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A section of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) entrance exam from 1869 recently went viral, and many of the questions astonished social media users. A portion of the exam was posted on r/Damnthatsinteresting, a subreddit with 17 million members. The image, which garnered over 37,000 upvotes and 1,800 comments, stirred a discussion about how college admissions standards have changed over the past 155 years.The algebra portion of the exam consisted of basic questions, which users found surprising, considering MIT is one of the most prestigious universities in the world today.One of the questions says, “Solve 7x – 5y = 24, 4x – 3y = 11,” which is considered a beginner algebra question in U.S. high schools today. Other questions ask prospective students to simplify two-variable expressions, also considered basic algebra.MYSTERIOUS GRAVESTONE IN VIRGINIA REVEALS 400-YEAR-OLD SECRETS: ARCHAEOLOGISTSMany of the commentators were not impressed by the exam’s questions.”Good to know that I could have joined MIT in 1870,” one Reddit user said.”HOLY MOLY I could get into MIT back in 1869,” another wrote.DIVERS FIND 130-YEAR-OLD SHIPWRECK WITH INTRIGUING PAST HIDDEN IN LAKE MICHIGANWhile some users found the questions surprisingly easy, others admitted they probably wouldn’t have passed the exam — then or now.”I can’t do this in 2024,” one person said.”Today I learned I’m dumb in 1869-1870 times,” a different user lamented.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROther readers noted that getting accepted to the university probably wasn’t as easy as it appeared.”This section is titled algebra,” one Redditor said. “The sections titled analytical trigonometry and differential equations probably paint a different picture.””Might be a bit easy for today’s senior high schoolers, but what I like to note is that the exam is, trivially, designed to be solved with almost no calculations, as obviously calculators were not to be a thing for another century,” another chimed in.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.Despite making its rounds on the Internet recently, the exam has been public for many years. In 2009, the MIT website shared an image of the test and explained the school’s early history.”Sure, MIT’s acceptance rate is hovering around a record 10% right now, but back in the late 19th century, it was a different story,” the post explained. “The first class of students who registered in 1865 weren’t required to take formal entrance exams.”They just needed to be ‘properly prepared’ … Fast forward a few years when, in 1869, the MIT Corporation finally decided to add qualifying exams in required subject areas, including English, Geometry, Algebra, and Arithmetic.”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital reached out to MIT for additional comment.



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Let the chunk-off begin.Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter.FAT BEAR WEEK WINNER CROWNED IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY: AN ‘ANNUAL CELEBRATION’ OF SUCCESSThe contest, which is in its 10th year, celebrates the resiliency of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, which extends from the state’s southwest corner toward the Aleutian Islands. The animals gorge on the abundant sockeye salmon that return to the Brooks River, sometimes chomping the fish in midair as they try to hurdle a small waterfall and make their way upstream to spawn.A bear’s death delays the contestOrganizers introduced this year’s contestants on Tuesday — a day late — because one anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday. Cameras set up in the park to livestream footage of the bears all summer captured the killing, as they also captured a male bear killing a cub that slipped over the waterfall in late July.”National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,” park spokesperson Matt Johnson said in a statement. “Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.”The nonprofit explore.org, which streams the uncensored bear cameras and helps organize Fat Bear Week, on Monday hosted a live conversation about the death. Katmai National Park ranger Sarah Bruce said it wasn’t known why the bears started fighting.”We love to celebrate the success of bears with full stomachs and ample body fat, but the ferocity of bears is real,” said Mike Fitz, explore.org’s resident naturalist. “The risks that they face are real. Their lives can be hard, and their deaths can be painful.”Packing on the