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The Dark History of Hawai‘i’s Iconic Hand Gesture
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

The Breakthrough Problem, or Why the Drugs Don’t Work Like They Used To
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Photo: On this day in 1972, the Apollo 17 rover in its final resting place. Humans have not set foot on the moon since.
damninteresting.com

New research explains Earth’s peculiar chemical composition
phys.org

A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse of Other Minds
wired.com

Ghost riders: the invisible lives of Johannesburg food couriers
theguardian.com

NASA Begins Testing Robotics for Daring Space Mission To Bring First Samples Back From Mars
scitechdaily.com

Video: Why movie theaters aren’t dead yet [7:03]
youtube.com

Brain surgeons and rocket scientists no brighter than the rest of us, study finds
theguardian.com

Discovery of Sub-Earth Planet: Ultra-Light and Super-Fast Exoplanet Is Not Like Anything in Our Solar System
scitechdaily.com

Giant Arc of Galaxies Puts Basic Cosmology Under Scrutiny
quantamagazine.org

Could an Infamous WWII Bunker Become a Symbol of Peace?
atlasobscura.com

When did scientists first warn humanity about climate change?
livescience.com

Unorthodox “Exercise in a Pill” Could Offer Simple Solution to Those Incapable of Physical Activity
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

The Lost Diary of Anthony Bourdain
rollingstone.com

Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans
news.yahoo.com

She killed her ex-husband in self-defense. Can she now find peace?
theguardian.com

Can oil and water mix?
phys.org

2023 mission to Venus will skim the acidic clouds for signs of life
newatlas.com

NASA’s new sleeping bags could prevent eyeball ‘squashing’ on the ISS
engadget.com

Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright and a bitcoin mystery in America
theguardian.com

Saving the shuttle simulator—“It was an artifact that needed to be preserved”
arstechnica.com

Video: The Fossil Record In Your Mouth [9:00]
youtube.com

None of these lines are curved.
damninteresting.com

Every Night, Hordes of Sea Creatures Rise From the Deep
theatlantic.com

Pooping hippos create ‘community guts’ in African ponds
science.org

The innovative technology that powered the Inca
bbc.com

This Dark Matter Radio Could Tune Into New Physics
gizmodo.com

Photos: Aftermath of the Devastating Tornado Outbreak in Kentucky
theatlantic.com

Body of evidence: meet the experts working in crime scene forensics
theguardian.com • (see also)

‘It broke something inside me,’ writer says of bizarre meal at Michelin-starred restaurant
cbc.ca

Japanese scientists develop vaccine to eliminate cells behind aging
japantimes.co.jp

On this day in 1937 the greyhounds at Romford Stadium had their first race against cheetahs
damninteresting.com

Ford Almost Made a Mid-Engine Ferrari Fighter in the 1980s. Here’s What Happened
thedrive.com • (see also)

Death of a Lobsterman
esquire.com

David Graeber Is Gone, But He’s Still Changing How We See History
inthesetimes.com

Ask a DNA Expert: What Would It Take to Bring Back the Dinosaurs?
thewalrus.ca

The secret history of Sesame Street: ‘It was utopian
theguardian.com

What’s the Closest Planet to the Earth? Surprise, It’s Mercury
popularmechanics.com

Search for mysterious noise in Brooklyn Heights turns into massive crowdsourced investigation
brooklyneagle.com

This week: 🤖 Robot reproduction, 😬 Nose teeth, 🍁 Maple syrup cartel, and more!
damninteresting.com

Optical illusion: These balls are all the same color (Also, this is our 25,000th curated link) (image by @NovickProf)
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The hand-cranked calculator invented by a Nazi concentration camp prisoner
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Our Sun May Have Been Born With a Trouble-Making Twin Called ‘Nemesis’
sciencealert.com

Are volcanoes erupting on Venus?
space.com

We finally know why the brain uses so much energy
livescience.com

The hermit of Socotra Island
bbc.com

Video: The Assassin’s Teapot Is Weird [9:11]
youtube.com

Why Is NASA Sending Its New Telescope a Million Miles Away?
theatlantic.com

25 years ago today a professor published a groundbreaking paper on ‘evolvable’ computer hardware
damninteresting.com

Saudi camel beauty pageant cracks down on cosmetic enhancements
bbc.com

Astronomers spy record-breaking eruption on young sunlike star
space.com

The Ambitious Idea to Study the Evolution of a Comet
smithsonianmag.com

A Decade before the World had the Internet, France was Online & Hooked on Minitel
messynessychic.com

How the car and gas industry knew about the health risks of leaded fuel but sold it for 100 years anyway
theconversation.com

World’s Largest Pterosaur Leaped Aloft to Fly
news.utexas.edu

Video: The Most Realistic Humanoid Robot Yet (Ameca Robot) [14:35]
youtube.com • (see also)

The Greatest Prime Number Mysteries
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The tomatoes at the forefront of a food revolution
bbc.com

From snubbing Mick Jagger to explaining the cosmos: the secret life of MC Escher and his impossible worlds
theguardian.com