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$1m a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world – report
theguardian.com

Consider the Butt [note: contains “mature” themes]
theparisreview.org

In the Shadow of Caesar
laphamsquarterly.org

A Self-Solving Rubik’s Cube That Floats In the Air is Completely Hands-Off
gizmodo.com

An electric tank? Army sees multiple advantages in dumping fossil fuels
thedriven.io

Here’s why the internet will always have enough space for all our devices
theconversation.com

India’s Controversial Plan to Bring Back the Cheetah
theatlantic.com • (see also)

The discovery of the ancient Greek city of Tenea
bbc.com

Scientists Have Decoded Baby Talk. Turns Out They’re Bossing Parents Around
fatherly.com

New Proto-Dinosaur Found in Colorado
blogs.scientificamerican.com

In Mexico’s Cartel Country, a Murderer Who Kills Murderers Tells His Story
thedailybeast.com

Getting Away With Murdoch: The Tabloid Baron’s Sordid Kidnap Tale
forbes.com

When Puppet Shows Were Too Violent For Kids
daily.jstor.org

Artist pans claims he orchestrated theft of solid gold toilet
theguardian.com

How a basement hacker transformed Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
arstechnica.com

Ethiopia’s vintage taxis near the end of the road
theguardian.com

How to Jump from a Moving Train Using Science
popularmechanics.com

‘The Hardest Props I Ever Made’
vulture.com

Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing These Dangerous Antibiotics?
thedailybeast.com

The Jewish Red Army Officer Who Safeguarded Hitler’s Teeth
medium.com

Wasps: If you can’t love them, at least admire them
bbc.com

Weatherwatch: the Prussian polymath who founded modern meteorology
theguardian.com

A Prison Lifer Comes Home
theatlantic.com

Video: What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea [11:35]
youtube.com • (see also)

The children of Donor H898
beta.washingtonpost.com

The Secret History of Fort Detrick, the CIA’s Base for Mind-Control Experiments
politico.com

40 years ago today two families boarded a homemade balloon bound for freedom in West Germany
damninteresting.com

Saturn’s rings shine in Hubble’s latest portrait
phys.org

Wannabe Serial Killer Taunted Cops With Zodiac-Like Letters
thedailybeast.com • (see also)

Treating Wounds With Magic
daily.jstor.org

How do you hide a war from your loved one?
thestar.com

Can cinema still shock?
bbc.com

Super Planetary-Motion Smackdown: Kepler v. Newton
wired.com

The Game That Made Rats Jump for Joy
theatlantic.com

Notre-Dame’s Toxic Fallout
nytimes.com

Historic Speed of Light measurements in Southern California
otherhand.org

Study of French postmen’s testicles is an Ig Nobel winner
theguardian.com

The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving
espn.com • (see also)

The most influential scientist you may never have heard of
theconversation.com

Gemini Observatory Captures Multicolor Image of First-ever Interstellar Comet
gemini.edu

A shipwreck worth billions off the coast of Cartagena
bbc.com

Mysterious waves have been pulsing across Oklahoma
nationalgeographic.com

How Turkish TV is taking over the world
theguardian.com

Peanut Allergy Drug Will Protect Children, Experts Tell F.D.A.
nytimes.com

Black hole at centre of galaxy is getting hungrier, say scientists
theguardian.com

Video: Does Planet 9 Exist? [16:20]
youtube.com

Study finds the universe might be 2 billion years younger
apnews.com

Why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth’s climate
theconversation.com

The Linguistic Innovation Emerging From Rohingya Refugees
forbes.com

‘They wanted me gone’: Edward Snowden tells of whistleblowing, his AI fears and six years in Russia
theguardian.com

The bizarre social history of beds
theconversation.com

On this day in 1848 Phineas Gage survived an iron rod through the skull
damninteresting.com

The Truly Baffling Case of the Ancient Voynich Manuscript
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

MIT Engineers Have Created the ‘Blackest Black’ to Ever Black
gizmodo.com

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World
lithub.com

The Editor of Encyclopædia Britannica Once Wrote a Guidebook to Edinburg’s Prostitutes
amusingplanet.com

Why Everyone Doesn’t Value Choice to the Same Degree
daily.jstor.org

Mass Graves in Russia Tell the Grim Story of Mongol Invasion
wired.com • (see also)

An artist’s journey into the science of sweat
theconversation.com

The desert soil that could save lives
bbc.com