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arizona Javelinas return for revenge on Arizona golf course Jennifer Sandlin

animals Tiny cousin of the roly-poly bites feet on the beach Popkin

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youtube Mr Beast sued over "culture of misogyny and sexism" in workplace Rob Beschizza

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

restaurants Restaurant server fired over video of man dining with blow-up doll Allan Rose Hill

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

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vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

police A man told police a predator manipulated his 11-year-old daughter into sending pics. Columbus cops threatened the victim with jail for "making porn" Rob Beschizza

music Listen to Steely Dan's commercial jingle for Schlitz Beer Ruben Bolling

education North Dakota universities upset that Minnesota's free college tuition plan will end flow of students and their money Rob Beschizza

politics How to write a Smiths song in one minute Jennifer Sandlin

wizards of the coast Wizards of the Coast sends Pinkerton agents after YouTuber who unboxed a leaked Magic: The Gathering card set Thom Dunn

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