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Would you want to date your pet? / Scientists can predict obesity / Pee Wee's Big Adventure becomes a documentary

It seems like the conversations would be a little boring

Keith Conrad
Jul 22
 
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Science Finds People Want to Date Their Pets (Kind of)

I didn’t expect the ways people use AI take that weird of a turn that quickly

New tool can identify children who are likely to become obese in adulthood

It actually just detects that they have snacks stuffed in their pockets. It’s a pretty good indicator


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Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

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Andy Shaw on Trump, Media, and the Future of Politics

John Dempsey

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Pete Rose, Perfectionism, and the Price of Redemption

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Long before Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was indicted or your cousin could bet on Little League from his phone, Pete Rose was baseball’s original gambling pariah. Now, posthumously reinstated and potentially Cooperstown-bound, Rose’s legacy—and the sport’s relationship with vice—is back in the spotlight.

Pete Rose, Perfectionism, and the Price of Redemption

John Howell / Rick Telander

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Also Worth A Look…

  • Pee-wee’s Original Red Bike Acquired by the Alamo - They still can’t put it in the basement though. Because there is not basement at the Alamo

  • More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says - That seems like good news

  • New 'Single Riders' dating app made for adult Disney fans - That feels like a sappy Disney romance movie just waiting to happen

  • Anti-Woke Dad Who Moved Family to Russia Sent to War Zone - Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

  • Florida man arrested for DUI on lawn mower along toll road - That might be the most “Florida” story in the history of Florida stories

  • Brooklyn woman shot in buttocks from stray bullet on way to market: ‘Right now, I’m in pain’ - Forrest Gump was unavailable for comment

  • Firefighter floods high school baseball field after home run hits personal vehicle - Crash Davis was unavailable for comment

  • Eviction Deadline Extended for Hundreds of Guinea Pigs Hoarded in South LA - Know anyone with some extra wood shavings and little plastic tunnels?

  • NASA confirms major discovery made about Uranus - Heh

  • Man wins 2 separate $1M lottery prizes after accidentally buying extra ticket - That hardly seems fair

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