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Dead arms test importance of clenched fists – BBC News
In macabre experiments which saw dead, severed arms swing punches on a large pendulum, US scientists have measured the extent to which a clenched fist shields fragile bones in the hand. Consequently, a fist can strike with twice the force of an open…
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Demands Increase For Investigating Exxon’s Funding Of Climate Denial
Exxon and other fossil fuel companies may have committed a crime of enormous proportions, and more and more elected officials and others are demanding an investigation.
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Suspect in Fatal Shooting of New York Officer Was on the Run for Weeks, Officials Say https://t.co/0dhG9qKdqz
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Alpine Gold by Howard Snyder – Photo 126002797 – 500px
Alpine Gold by snyder7 https://t.co/F5rm2lZYB2 https://t.co/EAHqw00yTE
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/Toh5SZfVDb https://t.co/QCS7cZ8Sdz
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How Feudal Japan Got into Photography | Motherboard
When photography was first brought to Japan by Dutch traders in 1843, few envisioned that the medium would be used to spread exoticised images of the country to a foreign audience.
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How free markets make us fatter, poorer and less happy – The Washington Post
It is now not uncommon for 11-year-olds to be diabetic. I see one reason for it every time I check out at my local Safeway in Washington. The candy is right there at the cash register, waiting to be eaten. But this does not mean that the manager of …
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Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 | FiveThirtyEight
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. Time since Blink-182’s last album. But, word on the street is the band is coming out with a new one. People who shout along to music in cars, like me, a…
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The police had gone looking for Tyrone Howard at least 10 times since Sept. 1, when, investigators believe, he rode up to a rival just after midnight and shot him. But 10 times he eluded them. When officers finally did encounter Mr.
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WASHINGTON — In the winter of 2012, when the civil war in Syria had already consumed tens of thousands of lives, Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, sounded dismissive of Syria’s beleaguered leader, Bashar al-Assad, and unconcerned about his f…
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10 Questions for Margo Jefferson | The Nation
Margo Jefferson won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for her work at The New York Times. Her new book is Negroland: A Memoir. – JON WIENER JW: You grew up in the fifties in Chicago in a world you call “Negroland.
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The Ghosts in Our Machines – The New Yorker
Every now and again, when I’ve been working for too many hours without a break or have spent an entire day writing something, I jump on Google Maps Street View and get lost in my past.
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I’m gonna do my Michael Jackson. : gif
I’m gonna do my Michael Jackson. via /r/gif https://t.co/fa0MbytdCg https://t.co/q09IqTqqrr
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The Leading Line of Rice Terrace by Gede Suyoga – Photo 126034885 – 500px
The Leading Line of Rice Terrace by gedesuyoga https://t.co/v96w5dfHoX https://t.co/eA24PUGa9G
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A New Report Shows How Horrible Life Behind Bars Is for LGBT People | VICE | United Kingdom
On Friday, the prison pen pal organization Black & Pink released the results of what is being billing as the largest-ever survey of LGBT people behind bars.
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The best way to boil an egg, according to science – Quartz
Boiling an egg seems like it should be one of the easiest culinary feats to master. But as anyone who has tried knows, it isn’t. You can end up with rubbery whites, chalky yolks or half the white taken off with the shell. Here’s why: An egg isn’t on…
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Ener fall so hard you travel to another dimension? : interestingasfuck
Ener fall so hard you travel to another dimension? via /r/interestingasfuck https://t.co/RlrLUREjLW https://t.co/hnVRuW10fW
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I suck at titles. Have an album of ocicats. : cats
I suck at titles. Have an album of ocicats. via /r/cats https://t.co/nNfpQAxpX3 https://t.co/wclJJByKxA
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At a rice paddy early in the morning by Harry Kim – Photo 126035527 – 500px
At a rice paddy early in the morning by ace4card https://t.co/CB4Vgz1yuE https://t.co/VgPfqkl1Ia
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Imagine if you will that it is the year 4515, and future people slowly begin excavating the musical remains of millennia past.
