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đź“š Crack the Code, Get $1 Million
Lesson Plan #18
Happy Monday!
We've got an exciting challenge for you this week! All you have to do is crack a code, and you’ll walk away with a cool $1 million. Sound intriguing? This offer is genuine, but it's no walk in the park. The task is to decipher a 5,300-year-old language that no one else has been able to make sense of. Easy-peasy right?
The Tamil Nadu government in India is dangling this shiny reward for anyone who can figure out the Indus Valley civilization's writing. Imagine the bragging rights! So, if you've got a Rosetta Stone tucked under your bed or an Enigma machine gathering dust in your attic, now's the time to shine! Or maybe you’ve got Champollion’s great-great-grandkid on speed dial? Time to make that call!
đź“– STORIES OF THE WEEK
Imagine exploring the jungle, feeding lions on safari, or hiking up a volcano—without being able to see. How do you think someone could do that? Get ready to discover how a simple idea changed lives and made the world a little more connected.
Picture this: You’re outside and the snow is falling hard, the wind is whistling, and it's freezing cold. You don't have a cozy home to return to, and you need to figure out how to keep warm. What would you do? Well, one clever person came up with a brilliant solution.
Want to see what the Backpack Bed looks like? You can watch it here. 👇🏽
Scientists, start-up companies, and big businesses are all trying out elaborate new technologies to slow down global warming: planes to release sulfur dioxide to block sunlight or machines that remove CO2 from the air. All of these could buy us some time but they require gobs of money. So now, researchers are exploring a simpler method and it’s a practice farmers have used for centuries.