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  2. Tempest prognosticator - Wikipedia

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    The tempest prognosticator, also known as the leech barometer, is a 19th-century invention by George Merryweather in which leeches are used in a barometer. The twelve leeches are kept in small bottles inside the device; when they become agitated by an approaching storm, they attempt to climb out of the bottles and trigger a small hammer which ...

  3. George Merryweather - Wikipedia

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    His best-known invention was the Tempest Prognosticator—a weather predicting device also called "The Leech Barometer". [2] It consists of twelve glass bottles containing leeches, which, when disturbed by the atmospheric conditions preceding a storm, climb upwards, triggering a small whalebone hammer which rings a bell. Merryweather referred ...

  4. Tempestarii - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps the best known work on tempestarii was an 815 AD piece called "On Hail and Thunder" by a bishop, Agobard of Lyon. Some describe it as a complaint of the irreligious beliefs of his flock, as villagers resented paying tithes to the church, but freely paid a form of insurance against storms to village tempestarii; but, it was also noted, whenever a supposed weathermaker failed to prevent ...

  5. Macrobdella decora - Wikipedia

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    Macrobdella decora is a medium-sized leech, growing between 5 and 8.5 cm (2.0 and 3.3 in) long, and weighing from 1.48 to 3.69 grams (0.052 to 0.130 oz). [1]: 67 [2]: 155 It has a dark green, brown or olive-green back with a line of 20 or so small orange or red dots down the middle, and two corresponding sets of black dots on its sides.

  6. Elon Musk explains his 80/20 prediction for what AI ... - AOL

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    Elon Musk said robots will outnumber humans in about 30 years. All-In Podcast/Getty Images Elon Musk predicted an 80% chance of prosperity and 20% risk of annihilation in the future.

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  8. Wake up the ghosts! Texas, Texas A&M rivalry that dates to ...

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    Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. Third-ranked Texas (10-1, 6-1) and No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2) meet ...

  9. Government conspiracy led to assassination of Malcolm X ...

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    Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 when gunmen opened fire while he gave a speech in New York. A new lawsuit accuses the government of conspiracy.