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Technology What actually makes hybrid cars fuel-efficient? Ellsworth Toohey

historic places Protesters tore the crowns off NYC's oldest fence in 1776 Gail Sherman

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

china Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha? Séamus Bellamy

streaming Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July Séamus Bellamy

History Victorian hair jewelry: bracelets and rings woven from the dead Popkin

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art Erotic wooden puzzles from 1960s spark joy Popkin

books Vintage clown photos capture old circus culture Popkin

Games Darksiders remaster costs PlayStation players $10, Xbox gets it free Grant St. Clair

youtube What happens when a prop comedian refuses to touch his prop? Grant St. Clair

Games Someone modded Skyrim into Fallout 4's Pip-Boy games Grant St. Clair

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books Sci-Hub and Libgen descend from a Soviet tradition of smuggled science Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Occupy Wall Street co-founder built an AI organizing mentor that runs offline Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft 365 is almost $100/year, but you can get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for life for only $135 Boing Boing's Shop

Science In 1997, NOAA recorded a sound louder than any known animal Ellsworth Toohey

literature Granta published a likely AI-written story as a prize finalist Ellsworth Toohey

worse things happen at sea Tesla Cybertruck owner, intending to test "wade mode," learns about "sink mode" Jason Weisberger