sebastian

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Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is “brain rot” — a term that describes that overconsumption of material or content to the point that it deteriorates one’s mental state. (As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)

‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year

“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words that are chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.

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A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. Researchers found that the pod worked together on four occasions to incapacitate whale sharks and feast on their organs.

Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile giants of the sea.

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