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Science Cold-water espresso cuts energy use 75% and tastes identical Ellsworth Toohey

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gadgets CrankGPT is an offline AI box for the apocalypse Rob Beschizza

mistakes British police officer accused of using AI to fabricate evidence Rob Beschizza

music Watch an inebriated Bob Dylan troll a bored John Lennon about stealing "Norwegian Wood" Ruben Bolling

History Robert Wadlow stood 8 feet 11 inches tall and refused to be a sideshow act Ellsworth Toohey

mystery A ship found drifting in the Pacific was still afloat but all 25 passengers had vanished Ellsworth Toohey

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

video games I still don't know what Kingdom Hearts is about, but there's a new one coming Grant St. Clair

Games Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Rob Beschizza

water Lake Powell is approaching the line where Glen Canyon Dam stops making power Jason Weisberger

Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

gaming Steam is killing physical gift cards to cut off scammers Grant St. Clair

politics Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square, protesting Grok's lack of limits Grant St. Clair