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The very pointless battle of Karánsebes.
The Ottomans showed up 2 days late to fight the Habsburgs, only to learn that they had already won. | learn more
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Creative people.
I just learned of a very popular YouTube creator called SSSniperWolf. In this video, you can watch her reactions side-by-side with a set of creative videos (i.e., a person painting their car to look like a cartoon). It’s about a […]
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Strategic lawsuit against public participation.
“A SLAPP suit … is a civil claim filed against an individual or an organization, arising out of that party’s speech or communication to government about an issue of public concern.” | learn more
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This 500-pound tortoise has been escaping zoos for decades.
A video. “You might think “Rocket” is a funny name for slow moving tortoise. But the 90-year-old, 500-pound tortoise is a master escape artist who has broken out of enclosures at two different zoos.“ | learn more
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Spacecraft cemetery.
“Larger spacecraft too massive to burn up during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere are controlled to crash / splash down in Earth’s spacecraft cemetery, a location in the ocean remote from inhabited regions.” | learn more
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Student acquires 6% of Bed Bath & Beyond, makes $110 Million in 3 weeks.
This 20-year-old college student is certainly having a productive semester. | learn more
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What percentage of people 7’ tall play in the NBA?
There’s an oft-quoted stat that its 17%. This writer believes that’s incorrect because the ‘official height’ records of NBA players are inflated. | learn more
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The Microsoft Excel world championship.
“Over the weekend, ESPN broadcast a replay of a recent esports event that saw the world’s most advanced Microsoft Excel users go head-to-head in a knockout tournament.” I watched a bit of this and frankly was a little lost because […]
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Bird–building collisions in the United States.
“We reviewed the published literature and acquired unpublished datasets to systematically quantify bird–building collision mortality and species-specific vulnerability. Based on 23 studies, we estimate that between 365 and 988 million birds (median = 599 million) are killed annually by building […]
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The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer.
A fun video explanation. | learn more