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Human language can create messages nobody has said before

People can combine a limited set of words and rules to make entirely new sentences and express ideas they have never heard before. The animal communication systems described in the source do not show this same open-ended ability.

Computing became more male-dominated as it gained status

Before the 1960s, computing was widely regarded as women’s work and was associated with office machinery. As computing became a high-status career, the field became more male-dominated.

River bends can make themselves deeper

An obstacle can make sand and mud build up on one side of a river bend, pushing the current toward the other bank. The faster water then wears away that bank and makes the bend deeper.

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