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The galaxy might be full of micro-machines
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China Built a Flying Saucer
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Violent flaring revealed at the heart of a black hole system
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How Columbus, of all people, became a national symbol
theconversation.com

Is the Equal Sign Overrated? Mathematicians Hash It Out
wired.com

Warp speeds in ‘Star Trek’ are achingly slow, and a simple animation by a former NASA scientist proves it
businessinsider.com

165 years ago today the Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty was signed in Nagasaki
damninteresting.com

The mysterious life of an African samurai
bbc.com

‘The smell will knock you off your feet’: mass mussel die-offs baffle scientists
theguardian.com

Five Reasons the Diet Soda Myth Won’t Die
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How Yogurt Science Accidentally Revolutionized Gene Editing
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How Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Shults Landed Fatal Flight 1380
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The Twitch That Helps Your Intestines Grow
nytimes.com

He befriended the ashes of a Vietnam veteran. Now he has to let him go.
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How the Universe Stopped Making Sense
livescience.com

Who Owns the Arctic?
livescience.com • (see also)

Why Do We Have Eyelashes? New Study Says It’s to Keep Our Eyes Moist
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Death under the black mountain: surviving the 1966 Aberfan disaster
historyextra.com

Disposable Ships
amusingplanet.com

Monocles Were Never Cool
theatlantic.com

In the rush to harvest body parts, death investigations have been upended
latimes.com • (see also)

Video: What if We Nuke a City? [8:55]
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Fatal Familial Insomnia: The Disease That Kills By Stealing Sleep
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The WW2 obsession: why the world can’t move on from 1945
historyextra.com

To try to understand the youths, researchers snooped through their trash
arstechnica.com

How to Glue Yourself to a Plane, According to Science
popularmechanics.com

How to Get Away With Murder
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The Billion-Dollar High-Speed Internet Scam
bloomberg.com • (see also)

Payments giants abandon Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
bbc.com

Quantum computing may be closer than expected with ‘game changer’ discovery
inverse.com

Japan hit by biggest typhoon in decades
bbc.com • (see also)

Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running sub two-hour marathon
theguardian.com

How Italians Became ‘White’
nytimes.com

How to Teach a Frog to Love
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The dangerously cheesy collectible Cheetos market
theoutline.com

The Often Perilous, Sometimes Lucrative, and Ever-Evolving Business of Being a YouTube Star in 2019
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The end of uBlock Origin for Google Chrome?
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Copernicium Is A Strange Element Indeed
blogs.sciencemag.org • (see also)

How Scientists Are Recreating Dinosaur Breath
atlasobscura.com

Why are adult daughters missing from ancient German cemeteries?
sciencemag.org

The Search For Time Travelers On The Internet
forbes.com • (see also)

Lost chapter of world’s first novel found in Japanese storeroom
theguardian.com

Blue light isn’t the main source of eye fatigue and sleep loss – it’s your computer
theconversation.com

The last of the sketch artists on cameras in the US Supreme Court
qz.com

The Irish Clan That Was “Virtually Deleted from History”
lithub.com

Why Renaissance Paintings Aren’t as Green as They Used to Be
atlasobscura.com

Scientists can tell how wealthy you are by examining your sewage
inverse.com

A NASA engineer’s sci-fi idea for a zero-propellant “helical engine”
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Gallery: NASA’s Number 1 Space Suits Model
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Pompeii dig unearths fighting fresco in ‘gladiators’ tavern’
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Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets
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Stalker ‘found Japanese singer through reflection in her eyes’
bbc.com

Ancient Aztec records reveal hidden earthquake risk
nationalgeographic.com

A Photo Trip to the Bungle Bungles
theatlantic.com

How interchangeable parts revolutionised the way things are made
bbc.com

Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore
theatlantic.com

The Navy’s Patent for a Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is Wild
popularmechanics.com

Honeybees are math stars
phys.org

What If Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Erupted?
realclearscience.com

Berlin Wall anniversary: The ‘worst night of my life’
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