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Here’s How Hillary Clinton Explained Benghazi a Year Ago | The New Republic
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton will take a break from the campaign trail to testify before the House Committee on Benghazi, where she will face questions on topics from her private email server to the security at the Benghazi Compound.
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The Miller quick coupler comes in a few different sizes. The one I tried out has the proportions of a laundry bin and weighs nearly 700 pounds. It allows the operators of hydraulic digging machines to switch buckets without ever leaving the cab.
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NASA Asteroid-Sampling Probe Fully Built, Enters Test Phase
NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft is now fully assembled. Engineers and technicians at the aerospace firm Lockheed Martin have finished building the space agency’s OSIRIS-REx probe, which is scheduled to launch toward the potentially hazardo…
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Milky Way Glitters in Most Enormous Image Ever
A new, insanely massive picture of the Milky Way — 46 billion pixels across — marks the largest astronomical image of all time, researchers say. It’s so big, it we can only show part of it on this page.
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Which romantic regime do you follow? – Polina Aronson – Aeon
In 1996 I left Russia for the first time to spend a school year in the United States. It was a prestigious scholarship; I was 16 and my parents were very excited about the possibility of my somehow slipping into Yale or Harvard afterwards.
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Astronaut Hall of Fame Closing to Become Part of High-Tech Space Attraction
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is closing Nov. 2, 2015 to re-launch as part of “Heroes and Legends,” the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s new attraction.
Astronaut Hall of Fame Closing to Become Part of High-Tech Space Attraction https://t.co/6zCL4Qdbxj -
[OS] Ancient Road Vindhellavegen, Norway [800X586] [OC] : EarthPorn
[OS] Ancient Road Vindhellavegen, Norway [800X586] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/9BTM9zR5ll https://t.co/oYjLZGFfTA
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How to Make Maps and Influence People
Warning Sign This British poster from 1939 warns of German invasion plans, according to a purported “map issued by the Nazis in 1937.” The map shows Britain under German control by 1948.
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BBC – Earth – One animal is more venomous than any other
Injected directly into the flesh by inch-long fangs or needle-sharp harpoons, venom is weaponised chemistry. In any list of the world’s most venomous animals, snakes often get top billing.
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Windmill on the brink of collapse [1200×1190] : AbandonedPorn
Windmill on the brink of collapse [1200×1190] via /r/AbandonedPorn https://t.co/3eOaPrKDdT https://t.co/8j7pbsmUzU
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Drooly blep. via /r/Blep https://t.co/5NWqQaAG0B https://t.co/JahIRrBWyM
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Trying to do some work.. Not a single F was given
via /r/cats https://t.co/DSlyzI7uvq https://t.co/eWaq95uiIq -
My view by Carl Othar Olsen – Photo 125996451 – 500px
My view by carlotharolsen https://t.co/C0yWdOGTtg https://t.co/GTkW6JORSi
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How Rain Turns Dirt Into Disaster | WIRED
Caption: Vehicles are stuck on a road after being trapped by a mudslide on California Highway 58 in Mojave, California on October 16, 2015. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images First the rains didn’t come, then the rains didn’t stop.
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Picture in picture in picture… via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/bI6oAwDxgn https://t.co/capsjdcIYd
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lil’ snargletooth via /r/foxes https://t.co/FtXcM09W38 https://t.co/A1H15O7UY6
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Transform any meal with these ketchup varieties – Imgur
Transform any meal with these ketchup varieties https://t.co/WC9D5l0CVU https://t.co/Rutfjv9r5u
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Somewhere I Belong by Max Brun – Photo 125986611 – 500px
Somewhere I Belong by brunmaxime https://t.co/hydOCeBWAW https://t.co/kNmAzuVzWr
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‘Supermajority’ of House Freedom Caucus to back Paul Ryan’s speaker bid – The Washington Post
Hard-line conservatives cleared a path Wednesday for Rep. Paul Ryan to become House speaker when some of his most disgruntled fellow Republicans signaled that they would support his bid for the top job.