pounds for survivalThe bracket this year features 12 bears, with eight facing off against each other in the first round and four receiving byes to the second round. They’ve been packing on the pounds all summer.Adult male brown bears typically weigh 600 to 900 pounds (about 270 to 410 kilograms) in mid-summer. By the time they are ready to hibernate after feasting on migrating and spawning salmon — each eats as many as 30 fish per day — large males can weigh well over 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms). Females are about one-third smaller.When fans vote in each round, they shouldn’t only consider the bear with the biggest belly. Bear fans are instructed to vote on the ursine that they believe “best exemplifies fatness and success in brown bears.”A taste for seagulls and a bear named after a jumbo jetBear 909 Jr., who last week won the Fat Bear Junior competition for the second time, will face Bear 519, a young female, in the first round. The winner will face the defending champion, Grazer, described as one of the most formidable bears on the river.Another first-round match pits Bear 903, an 8-year-old male who was given the nickname Gully after he developed a taste for seagulls, against Bear 909, the mother of Bear 909 Jr. The winner faces a two-time champion, a bear so large he was given the number of the equally massive airplane, Bear 747.One of the biggest bears ate 42 salmonIn the other half of the bracket, the first-round match has Bear 856, an older male and one of the most recognizable bears on the river because of his large body, challenging a newcomer, Bear 504, a mother bear raising her second known litter. The winner will face perhaps the largest bear on the river, 32 Chunk, a 20-year-old male who once devoured 42 salmon in 10 hours. He’s estimated to weigh more than 1,200 pounds.The last first-round match has Bear 151, a once-playful young bear nicknamed Walker now showing more dominance, versus Bear 901, a solo female who has returned to the river after her first litter did not survive. The winner will face Bear 164, called Bucky Dent because of an indentation in his forehead.Voting in this year’s tournament-style bracket is open through Oct. 8.More than 1.3 million votes were cast last year.



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FOX News Media’s simulcast of the CBS Vice Presidential Debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance drew a staggering 10.4 million total viewers across platforms to outdraw all competitors. During the debate from 9-10:45 p.m. ET, Fox News Channel averaged 7.7 million total viewers, FOX broadcast network averaged 2.4 million and Fox Business Network added another 255,000 total viewers to give FOX News Media a total average audience of 10.4 million. During the same time period, CBS averaged 9.1 million, ABC averaged 6.1 million, NBC averaged 5.4 million, MSNBC managed 4.6 million and CNN settled for 3.2 million. WATCH: VOTERS REACT IN REAL TIME TO KEY VANCE-WALZ DEBATE MOMENTS ON IMMIGRATION, DEMOCRACY, ABORTIONFox News Channel alone topped ABC, NBC and all cable options.Fox News’ “FOX News Democracy 2024″ pre-debate coverage with anchors Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity from 8:20-9 p.m. ET was the highest-rated in all of television with 4.8 million viewers. Fox News’ special coverage of the debate from 8 pm–1 am ET was cable news’ highest rated option with 5.2 million viewers and one million in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54. WALZ STUNS INTERNET WITH VP DEBATE GAFFE: ‘I’VE BECOME FRIENDS WITH SCHOOL SHOOTERS’”Jesse Watters Primetime” had an average audience of 4.6 million in viewers at 8 p.m. ET, a special episode of “Hannity” live from the spin room averaged 4.3 million viewers at 11 p.m. ET and “FOX News @ Night” with Trace Gallagher averaged over two million viewers as Fox News programs swept cable news competitors across the board. FOX News Digital saw 1.8 million livestream views between 9-11 PM/ET and FOX News Go’s unique viewing devices were up 202% compared to the average weekday this year and its media initiates were up 175% vs. the average weekday in 2024.FOX News Media’s digital properties also had a strong day of engagement across key performance indicators, according to Adobe Analytics, YouTube Analytics, TikTok and Meta. FOX News Media properties were No. 1 in total social engagement among the news competitive set with 1.4 million social interactions across Facebook, X and Instagram, according to Emplifi.  Ratings statistics courtesy of early data from Nielsen Media Research.



