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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, once great friends, split over a number of issues. One of the issues included an argument over declaring Independence Day on July 2nd or July 4th. The date was actually July 2nd, but it became official on July 4th. Adams wanted the 2nd, and Jefferson wanted the 4th. They didn’t […] The post Happy Independence Day! God Bless America! appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Corgi are brilliant dogs. When a man’s deaf wife first moved in, they began conversing in American Sign Language (ASL). They did not think anything of it, so they did not shield the signs from their dog, Eowyn. It didn’t take long for the small little corgi to begin figuring out the meaning of some sign language movements. Image from TikTok. At first, the couple thought the corgi learning sign language would be fantastic. However, it wasn’t long before routine conversations about dinner became very interesting to the pup. Recognizing the sign for “dinner,” Eowyn’s ears perk up, and she becomes very attentive. If her dad doesn’t immediately get up and start getting her dinner, she will bark in protest. The corgi was learning the signs so fast that she knew the signs for the fun things she liked, like B-A-L-L. When her parents sign “ball,” she barks and wants to play ball. They’re still pretty safe spelling things out, but that can be cumbersome in sign language. Image from TikTok. The mention of dinner causes her ears to perk up, and she looks toward the kitchen. When “ball” is mentioned, she jumps into action, barking happily and racing to find her ball. You can tell where this is going, right? Walks, bedtime, vet, and other words are no longer safe to discuss if Eowyn, the accidentally bilingual corgi, is within eyesight. What seemed like a bonus is no longer a beneficial behavior. Follow The Signing D on TikTok and Instagram for more sign language adventures and a good standup comedy routine. His wife Emily is also on social media as “Golden Sunshine Inside” and has content on TikTok and Instagram. Eowyn and this couple will keep you smiling. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Man Shares Hilarious Disadvantage Of His Corgi Accidentally Learning Sign Language appeared first on InspireMore.

Antarctica is caked in a layer of ice with an average thickness of 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles). Unlike the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere, beneath this ice is a continental landmass featuring rocky mountains, volcanoes, and vast canyons that have been tombed for millions of years.Thanks to decades worth of satellite data and radar surveys, it’s possible to see the "lumps and bumps" of the long-lost bedrock with unbelievable clarity. One of the most comprehensive maps of the world’s southernmost continental landmass is known as BedMachine Antarctica.Published in 2019, the project was a huge operation involving 19 research institutes from around the world, including NASA, the National Science Foundation, the University of California Irvine, the Australian government’s Cooperative Research Centres Programme, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the British Antarctic Survey, and many more.The image of the BedMachine Antarctica map above in full.Image credit: BedMachine AntarcticaThe map is a fascinating sight; like using X-ray specs to peer inside an ice-covered continent. However, it also has scientific potential. Using data from the map, researchers can gain all kinds of insights into the geographical mysteries of Antarctica, from the continent’s topography to the future of its troubled ice sheets.One of the biggest surprises from the map was the true scale of the canyon beneath the Denman Glacier. With a depth of 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) below sea level, the ice-filled Denman trough is the deepest point on continental Earth.“Older maps suggested a shallower canyon, but that wasn’t possible; something was missing. With conservation of mass, by combining existing radar survey and ice motion data, we know how much ice flows through the canyon – which, by our calculations, reaches 3,500 meters below sea level, the deepest point on land. Since it’s relatively narrow, it has to be deep to allow that much ice mass to reach the coast,” Mathieu Morlighem, associate professor of Earth system science at the University of California, Irvine, said in a 2019 statement.                   Over 97 percent of Antarctica is covered in ice, which has encased much of the continent for millions upon millions of years. At its thickest, the ice measures nearly 4.9 kilometers (3 miles) deep – the height of six Burj Khalifas stacked on top of each other. However, ice is just one part of its extreme geography. One lesser-known feature of Antarctica is its volcanic tendencies. One study in 2017 identified 138 volcanoes in West Antarctica alone. While most of these are dormant, eight or nine of the Antarctic volcanoes are regarded as active. One of the most ferocious volcanoes on the continent is Mount Erebus, the tallest active volcano in Antarctica – with a summit elevation of 3,794 meters (12,448 feet) – and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It’s easy to imagine Antarctica as a frigid and, dare we say, boring ice cube at the bottom of our planet. Look closer, though, and you’ll see it's a dynamic and monumental world, filled with secrets and unexpected stories.

