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TIL a company called Eidos is working on a mask that would allow you to enhance your hearing and vision to “superhuman” levels.

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VMom TIL that there is a group of Islands in the Bay of Bengal, South-east of India, where the Andamanese people live a 60,000 year old existence. Their culture has no knowledge of cultivation or fire-making. All outside contacts with civilization have been met with hostility.
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