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Rocco, a clever African grey parrot in the UK, went viral after secretly asking Alexa to add snacks and toys to his owner’s Amazon cart while home alone. His owner, Marion Wischnewski, realized something was up when unexpected items began appearing in her cart. She soon discovered that Rocco had been mimicking human speech to chat with Alexa, adding strawberries, broccoli, ice cream treats and toys to shopping lists—and even trying to place orders. Rescued by the National Animal Welfare Trust,…

A closer look at the Moon and Saturn through an Orion XT8 Dobsonian—their closest pairing of 2026. FactFlicks

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A visual proof that a polygon’s exterior angles always add up to 360°. FactFlicks

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A 1,000 W laser melts metal from 40 feet away! FactFlicks

A Smarter Way to Manage Traffic: Robotic Barriers in Action FactFlicks

A rare and usually harmless eye trait in some Burmese cats can make it look like a tiny spider is stretched across the pupil. FactFlicks

Why does America feel colder than Europe? FactFlicks

Google has been ordered to stop construction at two Finnish sites after about 250,000 trees were cleared for a planned data center. Every tree on the 815-acre site—where the forest was still standing just months ago—has been felled. Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority (LVV) issued stop-work orders for the Muhos and Otanmäki locations, ruling that the land was cleared before the required environmental impact assessment was completed. Google Finland manager Antti Järvinen apologized, s…

White auroras are a rare and striking sight in high-latitude regions such as Finland, Norway, and Alaska. They form when low-energy particles collide with oxygen high in the atmosphere. FactFlicks

Researchers suggest Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night may depict a real sky he saw on July 22, 1889, challenging the long-held view that it was created in mid-June as an imaginative vision while he stayed at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Using computer simulations and historical astronomical records, the team compared the crescent moon, Venus and the Hyades star cluster. Their positions closely match the predawn sky visible from Van Gogh’s window on July 22. The …

Jackfruit is the largest fruit to grow on a tree, with some specimens weighing over 40 kg. Its seeds contain jacalin, a naturally occurring protein that may interfere with HIV’s ability to attach to cells. Early lab studies suggest antiviral potential, but more research is needed to find out whether it has any effect in humans. FactFlicks

How container ships are organized: stacking cargo, securing it with lashings, and using the bay-row-tier system. FactFlicks

Nature created a flying machine far more intricate than we ever imagined. FactFlicks

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Khavda Solar Park, in Gujarat’s arid Rann of Kutch, India, covers 72,600 hectares—about five times the size of Paris—and is designed to generate 30 gigawatts of clean energy. FactFlicks

This Machine Scales Trees in Seconds! 🌲 FactFlicks

Lāhainā Noon is a striking phenomenon that occurs twice a year in Hawaii. When the Sun passes directly overhead at solar noon, upright objects appear to cast no shadows. It’s also known as a zero-shadow day. FactFlicks

Chinese automaker BYD unveils charging technology that can power up a car as quickly as refueling with gas. FactFlicks