The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a ‘coprolite’) is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur ate.
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Giraffes hum to communicate with each other. It’s thought that the low-frequency humming could be a form of ‘contact call’ between individuals who have been separated from their herd, helping them to find each other in the dark. Some researchers think they sleep talk too.
The tongue is covered in about 8,000 taste buds, each containing up to 100 cells helping you taste your food!
White Hat Hackers Earning Significant Incomes (HackerOne): According to HackerOne, not all hackers are necessarily criminals. White hat hackers, the people responsible for checking the quality of security and data protection strategies for businesses, are helping companies reduce their risk status. The white hat hackers working within HackerOne in 2019 earned around $40 million in bounties. Even more impressive, there were around 6 hackers on the platform who earned more than $1 million in lifetime earnings by attempting to hack companies.
Agnes Meyer Driscoll: Agnes Meyer Driscoll was a pioneering cryptanalyst who made significant contributions to the NSA’s early years, helping to decipher Japanese naval codes during World War II.
AI Adoption Is Helping Companies Maximize Profits: Paris-based French multinational food corporation, Danone S.A., is implementing Artificial Intelligence to predict and plan the demand for its packaged food products. Forbes reports that by adopting AI, Danone has been able to reduce its forecast errors by 20 per cent and product obsolescence by 30 per cent.