda.⁠
Police said that there was so much alcohol consumed at the party, that the air inside of the home tested positive for booze. Thumping music led police to the split-level rental home in the 5500 block of Massachusetts Avenue.⁠
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Officers said that around 70 underage kids were partying inside. Trash bags and insulation were covering the windows. Beer cans and liquor bottles littered the home. The indoor ambient air registered .01 on a breathalyzer.⁠
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🧐 Court records said that six male residents, all American University students, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members, were charged with 126 counts each of supplying alcohol to minors. Each faced up to $315,000 in fines. Sigma Alpha Epsilon had been cited with three violations that school year and had four active sanctions.⁠
⁠Officers administered breathalyzer tests to all party-goers, who ranged in age from 17 to 20. The residents of the home were all 20 years old and apparently refused to tell police how they acquired the alcohol.⁠

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29/08/2023

🧠 According to a study published in the Journal of Human Resources in 2017, firstborn children may have better thinking skills than their siblings because they received more mental stimulation during their early stages of development.⁠
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Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the Analysis Group, and the University of Sydney found that children who were born first typically scored higher on IQ tests than their younger siblings.⁠ For the study, researchers used data from the U.S. Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth on nearly 5,000 children who were monitored from pre-birth to age 14. Every two years, the children in the longitudinal survey were assessed on a slew of categories, including reading, vocabulary assessment, and matching letters.⁠

📑 The research found that firstborn children typically perform better than their siblings as early as age 1, which could be due to how parents treat subsequent children. According to the study, parents were less likely to partake in mentally stimulating activities with their younger children, meaning they may not have developed the same thinking skills as the older sibling.⁠

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28/08/2023

🌞 America made its first coin in 1787. This penny didn't bear the face of any of the Founding Fathers, since the Founding Fathers were still alive, and putting leaders on money was more of an English thing than an American one. Many early coins would include the face of Lady Liberty, but the first cent didn't have that either.⁠
Instead, the coin had the face... of the Sun. The tiny face of the Sun, looking down at a giant sundial. Letters spelled out the word "FUGIO" (which is why the coin is known as the Fugio cent). Fugio is Latin for "I fly," so the coin was reminding everyone that time flies—and possibly that money flies since time is money.⁠
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The coin did not bear the words "In God we trust"; that slogan wouldn't appear on coinage till after The Civil War. Instead, it had the motto "Mind your business." This was a literal instruction, about commerce, but it's a lot funnier today since it sounds like it's telling everyone to stop being so nosy.⁠
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On the back of the coin are 13 rings forming a circle, an image that never quite caught on, despite the 13 stripes on the flag and the 13 arrows in the Great Seal. Since the country didn't yet have the slogan E pluribus unum, a different slogan on the back shared the same basic sentiment: "We are one." It had a double meaning as well since Fugio pennies were each worth one cent.⁠
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So, America had its first coin. They just didn't have a mint yet to mass-produce the thing. So they contracted the job to whoever gave the treasury board the biggest bribe. That contractor, James Jarvis, soon realized he had no way to get enough copper to make all the coins he promised, and also no money left to pay the bill on what little copper he'd managed to order from the government itself. So the government killed that contract, and in the end, they made only a few hundred thousand Fugio cents before moving on to better designs.⁠

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25/08/2023

🛩️ In a conversation with People in 2022, Angelina Jolie explained the reason why she became a licensed pilot in the first place.⁠
The actress revealed the reason being her eldest child, Maddox Chivan, and said, “Every time Mad sees a plane, he’s amazed… (I thought) If I could actually fly a plane by the time he’s 4, I’ll be like Superman to him.”⁠
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✈️ According to reports, Angelina Jolie then owned a red and white Cirrus SR-22 plane – an aviation piece worth $360,000. The plane is fitted with one of the world’s fastest single-engine aircraft and can reach a speed of 300 miles per hour. Being a keen flier, Angelina has reportedly flown her family – including ex-husband Brad Pitt as well as all her kids Maddox, Shiloh, Pax, Zahara, and twins Vivienne and Knox in her private jet.⁠

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24/08/2023

🐎 Because of a senior prank at a Montana high school, a principal had to tend to 12 horses for the day back in May 2022. It’s the law, said the Conrad Public Schools district in northern Montana. The district shared a picture on Facebook showing the 12 students on horseback outside Conrad High School. Those horses — at least for the day — were under the responsibility of school principal Raymond DeBruycker. “Montana has an old law saying if a student rides their horse to school, the school principal has to feed and tend to the horse throughout the day,” the school district said. “It looks like Mr. DeBruycker has his work cut out for him today.”⁠

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23/08/2023

🧠 In a 2018 study, researchers from the Department of Psychology, Pitzer College, USA, discovered that people with a higher IQ had a higher chance of being diagnosed with psychological disorders such as:⁠
-mood disorders⁠
-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)⁠
-autism spectrum disorder.⁠
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In the study, more than 3,000 members of the group Mensa — an organization composed of members who score in the top percentages of standardized IQ tests — were surveyed. They were asked to share whether they had experienced symptoms of specific mental and physical disorders or conditions and if they had ever received any formal diagnoses.⁠
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🥴 Researchers found that Mensa members reported experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety, with 20% of them reporting an anxiety disorder diagnosis. Another 26% shared that they had received a diagnosis for other mood disorders such as depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.⁠
These results also supported the “hyper brain-hyper body” theory that explores the relationship between intelligence and physical and psychological reactions — particularly those associated with stress.⁠
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🧐 A 2011 study discovered that people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) were more likely to worry and have a higher IQ.⁠
Researchers used a series of questionnaires and imaging technology to assess 44 participants. Of these, 26 had been diagnosed with GAD. The remaining 18 had not received a diagnosis.⁠
Those with GAD scored higher in both worry and IQ levels. Those without anxiety disorders scored lower. These findings support a direct link between intelligence and anxiety. Emotional intelligence may also play a role in anxiety and other mood disorders.⁠
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22/08/2023

