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Freak accidents, suicides, attempted murder: The dark side of skydiving [ [link removed] ] - Who could have possibly imagine that such bad things could happen from jumping out of an airplane thousands of feet in the air?
Hantavirus is ‘not the next COVID,’ experts say [ [link removed] ] - The basic gist is it’s a lot more difficult to spread than COVID was. So you can keep your facemasks packed away… for now
Science Explains Why a Face Itch Feels Nothing Like an Arm Itch [ [link removed] ] - Finally solving the questions that have haunted humanity for its long journey from the swam to the starts
NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Marks 200 Days Inside Habitat [ [link removed] ] - Being locked in a confined space with other people for over 200 days without actually getting to see Mars sounds like absolute torture
Couple Fined Almost $1M for Cutting Down 38 Trees [ [link removed] ] - It seems a little ridiculous to fine people for doing things on their own property that didn’t really impact anyone else. I thought this used to be America
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower [ [link removed] ] - Come to think of it, having a machine with a giant spinning blade and no human import seems like it could be a big problem
Humanoid robot becomes Buddhist monk in South Korea [ [link removed] ] - I hope they’re able to reach enlightenment
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Bear’s attempted bakery break-in caught on camera in Tennessee [ [link removed] ] - That’s odd behavior for a bear. Normally, you’d just be worried about them stealing people’s picnic baskets, not breaking and entering
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