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Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• How the library can help you save those family photos (knoxnews.com) — Knox County Library's downtown Lawson McGhee branch now lets you digitize old photos, slides, VHS tapes and cassettes for free, as long as you have a library card. The Memory Lab offers equipment, basic guidance, and reservable space, making it easier for Knoxville residents to preserve family history without buying pricey gear.
• Blow flies could hold the key to preventing disease outbreaks (knoxnews.com) — Researchers connected to UT's Knoxville campus are turning blow flies from the Smokies into tiny disease detectives, using mobile DNA labs just a couple hours from town. Their goal is to create simple, low-cost tools communities worldwide could use to spot dangerous pathogens early, with methods refined in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and presented at a recent Park Science Colloquium.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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