At some point in your life you have probably learned your blood type, before forgetting it and guessing the most-common blood group (O). But even if you know your blood type, in very rare cases it can change. Sometimes, the change can be temporary. People with rare blood types may receive blood transfusions from a donor with O-negative blood, sometimes referred to as the "universal donor" type of blood."An AB patient may receive enough O blood units during a transfusion that nearly all of their red cells type as group O," Our Blood Institute explains. "Within a few months, the patient’s bone marrow should naturally replace the transfused blood with his or her original blood type."This brings us neatly to bone marrow transplants. Red blood cells are made in your bone marrow, and if you receive a bone marrow transplant from a donor of a different type, your own blood type will change. This, of course, has practical implications for your medical care."If you received stem cells from a donor, your donor may have a different blood type than yours," Michigan Medicine explains. "A blood bank technician will provide you with a blood ID card with your current blood type and donor’s blood type. To assess changing of blood type, we will do frequent blood-type tests during your stay. This will help you to prepare for future transfusions. It will take approximately one year for your blood type to convert."It is also possible, though rarer, to temporarily appear to have a different blood type as the result of a bacterial infection. Known as the "acquired B phenomenon", it only affects people with blood type A, and usually in patients with sepsis, colon cancer, or bowel obstruction."The acquired B antigen is a special situation that occurs when a group A patient during an episode of infection when certain gram-negative bacteria secrete enzymes that can modify the A antigen on the RBC surface, which is N-acetyl-D-galactosamine to D-galactosamine that resembles D-galactose (the B antigen) and will cross-react with anti-B reagents," a review of typing discrepancies explains. "This phenomenon will resolve once the patient recovers."So while most of you will have the same blood type for your whole life, it's possible, in certain circumstances, for your blood type to change. Fortunately, your blood type can quickly be determined by a simple blood test.All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text, images, and links may be edited, removed, or added to at a later date to keep information current. The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions. 

One of the biggest goals for the future exploration of the Moon is to build a permanent base using material found there. Scientists have experimented with creating bricks using different materials, including blood and potatoes. European Space Agency (ESA) researchers have just tested a different method. They made 3D-printed LEGO bricks out of a billions of years old celestial material, and they work just like regular LEGO bricks (which means yes, they'd still hurt if you stepped on one).The surface of the Moon is covered by regolith, soil made of sharp rocky material, the result of billions of years of meteor impacts and the effects of charged particles from the Sun and beyond. We don't have that here on Earth, but we can simulate it, which was mixed with a bio-based biodegradable polymer known as polylactide.There was a third ingredient that made the concoction more realistic. The closest thing to regolith we have on Earth is meteorite dust so they pulverized a 4.5 billion-years-old meteorite that landed in North Africa in 2000 and added it to the mixture. The result was a sturdy brick that comes in a stylish space gray.          The space LEGO bricks behave just like regular ones, clicking together even though the 3D printing process adds irregularities that regular bricks do not have. However, the experiment shows that it is certainly possible to create structures from materials found on the Moon that can interlock, providing a huge level of versatility when considering building bases on a potential future mission."Nobody has built a structure on the Moon, so it was great to have the flexibility to try out all kinds of designs and building techniques with our space bricks. It was both fun and useful in scientifically understanding the boundaries of these techniques," ESA Science Officer Aidan Cowley said in a statement.The space bricks made from 3D-printed meterite dust.Image credit: The LEGO Group“My team and I love creative construction and had the idea to explore whether space dust could be formed into a brick similar to a LEGO brick, so we could test different building techniques. The result is amazing, and while the bricks may look a little rougher than usual, importantly the clutch power still works, enabling us to play and test our designs,” Cowley expressed in a second statement.The experiment is now going to be used to promote science and engineering to younger people. The bricks will be on show until September 20, in many LEGO Stores across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia."It's no secret that real-world scientists and engineers sometimes try out ideas with LEGO bricks. ESA's space bricks are a great way to inspire young people and show them how play and the power of the imagination have an important role in space science, too," Emmet Fletcher, Head of ESA's Branding and Partnerships Office, said.

James Hibberd at The Hollywood Reporter spread the word that lesbian actress and comedian Lea DeLaria, best known for the prison drama Orange Is The New Black, sounded like a criminal in an "intense" Instagram video post on Tuesday by suggesting Joe Biden should assassinate Donald Trump after the Supreme Court found a broad immunity for presidential actions. Will she get a visit from the Secret Service? Is the next James Hodgkinson read to take up arms? The post has more than 10,000 likes, and Instagram hasn't taken it down. “Done. I’m done. I’m fucking seriously done. The Supreme Court has pissed me off so much right now. Like so much. Joe, you’re a reasonable man. You don’t want to do this. But here’s the reality: This is a fucking war. This is a war now, and we are fighting for our fucking country. And these assholes are gonna take it away. They’re gonna take it away. Fuck you Clarence ‘Uncle’ Thomas! Fuck you! Joe, you now have the right to take that bitch Trump out. Take him out, Joe. If he was Hitler, and this was 1940, you’d take him out. Well, he is Hitler. And this is 1940. Take him the fuck out! Blow him up, or they’ll blow us up. Facts.” She sounds like the title of her first comedy record, Bulldyke in a Chinashop. She added in the comments: “It’s all out war now. They will destroy us. They only want power… like all tyrants. FUCK THEM!!! And if any of you assholes wanna death threat me like you have been doing for my entire life, bring it on bitch. I’m Sicilian, I know how to play that game.” Um, who's "death threatening" who? Hibberd noted this violent rhetoric isn't a first time for the Sicilian: After the 2016 election, DeLaria posted that she wanted to “pick up a baseball bat and take out every fucking Republican and Independent I see.” Comments weren't all supportive. “Did you just publicly call for the president of the United States to murder his political opponent?” one commenter wrote. “If you want 3rd world stuff to happen, move to a third world country. Dear Jesus.”