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Ever fall so hard you travel to another dimension? : woahdude
Ever fall so hard you travel to another dimension? via /r/woahdude https://t.co/mkFrr1ZhTX https://t.co/BbUqvDmA7H https://t.co/UliAnfZ87g
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Ever fall so hard you travel to another dimension? via /r/woahdude https://t.co/mkFrr1ZhTX https://t.co/BbUqvDmA7H https://t.co/UliAnfZ87g
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Patterns by Bobby Joshi Photography – Photo 126047167 – 500px
Patterns by joshibobby https://t.co/JOKK5EP57e https://t.co/N74QWMiYsc
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me irl via /r/me_irl https://t.co/IPOINR7o8m https://t.co/Aku5PAzWI6
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What Paul Ryan Has That Kevin McCarthy And John Boehner Don’t | FiveThirtyEight
Paul Ryan has made some pretty steep demands of the House Republican caucus — and particularly the group of adamant conservatives known as the Freedom Caucus — as a condition of becoming the House speaker.
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Rog by Guy Bostijn – Photo 126061323 – 500px
Rog by Guy-Bostijn https://t.co/ppQSVSMvNv https://t.co/E0rwoD3duS
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I eat dis? via /r/cats https://t.co/K4uqTmXWIG https://t.co/yOAfTxIDOJ
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Morning by the river – 1 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Morning by the river – 1 by randihausken https://t.co/oj4ovFgDJk https://t.co/ZPFWYIVVuW https://t.co/WeJydFnV4K
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Morning by the river – 1 by randihausken https://t.co/oj4ovFgDJk https://t.co/ZPFWYIVVuW https://t.co/WeJydFnV4K
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Which romantic regime do you follow? – Polina Aronson – Aeon
Romantic regimes https://t.co/ZCKFSocp5G
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It was a scary moment : AdviceAnimals
It was a scary moment via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/CCjNaQ1Cx1 https://t.co/vn0lv7gPMl
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UK animal experiment count ‘falls’ – BBC News
The Home Office’s annual statistics show a 6% drop in animal experiments in the UK – but the office has changed the way it collects these figures. An EU directive has been adopted that means tests are counted when they conclude, instead of when they…
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Here’s What Really Happened at That Company That Set a $70,000 Minimum Wage | Inc.com
Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments…
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October 22, 1907: The Panic of 1907 Begins | The Nation
The Panic of 1907, sparking the worst economic contraction of the 20th century before the Depression, began on this day…in 1907.
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A Bunch of the Country’s Top Cops Want to Stop Locking Everybody Up | Mother Jones
The United States has way too many people in jail. Our incarceration rate of about 500 prisoners per 100,000 people is the highest in the world, and those who are locked up are disproportionately people of color.
A Bunch of the Country’s Top Cops Want to Stop Locking Everybody Up https://t.co/8S1nv4ddCL -
Here’s the Truth About Benghazi: Clinton’s Going to Be Just Fine | Mother Jones
Hillary Clinton heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify before Congress on the most politically charged issues relating to her time as secretary of state: the deadly 2012 attack on the Benghazi consulate in Libya and her decision to house her e…
Here’s the Truth About Benghazi: Clinton’s Going to Be Just Fine https://t.co/d3dFx6ZPTh -
Congress’ New Fistfight Over the Debt Ceiling Could Cost Us Big Time | Mother Jones
With Congress mired in a leadership crisis, the United States is once again barreling into the all-too-familiar fight over the debt ceiling. Democrats want to raise the government’s borrowing limit, while conservative Republicans want to extract spe…
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Cybersecurity Bill Could Put More Personal Data in Government Hands | Mother Jones
After months of delays and high-profile hacks against the government and private companies, the Senate is once again pushing to pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill some lawmakers say is a crucial move to shore up America’s …
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What’s the deal with pesticides and local food? | Grist
When an inquisitive shopper wonders if her local farmers are dousing her with misinformation about pesticides, Umbra produces an answer.
