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One of Jupiter’s icy moons may glow in the dark
nationalgeographic.com

Did the Great Wall of China Actually Keep Invaders Out?
discovermagazine.com

Chris Nikic becomes first person with Down’s syndrome to finish an Ironman triathlon
bbc.com

The Genome of Your Pet Fish Is Extremely Weird
wired.com

What if Earth shared its orbit with another planet?
livescience.com

On vaccines, evolution, and more, rejection of science has followed a familiar pattern
scientificamerican.com

What Makes Sand Soft?
nytimes.com • (see also)

New curio by Alan Bellows: The Unknown Father
dam.mn

A Second Cable Fails at NSF’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
ucf.edu

Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says Pfizer
theguardian.com

On this day in ’73, workers removed the remains of an extraordinary tree: The Lonely Tree of Ténéré
damninteresting.com

‘It was crazy,’ says California kayaker who was engulfed in a whale’s mouth
cbc.ca

Meet an Intrepid Texan Who Spends Winters at the South Pole
texasmonthly.com

On this day in 1939 a German handyman (and/or time traveller) almost succeeded in assassinating Hitler
damninteresting.com

A game letting players undermine democracy can reduce users’ susceptibility to political misinformation
cam.ac.uk • LInk to game

Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80
nytimes.com

Wombats’ deadly bums: how they use their ‘skull-crushing’ rumps to fight, play and flirt
theguardian.com

The asteroid NASA landed on is hollow and spinning itself to death
businessinsider.com

Honour among thieves: the study of a cybercrime marketplace in action
cam.ac.uk

Some Surgeries Are Performed Millions of Times Per Year Even Though They Are No Better Than Placebo
realclearscience.com

The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships
bbc.com

Why Consumers Think Pretty Food Is Healthier
ama.org

London’s First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother
crimereads.com

Human Intelligence Just Got Less Mysterious
neurosciencenews.com

Human recombinant soluble ACE2 (hrsACE2) shows promise for treating severe COVID­19
nature.com

In this Damn Interesting Week: Two-headed snakes, eight-legged mating rituals, 26-second planetary pulsations, zero-degree allergies
damninteresting.com

This ancient big-game hunter was a woman
arstechnica.com

Decoding Cuneiform, One of the Earliest Forms of Writing
discovermagazine.com

Brain study brings us closer to understanding why music moves us
newatlas.com

The History of the Gatling Gun
popularmechanics.com

The Desperate Quest for American Cinnamon
daily.jstor.org

What It Takes to Dismantle and Move a 40-Foot Whale Skeleton
atlasobscura.com

The mystery of feather origins: how fluffy pterosaurs have reignited debate
theconversation.com

The History of Poop Is Really the History of Technology
wired.com

Ancient squid-like creature with paperclip-shaped shell may have lived for hundreds of years
phys.org

The Russian Wingship Future That Never Took Flight
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Tourists Will Soon Be Able to Visit the Titanic Wreck for $125,000
gizmodo.com

Newfound survivor camp may explain fate of the famed Lost Colony of Roanoke
nationalgeographic.com

How the gut protects the brain
cosmosmagazine.com

We finally know what has been making fast radio bursts
arstechnica.com

“Planet from Hell” –Rock Storms, Supersonic Winds, 100-Kilometer-Deep Molten Lava Ocean
dailygalaxy.com

We Never Know Exactly Where We’re Going in Outer Space
nautil.us

Video: The Sinking Of An Aircraft Carrier [49:35]
youtube.com

Russia Moves to Grant Ex-Presidents Lifetime Immunity From Prosecution
themoscowtimes.com

Emotional synchrony is at the core of what it means to be human
aeon.co

Svalbard’s Mysterious Disappearing Shipwrecks
hakaimagazine.com

Someone Just Emptied Out a Bitcoin Wallet With $964,000,000 In It
vice.com

Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it
theconversation.com

World first: Dutch brewery burns iron as a clean, recyclable fuel
newatlas.com

Rotten river: life on one of the world’s most polluted waterways
theguardian.com

Video: Documenting Hate: New American Nazis (full documentary) [53:16]
youtube.com • (see also)

Mysterious radio signal spotted in Milky Way for first time
nationalgeographic.com

Photos: Scenes From New Zealand
theatlantic.com

Mars plays shepherd to our moon’s long-lost twin, scientists find
phys.org

Moscow’s Sausage King Killed in His Sauna With a Crossbow
thedailybeast.com

‘Landmark’ study resolves a major mystery of how genes govern human height
sciencemag.org

If the world’s biggest iceberg grounds at South Georgia island, it could devastate local wildlife.
bbc.com

Strange rings around protostar suggests planets form earlier than thought
space.com

Need something to distract from the US elections fiasco? Try our nifty new in-browser player for the Damn Interesting Curio Cabinet
damninteresting.com

Video: Hexagons are the Bestagons [9:26]
youtube.com