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There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
📰 News
Italian scientists used AI to uncover the paint secrets of Berlin Wall murals. Turns out, even graffiti artists didn't prep like Bob Ross. Who knew calcium and titanium would be VIPs decades later? Finally, titanium white isn't just for happy little trees!
So, ChatGPT now has over 300 million weekly users, meaning more people talk to a chatbot than their own parents. With 1 billion messages a day, it basically runs its own postal service. Next up, ChatGPT for president?
Firefox finally gave up on the "Do Not Track" feature after 13 years. Apparently, privacy preferences were more like a polite suggestion than a demand. It's like putting a "Do Not Disturb" sign on your hotel room and having housekeeping barge in with a mariachi band!
So, these wonder drugs can make you slim, kick your vices, and even boost your brain? Move over, kale! Pharmaceutical companies must be ecstatic—they can finally charge us for their actual products instead of just our emotional dependence on them.
Looks like YouTube TV’s price is inflating faster than a rescue boat at the Titanic. $82.99 a month? For that price, I expect a hologram Chris Welch to deliver the news personally in my living room!
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now does real-time video! Point your phone, and it responds instantly. It's like FaceTiming your AI buddy—who isn’t just good at chatting but can also misidentify geometry problems! Santa Mode is here, too. Ho-ho-hover over settings!
Niantic uses Pokémon Go data to create AI navigation—players unknowingly helped evolve tech from catching Pidgeys to mapping cities. If Pikachu starts giving GPS directions, "Pikachu, I choose you... to find my way home!" Who knew Squirtle contributed to urban planning?
So Google’s got new smart glasses that translate languages in real-time and make you feel like Tony Stark. Except instead of battling villains, you’re battling cluttered windows. Thankfully, no need to redo your ponytail!
Well, it seems like scientists finally figured out the perfect excuse for not doing the dishes— “Sorry, it’s these new mirror bacteria; they might slip past the immune system and give me a lethal infection!” Left-handed, right-handed—they’re just inventing new ways for us to get out of chores!
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