👏 A homeless man who returned a woman's lost engagement ring has bought himself a house with donations given by strangers who were touched by his honesty.⁠
Billy Ray Harris has gone from begging on a Kansas City street corner to living in a house of his own after $180,000 was raised by people who wanted to help get his life back on track.⁠
The page was set up after Mr. Harris returned a $4,000 engagement ring to Sarah Darling, who accidentally dropped it into his change cup earlier this year in the Missouri town.⁠
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💰️ Ms. Darling's husband, Bill Krejci, set up the online donation page as a thank you to Mr. Harris who could so easily have sold the valuable piece of jewelry. In just three months a staggering $180,000 was raised on the site, describing Mr. Harris as "a great man who could use some help."⁠
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Since the astonishing sum was raised, Mr. Harris has bought a house, a car and has obtained a part-time job. His biggest reward however was to be reunited with estranged family members who thought he was dead.⁠

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21/08/2023

🎲 After his blackjack win, Smith was able to raise another $11 million. And by 1976, FedEx's revenue had reached $75 million, according to Forbes. The company went public two years later. According to the company website, FedEx reported $1 billion in revenue in 1983. Though it was hit hard by the 2008 recession, the company has bounced back.⁠
According to Forbes, the company made $69.7 billion in revenue last year.⁠

💰️ Smith, who is still the CEO and chairman of FedEx, is estimated to be worth $3.9 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time net worth calculator.⁠
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Though gambling FedEx’s last $5,000 was a risky choice, Smith doesn't appear to regret his decision, according to a quote from an essay by Smith that Forbes published in 2017.⁠ "No business school graduate would recommend gambling as a financial strategy, but sometimes it pays to be a little crazy early in your career,” Smith wrote.⁠

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18/08/2023

This program began in Stockholm four years ago, but it only recently got mainstream attention thanks to its growing popularity on social media. As the tweets and Instagram reveal, each Swedish blood donor receives a thank you text message immediately after he or she gives blood. But the donor will also receive a text whenever that blood is put to use. The message roughly translates to, “Thank you, the blood you gave is now benefitting a patient. Regards, Blood Centre.”

Sweden is just one of the many countries that has seen a dip in blood donations. Both Blodcentralen and England’s National Health Service expressed concern over the lower numbers last summer; the Red Cross also laments that less than 10% of eligible blood donors give each year. The text program, with its powerful social media pull, is seen as a way to entice young people and build out the future donor base. In some parts of Sweden, donors can even sign a contract allowing the blood service to aggressively contact them via text, Facebook, and email until they come in for an appointment.

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17/08/2023

👩‍❤️‍👨 It's not unusual to hear people say that one of the traits they value most is a good sense of humor. In fact, it's something that a lot of us look for in a partner. And it's easy to see why — laughing together can be incredibly soothing and help you connect with another person. But a good sense of humor means something different to everyone.

Overall, those who were happy to have people laugh at them and be teased were more likely to report being happy in their relationships — and their s*x lives, while those who viewed being laughed at negatively were less content in their relationships and more likely to report mistrust of their partner.⁠

"While we expected that those high in the fear of being laughed at would be less satisfied in their relationships, we were quite surprised that the joy in laughing at others is widely unrelated from being romantically satisfied,"

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16/08/2023

Over 580,000 Americans are experiencing homelessness. There are currently 28 vacant homes for every person experiencing homelessness in the U.S.⁠

While cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle have some of the largest unhoused populations in the country, Detroit has the most vacant homes per unhoused person–116 empty homes per unhoused person.⁠

Syracuse, New York has the second-most vacant homes per unhoused person–110 vacant homes per unhoused person.⁠
San Jose, California has the highest population of Gen-Z youth experiencing homelessness with nearly 85 unhoused Gen-Zers for every 100,000 residents.⁠
Pacific Islanders and Black Americans are the populations most at risk to experience homelessness.⁠

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15/08/2023

Born on March 8, 1962, Kim seemed like a special child. Since a very young age, Kim had showcased amazing cognitive and intellectual abilities. He understood differential calculus at less than 2 years old, and mastered it at 4 years old, at the same age he could read 4 languages. His IQ was estimated to be around 210, and from age 5 to 8 he attended university physics classes.

This is the real-life “Little Sheldon”, but on steroids. Not only is he considered the most intelligent person in the world, but he was also considered the most intelligent child to have ever walked on this Earth. Having a child not only able to read and write complex grammatical but also ace complex mathematical questions is out of this world.

In 1967 when Kim was only 5 years old, he appeared on Fuji Television in Japan and shocked the audience with his ability to solve complex mathematical equations that most people in the audience were not able to.

His vast intelligence and high IQ made NASA very interested in his abilities and therefore hired him. Kim was assigned to solve mathematical equations such as the amount of fuel required for a rocket to make it into space whilst taking into consideration multiple factors.

He has worked as an assistant professor at National Chungbuk University since 2007. On March 14, 2014, he was appointed vice president of the North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center and was promoted to associate professor at Shinhan University.

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