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  • David Pescovitz
    9:08 am Thu, Jan 30, 2020
    How many triangles do you see?

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Popular Mechanics Magazine (@popularmechanics) on Jan 29, 2020 at 12:14pm PST Sure, you can count them. I did, and, er, I… Read the rest of the article: How many triangles do you see?

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  • David Pescovitz
    4:23 am Thu, Jan 30, 2020
    Watch this teen's drone footage of a great white shark casually swimming around unwitting people

    A teen flying his drone on a New South Wales beach noticed what is believed to be a great white shark swimming around unwitting waders. As Sea Life Sydney Aquarium… Read the rest of the article: Watch this teen's drone footage of a great white shark casually swimming around unwitting people

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:28 am Thu, Jan 30, 2020
    How cows use their unique voices to cowmoooonicate

    For five months, University of Sydney PhD student Alexandra Green spent time in the field, literally, with 18 Holstein-Friesian heifers, recording and studying their sounds. While it's been known that… Read the rest of the article: How cows use their unique voices to cowmoooonicate

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:08 am Thu, Jan 30, 2020
    US mail carrier filled storage unit with mail because he felt too "pressured" to deliver it

    Former Chesapeake, Virginia mail carrier Jason Delacruz pleaded guilty to delay of mail by a postal employee. He had been caught filling a storage unit for "the sole purpose of… Read the rest of the article: US mail carrier filled storage unit with mail because he felt too "pressured" to deliver it

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:54 am Wed, Jan 29, 2020
    Someone paid US$100,000 for the safety and arming plugs from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Last month, Bonhams auctioned off these two parts from "Little Boy," the first atomic bomb that the US dropped on Japan on August 6, 1945. An unidentified buyer paid $100,000… Read the rest of the article: Someone paid US$100,000 for the safety and arming plugs from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:17 am Wed, Jan 29, 2020
    Watch a tsetse fly birth a shockingly big larva. Gross! Amazing!

    And you thought you felt full. Check out this female tsetse fly push out a larva fat with its momma's milk. From Deep Look: Mammalian moms aren't the only ones… Read the rest of the article: Watch a tsetse fly birth a shockingly big larva. Gross! Amazing!

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:20 am Tue, Jan 28, 2020
    Man in 1937 painting appears to be staring at a smartphone

    Italian artist Umberto Romano painted the mural above in 1937 in the original Springfield, Massachusetts post office, now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Office Building. Titled "Mr. Pynchon and the… Read the rest of the article: Man in 1937 painting appears to be staring at a smartphone

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:29 am Tue, Jan 28, 2020
    US authorities seize almost one million dollars in counterfeit $1 bills

    At Minnesota's International Falls Port of Entry, US Customs and Border Protection seized $900,000 in $1 bills in a shipping container from China making its way on a train from… Read the rest of the article: US authorities seize almost one million dollars in counterfeit $1 bills

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:59 am Tue, Jan 28, 2020
    Gentleman in court on marijuana charge lit up a joint before the judge

    Yesterday, in Wilson County, Tennessee, Spencer Alan Boston, 20, was in court on a marijuana possession charge. Facing the judge, Boston made a comment supporting marijuana legalization, pulled a joint… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman in court on marijuana charge lit up a joint before the judge

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:41 am Tue, Jan 28, 2020
    Albatrosses deployed to detect illegal fish vessels out at sea

    With their massive wingspans and high speed, albatrosses fly across the seas in search of food. That's why marine ornithologist Henri Weimerskirch of the French National Center for Scientific Research… Read the rest of the article: Albatrosses deployed to detect illegal fish vessels out at sea

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:23 am Tue, Jan 28, 2020
    Inspiring rules for journalists by PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer (RIP)

    In the Aspen Institute's 1997 report on "Journalism and Society," PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, who died last week at 85-years-old, contributed the following wisdom: I practice journalism in accordance… Read the rest of the article: Inspiring rules for journalists by PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer (RIP)

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:20 am Mon, Jan 27, 2020
    Newly discovered sharks that walk are the "youngest" shark species on Earth

    Some species of sharks have evolved to literally walk along the ocean floor (no, not on land) using their fins as feet. New research Conservation International's Mark Erdmann and colleagues… Read the rest of the article: Newly discovered sharks that walk are the "youngest" shark species on Earth

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:27 am Mon, Jan 27, 2020
    New Vermont bill introduced to permit emoji on license plates

    Vermont State Rep. Rebecca White (D-Windsor) introduced legislation in the Vermont House of Representatives that would enable citizens to pick one of six emoji to include on their vehicle's license… Read the rest of the article: New Vermont bill introduced to permit emoji on license plates

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:54 am Mon, Jan 27, 2020
    No, coronavirus has nothing to do with Corona beer

    As seen in the above Google Trends graph the last few days, there has been a spike in people searching Google for the words corona, beer, and virus. Don't worry,… Read the rest of the article: No, coronavirus has nothing to do with Corona beer

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:40 am Mon, Jan 27, 2020
    Florida men play Uno in the road during a red light

    In a prank commenting on bad traffic in Cape Coral, Florida, Paxten Sester and his buddies passed time during a long red light by playing Uno in the middle of… Read the rest of the article: Florida men play Uno in the road during a red light

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:23 am Mon, Jan 27, 2020
    Interviews with some of NASCAR's most ridiculous, drunk, and sophomoric fans (NSFW)

    This NSFW visit to Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway is like the "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" of NASCAR. (All Gas No Breaks)

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:16 pm Sun, Jan 26, 2020
    Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, RIP

    Kobe Bryant, 41, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 41-years-old. Eight others, including Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna, were killed in the crash in Calabasas, California. From ESPN: A… Read the rest of the article: Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, RIP

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:17 am Sun, Jan 26, 2020
    Magnificent new music video from Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli

    My old pal Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs will release his first proper solo album, Random Desire, on February 21. Above is "Pantomima," the first single/video for the album,… Read the rest of the article: Magnificent new music video from Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:38 am Sun, Jan 26, 2020
    Tempe, Arizona police have caught Penis Man

    Is Penis Man a hero or menace to Arizona? pic.twitter.com/FVjKAwMdww — Charles Rahrig (@c_rahrig) January 20, 2020 Police have captured the culprit behind the "Penis Man" graffiti tags that, er,… Read the rest of the article: Tempe, Arizona police have caught Penis Man

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:11 am Sun, Jan 26, 2020
    Neighbors sue over Florida man's wild multicolored, spray-painted home

    Over one week, this $500,000, Naples, Florida home belonging to Jeffrey Leibman, 40, was transformed from boring beige to a wild, multicolored dream house. The grounds and trees have also… Read the rest of the article: Neighbors sue over Florida man's wild multicolored, spray-painted home

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