Kids High school students who will not smile in the hallways are sent to mandatory counselling, while bullying is rampant Cory Doctorow

fox news Watch as Fox News rips off Michael Moore and Canada's great gift to comedy: John Candy in "Canadian Bacon" Jason Weisberger

Journalism Journalist deaths increased 50% last year Rob Beschizza

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

bbc Reporter travels to Ghana to verify height of extremely tall man Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures Watch: Friends out fishing are amazed to find a humongous octopus on their trap Carla Sinclair

capybaras eating things Watch a capybara named Queen Elizabeth eating fruits and veg Jennifer Sandlin

florida Fleeing California, a neo-nazi finds Florida his land of opportunity Jason Weisberger

global logistics The shortcomings of the European food supply chain  Katherine Hreib

immigration The incredibly charming story of Dublin's Chinese street names Thom Dunn

music Animated feature Black is Beltza, Basque music, and the political art of Fermin Muguruza Elías Villoro

Guinness World Records Meet the world's shortest man David Pescovitz

education Watch a 90-year-old woman walk across a stage and graduate from college Carla Sinclair

politics Republican lawmaker behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law charged with fraud and money laundering Rob Beschizza

fraud Florida GOP rep who wrote "Don't Say Gay" bill indicted for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements, faces 35 years Mark Frauenfelder

lists 52 interesting things Tom Whitwell learned in 2022 Mark Frauenfelder

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nineties Old but gold: The Sunscreen Song Rusty Blazenhoff