The oldest Hebrew Bible was sold at Sotheby's for $38.1 million.

This was one of the largest sums ever paid for a book or historical document. The Sassoon Code, which has gone under the hammer, includes all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, with the exception of the first 10 chapters of the Book of Genesis. The folio dates from the late ninth to early tenth century AD, making this Hebrew Bible the oldest in existence.

The debut trailer for Martin Scorsese's The Flower Moon Killers has been released.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Brendan Fraser. The plot will unfold in the 1920s and tell about the FBI investigation in the Osage Indian settlement. An oil deposit was found there, which enriched the locals, who later died. Premiere - 6 October.

4500 years ago, people also kissed - this was confirmed by an archaeological find.

Studying the clay tablets of Mesopotamian societies, archaeologists came to the conclusion that people in ancient times kissed everywhere and this did not depend on cultural traditions and customs. It is noteworthy that the kissing tablets were found in what is now Iraq and Syria. Before that, scientists found confirmation of kisses only a thousand years later - 3500 years ago.

Japanese chefs will teach British prisoners the art of cooking.

15 prisoners will learn how to cook meals for a chain of Asian restaurants. Under the guidance of Japanese professionals, they have already prepared 450 servings of curried chicken.

Police officers in India have been urged to lose weight or quit.

Police department officials in the Indian state of Assam have been asked to get the body in shape in the coming months. Otherwise, law enforcement officers risk losing their jobs.

The Paris Mint presented a series of coins for the upcoming Olympics.

All coins feature the mascot of the 2024 Games, Frij. A total of 11 silver coins were issued - nine with a denomination of €10 and two with a denomination of €50.

Elon Musk's biography is coming soon.

Biography of Elon Musk from the world's most famous biographer Walter Isaacson will go on sale September 12. Isaacson is the best biographer in the world, his books are sold in millions of copies. For example, he wrote about Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein.

Scientists may have found an antidote for the world's most poisonous mushroom.

A group of researchers from China and Australia have found an antidote for the most poisonous fungus in the world - white grebe. It turned out to be indocyanine green - a medical dye. According to global statistics, the pale grebe accounts for about 90% of deaths associated with mushroom poisoning.

Sharks started using scientists as cleaner fish.

Whale sharks off the coast of Western Australia perceive scientists who collect samples from their skins for research as cleaner fish. Predators near humans slow down and allow them to swim closer. Scientists use plastic knives to scrape copepods from the body of sharks. Approximately this is what sticky fish do. But unlike them, people get to the corners of the mouth of predators and hard-to-reach fins. Probably, it is because of this that whale sharks are supportive of scientists and calmly make contact.

In Japan, smile tutors are gaining popularity.

After a three-year mask regime because of the coronavirus, people have found that they have forgotten how to smile. Wearing masks has become the norm, and people have fewer opportunities and reasons to show a smile. The consequences of this problem are combated with the help of smile trainers. Training begins with a warm-up of facial muscles to relieve tension. After that, participants practice smiling in front of mirrors, following the instructions of the mentor. And the course itself costs a fabulous 80,000 yen - about 47,000 rubles.

Elon Musk showed updated versions of Tesla Bot androids.

According to the billionaire, in the coming years, cars will fade into the background - as soon as people realize the importance of cyborgs, they will become the main line of Tesla's profit.

Nuclear power has allowed Finland to reduce electricity prices by 75%.

Nuclear power has allowed Finland to reduce electricity prices by 75%. In April, Olkiluoto 3 was opened - the first nuclear power plant in Europe in 16 years. She instantly closed a significant share of the population's needs for energy, as a result of which prices went down.

Apple announced new features.

They are designed for people with disabilities, but there is one feature that everyone will like. We are talking about "Personal Voice" - a specially created AI "clones" your voice in just 15 minutes of training. Apple itself offers to use it for people who are at risk of losing their voice, but anyone can activate the function.

Lego released a giant Batcave set based on the 1992 Batman Returns movie.

The set includes 3891 pieces, including figures of Batman, Bruce Wayne, Alfred, Catwoman, Penguin, and a Batmobile with jumping machine guns. Sales start on June 8, the price per set is $430.

Psilocybin mushrooms restored color vision to colorblind people.

A day after use, the results corresponded to normal color vision. They remained above the threshold level for four months, after which the man stopped observing. Scientists explain that this happens because such drugs act on all parts of visual perception - from the optical apparatus of the eye to the cortical centers - and can produce a variety of visual effects.

The brain of dogs has increased over the past 150 years.

Swedish biologists have studied the skulls of 159 breeds of dogs and wolves. They found that modern breeds that have evolved over the past 150 years have larger skulls compared to body size. Probably the domestication of dogs thousands of years ago initially shrank some of their brains, but modern breeding has caused some cognitive growth over the last century and a half.

American scientists set a record by living 74 days in a capsule under water.

Joseph Dituri lives at the Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo. The capsule is located at a depth of about 10 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​only 10 square meters. However, in the suite, the professor has a work area, a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom, and even a small "pool" that acts as an entrance and exit. He uses the microwave for cooking.

An 11-year-old girl with autism and an IQ higher than Einstein's is about to get her master's degree.

Doctors drew attention to the girl's talents and sent her to a school for gifted children. Here it was confirmed that her IQ is 162 points - more than that of Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking. The girl graduated from elementary school at the age of five, and a year later - middle and high school. In the future, she dreams of becoming a NASA astronaut and exploring Mars.

Scientists used pomegranates to clear wastewater of drugs.

Researchers at Stockholm University have developed porous crystals from pomegranate extract. They capture and decompose drug residues found in wastewater.

Plastic pollution can be reduced by 80% by 2040.

Experts believe that this will bring trillions of dollars in benefits to countries. The first step to reduce waste is to eliminate excess packaging. Other measures include increasing the recycling and reuse of products, as well as replacing plastic materials with more environmentally friendly ones. The organization believes that these changes will allow the year to cut the annual volume of plastic waste to 40 million tons by 2020. If action is not taken, the world will generate 227 million tons of waste annually.