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Which romantic regime do you follow? – Polina Aronson – Aeon
In 1996 I left Russia for the first time to spend a school year in the United States. It was a prestigious scholarship; I was 16 and my parents were very excited about the possibility of my somehow slipping into Yale or Harvard afterwards.
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How we experience the meaning we create – Aeon Video
According to Beau Lotto, professor of neuroscience at University College London, when we view an object, it’s impossible for us to experience it outside of the context of millions and millions of years of evolution and millennia of culture.
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Cold Blossom by Erez Marom – Photo 125990147 – 500px
Cold Blossom by erezmarom https://t.co/JgH0ZUZPLc https://t.co/T17RsVlpQc
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Navigation winners
Navigation winners https://t.co/lFiAOWRl4n https://t.co/bApiTSrnlr
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: African high point
African high point https://t.co/J65tifY65Z https://t.co/Qr3bFpTju1
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Traveling with my best friend by Geoffroy Thoorens : ImaginaryLandscapes
Traveling with my best friend by Geoffroy Thoorens via /r/ImaginaryLandscapes https://t.co/Izcor8sTna https://t.co/DayXVO3LcI
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Peacock Butterfly by EncroVision – Photo 125380749 – 500px
Peacock Butterfly by EncroVision https://t.co/TwDMRwH6hx https://t.co/gt2irXeuj6
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Bela Lugosi in the stage version of Dracula, 1927. : OldSchoolCool
Bela Lugosi in the stage version of Dracula, 1927. via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/lVXWX2zXgz https://t.co/vUnNVttiFJ
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AWW facepalm via /r/cats https://t.co/dggHKKZ4uZ https://t.co/Wp7VeFKQun
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Canyon Spirits by Tom Kualii – Photo 126000183 – 500px
Canyon Spirits by tomkualii https://t.co/x07Xhtl5x0 https://t.co/U79EGvAyHt
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Space in Images – 2015 – 10 – Kilimanjaro imaged by Proba-V
The dormant volcano known as Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain, at 5895 m. It is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising about 4900 m above its surrounding plain. Located close to the equator at 3°S, only its summit…
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During rain I close my eyelids | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
During rain I close my eyelids by PabloClavo https://t.co/cTv3BBYw0G https://t.co/E6xul1mtM0 https://t.co/JMdUlJmYYq
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During rain I close my eyelids by PabloClavo https://t.co/cTv3BBYw0G https://t.co/E6xul1mtM0 https://t.co/JMdUlJmYYq
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South African home with a view (2,200 x 1,461) : RoomPorn
South African home with a view (2,200 x 1,461) via /r/RoomPorn https://t.co/akQPTVkII7 https://t.co/ufDZ7nGtIe
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Grandpa and his Harley, 1940s : OldSchoolCool
Grandpa and his Harley, 1940s via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/TrGp2BwN0j https://t.co/S19GHUeFBA
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Kogel bay, South Africa [960 x 1440] [OC] : EarthPorn
Kogel bay, South Africa [960 x 1440] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/A2EP8FBnGC https://t.co/CFf3jVAFZt
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Farewell to Bent’s Fort ? by Randy Poll – Photo 126001305 – 500px
Farewell to Bent’s Fort ? by randydpoll https://t.co/4GFHdKcjrw https://t.co/R1XBtTOWdY
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/fCFnEkZuBF https://t.co/CEIk0X6MRI
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Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manzila Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin (Bengali: মানযিলা পলা উদ্দিন; Romanized: Manzila Pôla Uddin; born 17 July 1959) is a British Labour politician, and community activist.
Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin https://t.co/MwcfqAXuCg -
Even as a small child, I remember Belle annoying me. : AdviceAnimals
Even as a small child, I remember Belle annoying me. via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/wUZEeP5Tqq https://t.co/F4sImrqOn6
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Amazing Swamp Work (link for portfolio in comments) : ImaginaryLandscapes
Amazing Swamp Work (link for portfolio in comments) via /r/ImaginaryLandscapes https://t.co/3wM2cbJAyS https://t.co/PyLYgthYcb
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standing alone by patrick strock – Photo 126005625 – 500px
standing alone by strock https://t.co/EYR5ugZrH1 https://t.co/Ubi3MxTrZO
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Maritime rescue drone wins satnav prize / TTP2 / Space Engineering & Technology / Our Activities / ESA https://t.co/an5oQzGbE3
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Bernie Sanders responds to Larry David portraying him on SNL : television
Bernie Sanders responds to Larry David portraying him on SNL via /r/television https://t.co/aln5XW52fw https://t.co/vntePuPkQE
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Charles Darwin’s Kids Draw on Surviving Manuscript Pages of On the Origin of Species | Open Culture
Charles Darwin not only created the theory of evolution, but he apparently dabbled often in human biology and sexuality. To wit: he fathered 10 children with his cousin Emma Wedgwood, six boys and four girls.
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Light… by Sergiy Glushchenko – Photo 126025299 – 500px
Light… by SergiyGlushchenko https://t.co/IPSbvyBCBt https://t.co/PXa5vsh35V
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Adventuring through Hawaii’s lush rainforest (OC) (2048 x 1365) : EarthPorn
Adventuring through Hawaii’s lush rainforest (OC) (2048 x 1365) via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/xIRdr9nhV8 https://t.co/CCbe4e7gBu
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Mt.Yari by Ichiro Murata – Photo 126025775 – 500px
Mt.Yari by IchiroMurata https://t.co/zpdXfvKvnv https://t.co/QM5z2FRDtP
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How The West Was Won by Danilo Faria – Photo 126044087 – 500px
How The West Was Won by DaniloFaria https://t.co/eaSaHSvT6w https://t.co/PHfUrpYkx2
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mushroom | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
mushroom by Erwin Hondebrink https://t.co/OMus8Qd4i1 https://t.co/u8LIAGmEj4 https://t.co/vgs4IiBJaO
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, mushroom by Erwin Hondebrink…
mushroom by Erwin Hondebrink https://t.co/OMus8Qd4i1 https://t.co/u8LIAGmEj4 https://t.co/vgs4IiBJaO
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Marty McFly & Doc Brown Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live : television
Marty McFly & Doc Brown Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live via /r/television https://t.co/vCiUbkkP8i https://t.co/ugaafX8Jci
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How nicely this cat wrapped his tails around his paws : cats
How nicely this cat wrapped his tails around his paws via /r/cats https://t.co/PVH3yUKQI3 https://t.co/DvR3lFAAEe
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…um, can I get a little help here please? : funny
…um, can I get a little help here please? via /r/funny https://t.co/7ZDLMXrBNP https://t.co/Fy0mnrg3xz
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Hi-res pic I took of the moon last night : space
Hi-res pic I took of the moon last night via /r/space https://t.co/xd6B4fxyc7 https://t.co/281RsaXmQq
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Double trouble via /r/cats https://t.co/VMosetAQW3 https://t.co/6XfgjRHSHG https://t.co/yfjTyavEky
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Double trouble via /r/cats https://t.co/VMosetAQW3 https://t.co/6XfgjRHSHG https://t.co/yfjTyavEky
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Panoramic view of Jerash, Jordan by CamelKW https://t.co/zqThtONfhq https://t.co/yJNbh7lZky https://t.co/3BPOVOerkd
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Hidden Paradise, Curug Barong Bogor [OC] 5184×2912 : EarthPorn
Hidden Paradise, Curug Barong Bogor [OC] 5184×2912 via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/w6pMxI6IYi https://t.co/BhFdog6Obp
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Rare parkour-like jump : woahdude
Rare parkour-like jump via /r/woahdude https://t.co/9k5o5SBWfA https://t.co/dxD2vxK4gr
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Black Fall by Stefan Thaler – Photo 126012281 – 500px
Black Fall by thalerst https://t.co/1hjxaVgSa4 https://t.co/MhSUGg9T8n
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I bought my wedding dress today!!! : TrollXChromosomes
I bought my wedding dress today!!! via /r/TrollXChromosomes https://t.co/sFaQtryY2G https://t.co/I1Cah1Ta3L
