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Killing the mood: smartphones reduce birth rate, studies say [ [link removed] ]
This is somewhat surprising to me, since smartphones seem to be just about the only way that people meet and interact with other human beings at this point
Gen Z is rejecting $200 dates and choosing ‘solo-maxxing’—and dating apps are taking a hit [ [link removed] ]
That’s not going to help that whole birth rate thing either. Maybe we should come up with a list of good, but economical date ideas
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Tales From the Blue Line - The Copy Room - A young intern at a prestigious firm discovers that the office printer is surreptitiously editing her work into a version that is significantly better than her own, leaving her to wonder if she is being haunted by a ghost or by her own suppressed potential.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
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Former Air Canada pilot charged after allegedly flying without proper license for 16 years [ [link removed] ] - You get a little bit behind, the mail starts piling up on your desk and before you know it, you’ve been flying with an expired pilots license for 16 years. We’ve all been there
Scientists Discover Fear Memory Pathway In Female Brains That Males Don’t Appear To Use [ [link removed] ] - Judging by the state of things, that’s probably not the only part of the brain that women use but men don’t
What If You Could Get The Benefits Of Sleep Without Actually Sleeping? [ [link removed] ] - I’ll just go ahead and stick with sleeping the old fashioned way
Spoofed Texts Can Infiltrate Existing Conversations Undetected, Security Study Finds [ [link removed] ] - Basically, we’re going to a point where literally every interaction is in danger of being a scam of some kind
Study Links Late-Night Eating and Stress to Poorer Gut Health [ [link removed] ] - If you don’t sleep well and constantly stressed, it’ll have a negative impact on your health. That doesn’t seem like much of a stretch
Man in Texas is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United flight to Los Angeles [ [link removed] ] - It’s hard to believe that’s still possible today. Remember that the next time you’re stuck in the TSA line for an hour
Woolly mammoth among trove of ancient DNA found in squirrel poo [ [link removed] ] - That’s a headline I definitely didn’t expect to see in 2026
Shark attack surge: 3 dead in Australia in under a month [ [link removed] ] - Mayor Vaughn wants you to know the beaches will still be open for the 4th of July
A Pepper Shortage May Hurt Hot-Sauce Supplies [ [link removed] ] - At this point it would probably be much easier to create a list of things that aren’t going through shortages
Florida man arrested for burglary while en route to court for another burglary charge: police [ [link removed] ] - He might want to try a new line of work. It really seems like he’s not very good at burglary. At least burglary without getting caught
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