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Russians returning to 1 horsepower amid gasoline shortages Rob Beschizza
music Poet's copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift tossed again Rob Beschizza
"Knockoff" browser add-on filters junk brands from Amazon results Rob Beschizza
History In 1964, a Dutch librarian drilled a hole in his own skull to get permanently high Ellsworth Toohey
Science For 1,000 years people have seen strange lights on the Moon Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1987 Kowloon Walled City packed 33,000 people into six and a half acres Ellsworth Toohey
Science A volcano froze crops worldwide in 1453 Ellsworth Toohey
Entertainment Mike Ehrmantraut gets his moment in the newest Saul4Democracy PSA Grant St. Clair
movies LEGO horror trailer Yellow looks ready for A24 Grant St. Clair
mountain The mountain where climbers stop short of the summit on purpose Jason Weisberger
Teens discover their robot taxi is a narc Jason Weisberger
grift ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys Jason Weisberger
Comics Tradd Moore's first creator-owned comic is coming from Oni Press Gareth Branwyn
relics Why English spelling looks like it lost a bar fight with history Jason Weisberger
Read By California makes food labels less stupid Jason Weisberger
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gadgets TRMNL: hackable e-ink dashboard to put anywhere Rob Beschizza
Science Deaf kids in 1980s Nicaragua created a language from thin air Ellsworth Toohey
Science The ancient spark plug and other "out-of-place artifacts" Ellsworth Toohey
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History In 1872 a ship was found drifting, empty. The 1913 "solution" was absurd. Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Camel-racing robots wear perfume so the camels accept them Ellsworth Toohey

Games The internet spent years hunting a game that never existed Ellsworth Toohey

Technology China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete Ellsworth Toohey

Idaho conservation officer beats Trump official's defamation lawsuit Rob Beschizza

Technology A Shenzhen hotel plans to use a fully robotic staff Ellsworth Toohey

Technology License plate cameras scan 20 billion vehicles a month, and cities are pulling the plug Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists gave sleep-deprived mice a memory boost without letting them sleep Ellsworth Toohey

crime Scotsman dual-wielded live seagulls in assault Rob Beschizza

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