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Common Errors in DNA Sequence Alignment Workflows
While DNA sequence alignment is essential for genomics today, it’s also the place where many things can go wrong. Incredible Things, as the name suggests, features the most amazing, weird, and wacky facts about the world, the biggest buildings, the fastest runners, the longest mountains, the newest technologies, the most incredible people, and more. In…
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How Modern Workplaces Are Using Design to Reduce Noise
Earlier, it was all about desks in the workplace; now, workplace design is all about how we think, feel and work together. One of the greatest unrecognised and next-gen threats to evolution is noise. Studies in the field of cognitive Psychology and neuroscience have found that low-level background sounds are able to have an impact…
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Why Giant Building Blocks Keep Showing Up in Modern Design
The oversized building blocks are changing the way playgrounds are built; they are also emerging as an unexpected element in contemporary architecture and design. These massive interlocking blocks are contributing to the development of flexible environments that can be quickly erected, reconfigured, and repurposed, much like the building blocks of the most sophisticated manufacturing and…
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5 Unexpected Ways a Serious Injury Can Affect Your Daily Life
When people talk about an injury after an accident, when people think of goat farms, the first thing that often springs to mind is its physical aspect. These whiplashes, broken bones, surgeries, physical therapy, and medical consultations are the most common things that are looked at. They may not be minor issues, and what they…
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The Weird Reason Your Office Feels Muggy Even When the AC Is Blasting
You enter the building, the thermostat says it’s a 70-degree day, and your shirt is stuck to your back as if you just came out of a sauna. The vents make a humming noise. Healthy-sounding unit. However, all around this common noise, there are incredible engineering feats, natural wonders, and remarkable accomplishments that occur without…
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The Hidden Giants of Industry: How Heat Exchangers Quietly Power Almost Everything You Use
Headlines are not sought after, records are not broken, nor are they going viral, but they are among the most important machines in the modern world: heat exchangers. Even if it’s in massive oil refineries, skyscrapers, industrial food manufacturing, or massive data center operations, these technologies move tremendous amounts of heat every second, and are…
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Largest Casinos in America Ranked by Size and Space
When people talk about the largest casino in America, they usually assume it has to be in Las Vegas. Bright lights. Huge resorts. Nonstop entertainment. Grandeur is constantly on display. However, outward luxury does not always translate to total square footage. When you measure casinos by gaming space, the focus shifts quickly. It’s not about…
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Largest Casinos in the World: Record Size, Luxury & Wild Facts
Most people assume the largest casino in the world must be in Las Vegas. That makes sense. Vegas is built on bright lights, huge resorts, packed casino floors, and spectacle on command. But the title actually goes somewhere else: WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The answer is a little complicated, because “largest”…
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Why Documentation Matters After an Unexpected Injury
Accidents always seem to happen in the middle of what should be a calm moment and make it extremely stressful in a matter of seconds. Confusion can ensue after the fall, as they figure out what happened, even if it was a slip near a pool, a fall due to a damaged floor, or a…
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The Biggest Diamond in the World: Size, Value, History, and Facts
Some diamonds are known for their price or beauty. A few become famous for something bigger than either: they become part of history. That’s exactly what happened with what is widely considered to be the biggest diamond in the world, the Cullinan Diamond. This wasn’t just another rare stone. It was the largest rough diamond…