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Politeness to ChatGPT Costs OpenAI Tens of Millions in Energy Expenses [ [link removed] ]
Listen, I’m not going to be a jerk and end up being the reason for the robot uprising
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant [ [link removed] ]
I mean, it shouldn’t have been stolen, but… who walks around with $3,000 in cash?
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Is There Life Beyond Earth? Astronaut Tom Jones Weighs In on Breakthrough Discovery [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
John Dempsey speaks with retired NASA astronaut, planetary scientist, and author Tom Jones about one of the most exciting astronomical discoveries in recent memory: possible signs of life on an alien planet.
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Chicago’s Fiery Past, Present, and Future [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander light up cigars—carefully—and dive headfirst into one of the most defining events in Chicago history: the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The inspiration? Scott Berg’s compelling new book, The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul
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A skeptical American journalist journeys to a remote Japanese shrine in search of a story about magic—but what he finds challenges his understanding of everything.
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Also Worth A Look…
Car found parked in hangar of sunken WWII ship, baffling historians [ [link removed] ] - Ashton Kutcher was unavailable for comment. Yorktown left Pearl Harbor in a hurry, so I would assume it was related to the repair work that was being down
83-year-old Race Car Super-Fan Finally Gets Her Chance Behind the Wheel, Outliving Prejudice [ [link removed] ] - She had her turn signal on the entire time
Scientists claim to have discovered 'new colour' no one has seen before [ [link removed] ] - Looks green to me. Is this the new “What color is this dress”?
Belgians hunt for hidden beers in Easter event [ [link removed] ] - I feel like this needs to come to the US next Easter
Plane passenger sparks emergency landing after convincing himself SNAKES were slithering on easyJet flight from Gatwick [ [link removed] ] - Samuel L. Jackson was unavailable for comment
A South Carolina college faces closure after nearly two centuries — unless it scrounges up $6 million by April deadline [ [link removed] ] - This is usually the moment in sitcoms where they decide to have a talent show and sell tickets to save the school
Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday [ [link removed] ] - I hope they gave him a walker when he landed
The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools [ [link removed] ] - Almost like they got hacked
Man Buys Dream Ferrari After Saving Up for 10 Years, It Burns Down in an Hour [ [link removed] ] - Oops
Family Learns Missing Woman Declared Dead and Cremated is Alive in Detroit [ [link removed] ] - Who the hell did they cremate?
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