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Woman posed as a deputy, sprung boyfriend from jail
“A Fayetteville woman was given 15 years in prison for posing as a California sheriff’s deputy in order to spring her boyfriend from jail.” | learn more
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California wants to legalize eating roadkill
It’s currently illegal, but maybe not for long. There’s a bill advancing through the legislature that would allow the “outdoorsy and culinarily courageous” to eat certain roadkill. | learn more
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Have you heard of Edward Bernays?
The ‘Father of Public Relations’ was Sigmund Freud’s nephew, and is credited with creating the field of PR. His resume is long and impressive (although not always great for the public), including this: “He was instrumental in making it acceptable […]
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The chronological history of avocados 🥑
You probably have only eaten Hass avocados. They’re delicious, and all originate from one O.G. tree in California. Learn that story and more, dating back to the 1500s. | learn more
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The structure of stand-up comedy
The Pudding dissects Ali Wong’s show Baby Cobra line by line and joke by joke to understand its genius. So cool! | learn more
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A fake trip to Coachella on Instagram
Never trust the internet! “London-based YouTuber Byron Denton fooled many of his Instagram followers by pretending to be at Coachella, though some caught onto his prank.” | learn more
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Kidnapping: a very efficient business
Reading this, I learned a lot about both kidnapping as a business and the insurance product that’s been created around it. As you might guess, it’s a complicated relationship. | learn more
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Animating URLs with emojis
This man is a true innovator! A programmer figured out how to make emoji animations in the URL box of your browser. | learn more