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Games Call of Duty shrugs, reheats its leftovers with Black Ops remaster Grant St. Clair

movies Bob Odenkirk stars in straight-faced remake of The Room Grant St. Clair
Games Grand Theft Auto 6 opens pre-orders, reveals cover art Grant St. Clair
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mechanical keyboards Cyberdeck with punishingly minimal 30% keyboard Rob Beschizza
websites The obscure airfields of America Rob Beschizza
Science A star discovered in 2014 has exploded six times and none of the theories explain it Ellsworth Toohey
History Japan's greatest sword was surrendered to a US sergeant in 1946. Nobody knows where it is. Ellsworth Toohey
Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1974, Turkish forces fenced off a Cyprus beach resort. It's still empty. Ellsworth Toohey
History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey
Science Brain scans of authoritarians show reduced grey matter in regions for empathy and social reasoning Ellsworth Toohey
politics "Donald Dump" depicts Trump with sludge oozing out of his mouth Jennifer Sandlin
animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin
science fiction The man who built the spaceships for 2001, Alien, and Empire has died Séamus Bellamy
Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy
DIY Man supercharges a child's pink ride-on car, sends it flying Popkin
animals Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating Popkin
photography Nebraska supercell near Lorenzo looked almost too perfect to be real Popkin
language Old English word of the day Rob Beschizza

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politics New blue paint under Reflecting Pool already peeling Rob Beschizza

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Science In 1986, a Cameroonian lake released a CO2 cloud that killed 1,746 people overnight Ellsworth Toohey

History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey

video Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive Popkin

Safety Chicago storm hurls rooftop pool chairs into Lincoln Park traffic Popkin

animals Honeybee curls up inside closing flower in timelapse video Popkin

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