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travel The thrift store that exists because airlines lose your bags Popkin

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Don't fall for AI-generated sob stories Grant St. Clair

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News Safeway blames a "wood pulp shortage" for its handleless paper bags Ellsworth Toohey

History America's worst counterfeiter forged $1 bills for a decade Ellsworth Toohey

LEGO maniac Man steals $34K in LEGO, replaces them with pasta Jason Weisberger

Technology Southwest limits passengers to one portable charger Ellsworth Toohey

politics Med Beds: the QAnon miracle cure that costs $200 a night Grant St. Clair

Space Artemis II's state-of-the-art space toilet broke Gail Sherman

maker A $3 dot sticker system reveals which parts you actually use Ellsworth Toohey

homelessness Why American public spaces are unbearable Ellsworth Toohey

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Science How do you score on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale? Rob Beschizza

war Pentagon deploys 5,000 more Marines to Middle East as Iran tensions escalate Séamus Bellamy

You can churn butter on a 6-mile trail run Ellsworth Toohey

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