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Scientists Figured Out Why Some Random Moments Stick With You Forever [ [link removed] ]
It turns out the brain “rescues” memories when they involve something significant
Ancient microbes wake up after being frozen in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years [ [link removed] ]
I see this ending well. This is the plot of basically every sci-fi horror move of the 1980’s
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Skeleton by Ray Bradbury [ [link removed] ] - Convinced that the skeleton inside him is a hostile, separate entity trying to take over his life, a perpetually anxious man seeks out a questionable “bone specialist” whose strange, whistling methods only confirm his terrifying delusion.
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The Shocking (But Not Surprising) Ryder Cup Fans [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander take aim at what might seem like a niche topic — bad behavior at the Ryder Cup — but turns it into something much bigger: a diagnosis of America’s national mood.
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Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
John Dempsey sits down with Terry Hake, the man who became the federal government’s key undercover operative in Operation Greylord, one of the most significant judicial corruption investigations in American history.
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Also Worth A Look…
Calling Someone a ‘Foodie’ May Now Be an Insult [ [link removed] ] - I can think of way more creative insults than that
Why Parents of 8th Graders Are Hiring Pricey Consultants [ [link removed] ] - Kids weren’t stressed out enough by having to get into their college of choice lest their futures be ruined, let’s introduce that stress even earlier
Consumer outlook for household finances falls to lowest in over a decade: Survey [ [link removed] ] - That seems less than ideal
An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it’s fighting to become a person [ [link removed] ] - Here I was worried about Terminator, but this is progressing much more quickly towards Bicentennial Man
Asteroid Passed Through the Earth Closer than the Satellites, and Astronomers Observed It Just a Few Hours Later [ [link removed] ] - That also seems less than ideal
Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in ‘quintessentially Portland’ protest [ [link removed] ] - Clearly a warzone
$25 Thrift Shop Purchase May be ‘Priceless’ Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce [ [link removed] ] - Well, he’s certainly not using it anymore
Denver hosts 31 mile run where racers have to constantly consume Taco Bell [ [link removed] ] - I hope they have enough Porta-Potty’s rented for the finish line
Florida faces 81% spike in whooping cough cases in 2025 amid vaccine rollback [ [link removed] ] - Who could have predicted that?
Ohio police chase runaway inflatable pumpkin [ [link removed] ] - Tis the season
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