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The epic history of the humble goldfish
nationalgeographic.com

On this day in 1446 the king of Korea released a new-and-improved alphabet
damninteresting.com

The Black Cube Chronicles • Part 3
newyorker.com • Part 1 • Part 2

Nine-year-old charged with murder of five people in Illinois trailer park fire
theguardian.com

Shakil Afridi: The doctor who helped the CIA find Bin Laden
bbc.com

The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it
nationalgeographic.com

Gallery: Moving an Ancient Town to Higher Ground
theatlantic.com

Oobleck’s Weird Properties Demystified
livescience.com

Online Map Leads Archaeologist to Maya Discovery
nytimes.com

Hacking victim who paid Bitcoin ransom goes on to hack the hackers
thenextweb.com

Botox break-ins: why are thefts of the beauty drug on the rise?
theguardian.com

Misguided attempts to solve impossible mathematical problems
laphamsquarterly.org

Gallery: Vintage photos of cave dwellings around the world
nationalgeographic.com

The Feud that Created America’s Greatest Race Car
popularmechanics.com

See The First-Ever Diamond Found Trapped Inside Another Diamond
forbes.com

There was life, but not as we know it
cosmosmagazine.com

Ada Lovelace, Pioneer
daily.jstor.org

How a Mexican General’s Exile in Staten Island Led to Modern Chewing Gum
atlasobscura.com

Samuel Little Is Most Prolific Serial Killer in U.S. History, F.B.I. Says
nytimes.com

This 16th-century corsair was the most feared pirate of the Mediterranean
nationalgeographic.com

Why Everything Is Getting Louder
theatlantic.com

Image: Sprite Lightning in HD
apod.nasa.gov

Why Some Rules Are More Likely to Be Broken
hbr.org • (see also)

Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ drinking water
latimes.com

This Microbe Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance to Other Bacteria
livescience.com

Gallery: 30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1989
theatlantic.com

A Century of “Shrill”: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Women’s Voices
newyorker.com • (see also)

X-Ray Tech Lays Chip Secrets Bare
spectrum.ieee.org

What Dinosaur Poop Tells Us About Ancient Life
freethink.com

The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You
nytimes.com

Rare Zebra Foal With Polka Dots Spotted In Kenya
medium.com

Three Colours Beautiful: The Astonishing Early Colour Photography of Bernard F. Eilers
flashbak.com • (see also)

Post-empirical science is an oxymoron, and it is dangerous
aeon.co

A Better Suction Cup Design – That Works on Rough Surfaces – Inspired by Northern Clingfish
scitechdaily.com

Was Venus once warm and wet? New study of lava flow suggests not
phys.org

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars
jpl.nasa.gov

Saturn Surpasses Jupiter After The Discovery Of 20 New Moons
carnegiescience.edu

MI6 spy, Swiss banker, husband-to-be: The crimes of conman Mark Acklom
news.sky.com • (see also)

First meat grown in space lab 248 miles from Earth
theguardian.com

The DNA clouds that shield unkillable tardigrades from radiation
newatlas.com

The Behind-the-Scenes Quest to Find Mister Rogers’ Signature Cardigans
smithsonianmag.com

Painting ‘Zebra Stripes’ on Cows Wards Off Biting Flies
realclearscience.com

60 years ago today a secret Canadian flying saucer was sent to NASA for testing
damninteresting.com

Chernobyl’s Infamous Reactor 4 Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists
gizmodo.com

In Nazism, Joseph Roth Saw the End of Europe’s Cosmopolitan Dream
lithub.com

The Seduction Game
bbc.co.uk

An Incredible Move: The Indiana Bell Telephone Building
amusingplanet.com

The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners
bbc.com

‘My Family Story of Love, the Mob, and Government Surveillance’
theatlantic.com

One Photographer’s Mission to Document Disappearing Cultures
outsideonline.com

Image: Perspective view of Korolev crater on Mars
esa.int

The Cheating Scandal Rocking the Poker World
theringer.com

Prepare for the Deepfake Era of Web Video
wired.com

A Molecular Universe
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Not long ago, the center of the Milky Way exploded
phys.org

Erik Satie’s famous minimalist piano composition ‘Gnossiennes No. 1’ extended infinitely by markov chains
gnossiennes.mousereeve.com • (see also)

Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths
apnews.com

Mixopedia: The Origin of the Bar Foot Rail
imbibemagazine.com

The most unusual ways many African countries got their names
qz.com

‘I’m still figuring out what’s going on with the comma ellipsis’
theguardian.com