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Davante Adams has requested a trade from the Las Vegas Raiders, and there’s reportedly a wish list for new teams that includes two quarterbacks he has thrived with in the past. The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints are two teams on his wish list, and it only makes sense considering his rapport with Aaron Rodgers and Derek Carr, respectively, ESPN reported Wednesday.The 31-year-old receiver was rumored to be traded last season as the Raiders struggled under former head coach Josh McDaniels, and the Jets were on the list then with Rodgers, his former quarterback with the Green Bay Packers, on the roster. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNow, Rodgers wasn’t available to play for the Jets after tearing his Achilles, but he’s been going strong for “Gang Green” this season and the Jets could use some more firepower on the offensive side. Rodgers was also heard saying last year, “I love Davante Adams. I can’t wait to play with him… again,” during a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. JETS STAR SHARES CRYPTIC POST AMID DAVANTE ADAMS TRADE RUMORSMeanwhile, Carr, who was with the Raiders in Adams’ first season with the team, has been playing well in New Orleans after a shaky first season. Adams had Las Vegas as a preferred destination when he was traded by Green Bay before the 2022 season because Carr, his Fresno State quarterback, was there. While the Raiders balked on real trade talks for Adams last season, they have reportedly told teams they would “consider” Adams if a second-round pick was involved in a package, as well as additional compensation, per ESPN. And this comes after Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was spotted liking an Instagram post that suggested Adams has played his final game with Las Vegas. “I haven’t heard from him. I haven’t talked to him,” Adams said on “Up & Adams” with Kay Adams when asked if he has heard from Pierce. “… Social media is a beast, so it’s a lot of people out there that saw it and wondering what’s going on and reaching out.”But the Jets and Saints are not the only teams that could be vying for Adams’ services. The Dallas Cowboys could use another weapon on the outside for quarterback Dak Prescott. And while they’re in desperate need of a receiver after Rashee Rice’s injury, the Kansas City Chiefs are not expected to be an option for Adams, as they play in the same division. Adams wasn’t available for the Raiders this past Sunday in the win over the Cleveland Browns, as he is considered week-to-week with a hamstring injury. As the Raiders employ Gardner Minshew at quarterback this season after a carousel in 2023, which included Jimmy Garoppolo and Aidan O’Connell, Adams has 18 receptions for 209 yards and a touchdown through three games. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Archaeologists have discovered surprising new details about the oldest tombstone in the United States, which dates back nearly 400 years.The 1627 tombstone was set up in the Jamestown settlement and belonged to an English knight. But what exactly the tombstone was made of – and where it came from – stumped experts until now.According to a study published in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology in September, the stone was not North American in origin.The study, which is titled “Sourcing the Early Colonial Knight’s Black ‘Marble’ Tombstone at Jamestown, Virginia, USA,” argues that the black limestone actually came from Europe – and sheds light on the trade routes of the time.WOMAN OUT FOR WALK STUMBLES UPON ONCE-IN-A-DECADE DISCOVERY”In seventeenth-century Virginia, USA, one of the ways affluent English colonists exhibited their wealth and memorialized themselves was with engraved tombstones,” the article states. “Wealthy colonists in the Tidewater region of the Chesapeake Bay at this time preferentially selected black ‘marble’ for their gravestones that was actually polished, fine-grained, black limestone.””The iconic knight’s tombstone at Jamestown is one such stone.”For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.Rather than being made of a fossil found in the region, the limestone was likely transported from Belgium.”This supports the conclusions above for transatlantic trade routes from continental Europe to Jamestown,” the study said. “These were undoubtedly not direct, but through London.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER”We hypothesize it was quarried and cut to size in Belgium, shipped down the Meuse River, across the English Channel to London where it was carved and the brass inlays installed, and finally shipped on to Jamestown as ballast,” the study concluded. “This trade route was a small piece of the rapidly expanding Atlantic world of geopolitical colonial trade.”Historians have not definitively concluded who the grave belonged to, but the study said it most likely belonged to Sir George Yeardley, who was the governor of Virginia at the time of his death in 1627.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP”Assuming the knight’s tombstone was George Yeardley’s, then it is the oldest black ‘marble’ tombstone in the Chesapeake Bay region, and may be the oldest surviving tombstone in America,” the study said. “It is the only known tombstone in the English colonies with engraved monumental brass inlays.”



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