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What does ‘run the traps’ mean?
I recently googled it to find out! The phrase originally comes from hunting. | learn more
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Are pop lyrics getting more repetitive?
A website called The Pudding has put together a thorough analysis with all sorts of colorful and animated charts. You are guaranteed to learn something. | learn more
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A seal slapped a kayaker with an octopus tentacle.
You should drop everything and watch this video clip. | learn more
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Spiders fly across Lake Michigan.
While visiting the Willis Tower for a meeting this week, I heard a story of spiders flying across the lake from Michigan and attaching themselves to tall buildings. My skepticism alarm went off right away and I had to google […]
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Why Bob Vila left This Old House.
“Why Bob Vila, perhaps the most famous handyman in history, may have set the stage for a digital era in which stars aren’t afraid to cash in on their names.” | learn more
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Cargo ships sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies.
“On average, ten ‘solid bulk cargo’ carriers have been lost at sea each year for the last decade.” | learn more
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Botched CIA communications helped blow cover of Chinese agents.
“It was considered one of the CIA’s worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency’s network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies.” | learn more
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Bees are thriving in Amsterdam.
Couldn’t miss this fact – especially as I was stung for the first time in about 25 years. “While scientists have been sounding alarm bells over the decline of bees globally, Amsterdam may have worked out how to save them.” | learn […]
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Researchers turn to sewage to test population-level drug use.
“Sewage tests from two small towns in western Kentucky showed that on the US Independence Day and solar eclipse in 2017, drug use was way higher than during ‘normal’ periods.” | learn more
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A colony of wild parakeets is flourishing in Amsterdam.
Kim noticed some parakeets in the Vondelpark, so she put on her internet sleuth hat and found this explanation. | learn more