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The Laughing-Gas Wars of London
newyorker.com

For Sale: Shipwrecked Whisky That Spent Decades Underwater
atlasobscura.com

Video: BBC Arabic journalist Maryem Taoumi was conducting an interview in Beirut when yesterday’s port explosion occurred
twitter.com • More info

Image: Spectacular view of the moon’s famous Tycho crater from an oblique angle
lroc.asu.edu

On this day in 1931 a salvaged submarine set off for the North Pole
damninteresting.com

The Rise and Fall of Genius Fund’s $164M Cannabis Empire
dot.la

Inside the Courthouse Break-In Spree That Landed Two White Hat Hackers in Jail
wired.com

The Anonymous Professor Who Wasn’t
nytimes.com

Photos: Massive Explosion Hits Beirut Port
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Number Fever: The Pepsi Contest That Became a Deadly Fiasco
bloomberg.com

Some spiders may spin poisonous webs laced with neurotoxins
sciencenews.org

Big Bounce Simulations Challenge the Big Bang
quantamagazine.org

Fight for economic equality is as old as America itself
theconversation.com

Americans are planting mystery seeds the government has warned against
theguardian.com

Did the U.S. plan to drop more than two atomic bombs on Japan?
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Astronomers find that thousands of planets could be orbiting supermassive black holes
sciencealert.com

Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They’re Wrong.
fivethirtyeight.com

The American Scientists Who Saved London From Nazi Drones
wired.com

ALMA captures stirred-up planet factory
phys.org

The 5 Possibilities For Life On Mars
forbes.com

Missing sailors stranded on Pacific island saved by giant SOS in the sand
theguardian.com

The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb
bbc.com

Can we kill plastic?
cnet.com

A viper’s zig-zag colors help blur their predators’ vision
massivesci.com

Bacteria-eating viruses clear infections in diabetic foot ulcers
newatlas.com

Darwin, Expression, and the Lasting Legacy of Eugenics
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Drug-Smuggling Cat Escapes High-Security Sri Lankan Prison
thedailybeast.com • (see also)

SpaceX capsule swarmed by boaters after successful splashdown
theverge.com

The Forest Hill couple who adopted 30 kids
torontolife.com

NZ to trial world-first commercial long range, wireless power transmission
newatlas.com • (see also)

Video: What does a computer mouse see? [9:20]
youtube.com

The saboteurs you can hire to end your relationship
bbc.com

How a Legendary Magician Builds the World’s Greatest Illusions
popularmechanics.com

Hidden cave system discovered beneath historic castle
archaeology.wiki

How a Cheese Goes Extinct
newyorker.com

Beyond Moldy Jam: The Inside Story of What Went Wrong at Sqirl
thelandmag.com

Astronomers may have found the youngest neutron star yet observed: just 33 years old #Millennials
public.nrao.edu

Shocked doctors find bullet lodged in brain of ‘sleepy’ 9-year-old, remove it
timesofisrael.com • (see also)

Coin Shortages Are Causing a Liquidity Crisis at Laundromats
bloomberg.com

Nearly 50 Years On, a Forbidden Seaside Ghost Town is about to Re-Open
messynessychic.com

Nerdiest Investigation Ever: What Time of Day Did Vermeer Paint His Masterpiece?
popularmechanics.com

Our cosmic horizon is both unreachable and closer than ever
aeon.co

NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Cruising at 24,600 MPH on Its 300 Million Mile Journey to Mars
scitechdaily.com

“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus return to West Virginia
cbsnews.com • (see also)

Study: The average erect penis is about an inch shorter than what most men think it is
realclearscience.com

Physicists find misaligned carbon sheets yield unparalleled properties
phys.org

MI6, the coup in Iran that changed the Middle East, and the cover-up
theguardian.com

Researchers become their own lab rats with DIY coronavirus vaccine
theverge.com

On this day in 1973, Uri Geller appeared on the Tonight Show and failed to impress Johnny Carson
damninteresting.com

Video: ‘Why I Don’t Sound Deaf’ [10:26]
youtube.com

The tragedy of art’s greatest supermodel
bbc.com

Scientists have discovered the tool our stone-age ancestors used to manufacture rope
theguardian.com

Why We’re a Lot Better at Fighting Cancer Than We Realized
cshl.nautil.us

In Social Insects, Researchers Find Hints for Controlling Disease
undark.org

Crash And Burn: The Amiga ST Story
thedorkweb.substack.com

Non-magnetic material made magnetic using electricity for the first time
newatlas.com

The Cambrian Creatures That Grew Up Over the Course of 28 Bodies
atlasobscura.com

How ISIS Made Money on Facebook
theatlantic.com

CT Scans Reveal Miniature Mummies’ Surprising Contents
smithsonianmag.com

The Anglerfish Deleted Its Immune System to Fuse With Its Mate
wired.com