Of course Mercury expands and contracts with temperature - why do you think it is used in thermometers.

Dark Energy = Dark Matter times the (Speed of Dark) squared

Who uses flat maps these days?

...that they are not counting the 3rd world countries

Wake me when they make one of those huge Spheres that surrounds an entire solar system.

"the birth date, age, or both,"

When a form (either paper or online) asks for your age, date of birth, and todays date.

Surely they can do the maths

Stop using Google Maps

unless Daddy bought it for them.

Back in the day, they used to call East Palestine The West Bank

What happens after 10 days?

And what stops NZers from using social media from places like China

At one stage it was classed as part of Europe (for DVD regions)

Is that still a thing?

I accept that the surface temperature is getting warmer.

However we don't have data on the deep ocean.

Or at least, not much.

We do need to gut down on carbon emissions. Hopefully the war with Iran will continue, and the amount of hydrocarbons coming out of the gulf stays low and he price stays high.

What Air Purifier should we buy?

Exactly.

AFAIAC reading a book on a Kindle is no different than reading the same book as dead tree version.
Except cheaper, more convenient , and of course more friendly to the environment.
And therefore should not be counted as part of some restricted 'screen time'.