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Autumn mist by Giuseppe Chiauzzi – Photo 126019543 – 500px
Autumn mist by giuseppechiauzzi https://t.co/MCugMoTu8J https://t.co/wsDnycM7la
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How a Sewing Machine Works : oddlysatisfying
How a Sewing Machine Works via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/4Xy5jS7wHd https://t.co/C65ysHvSYI
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Near Krasnoyarsk via /r/Breathless https://t.co/dOIGnTkTq3 https://t.co/dTzyH5Rle1
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Deep in thought blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/WFb1MsETD1 https://t.co/bWAE27ynKz
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Step one in pet ownership – GIF on Imgur
Step one in pet ownership https://t.co/cYWjgUZikm https://t.co/cpNGbP04Ir
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Life is hard. via /r/cats https://t.co/bUaR1gkL1V https://t.co/eP74U4Tt1o
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The Fractured North Pole of Saturns Enceladus https://t.co/Ls7axRatWg https://t.co/6es93moJVD
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This doggy flip book. : interestingasfuck
This doggy flip book. via /r/interestingasfuck https://t.co/4HvR2eZoYC https://t.co/yEgbLWEQE4
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Back to the what? : firstworldanarchists
Back to the what? via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/zW2Hhnoe9I https://t.co/C959LLWHyd
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Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels : space
Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels via /r/space https://t.co/E8nAOazvSf https://t.co/qQZm3gSKzG
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DRAGON FIRE by Jorge Gonzalez Herrera – Photo 125997361 – 500px
DRAGON FIRE by JorgeGonzalezHerrera https://t.co/5Q7viHXUAM https://t.co/wuR4nUrOhX
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Kafka on Love and Patience | Brain Pickings
One March morning in 1920, a Czech teenager named Gustav Janouch arrived at the Workman’s Accident Insurance Institution, where his father worked.
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I am cute cat don’t you now : AnimalsBeingBros
I am cute cat don’t you now via /r/AnimalsBeingBros https://t.co/7ASMj2LsnC https://t.co/kasqSWgMk5
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Not the best time to kill a mosquito. : gifs
Not the best time to kill a mosquito. via /r/gifs https://t.co/kZScU2b20G https://t.co/Z8S6Rux81p
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New giant tortoise species discovered on Galapagos Islands – BBC News
New giant tortoise species discovered on Galapagos Islands https://t.co/bXdC76KyQD
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She gets really blep when I scratch her head : Blep
She gets really blep when I scratch her head via /r/Blep https://t.co/4Kzch7daus https://t.co/BzCZkkcs65
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New giant tortoise species discovered on Galapagos Islands – BBC News
Scientists say a new species of giant tortoise has been discovered on the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador. There are only about 250 of the newly identified species, which have been given the scientific name Chelonoidis donfaustoi.
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“No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life,” Nietzsche wrote in contemplating how we find ourselves. “There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but only a…
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2015 Likely to Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded https://t.co/IAkatoCsNQ
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Casa colgadas by Jose Luis Rodriguez – Photo 126018933 – 500px
Casa colgadas by DeMadriz https://t.co/8jNUdnJS6T https://t.co/HD20us6Elv
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After Winter by Richard_ Mark – Photo 126036375 – 500px
After Winter by Richard_Mark https://t.co/jvGopTgShg https://t.co/P0kwzOC6BX
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The first nine months of 2015 were the hottest since 1880. Clockwise from top left: a water spring north of Jerusalem; the boardwalk at Coney Island in New York City; a graveyard in Karachi, Pakistan; and a fountain in Madrid.
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When you accidentally meet Heath Ledger : gif
When you accidentally meet Heath Ledger via /r/gif https://t.co/rZolb4W167 https://t.co/YP1wHl1oxe
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I think my glasses are on it : trippinthroughtime
I think my glasses are on it via /r/trippinthroughtime https://t.co/hczIg7csfg https://t.co/Cz1xch0dbx
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me irl via /r/TrollXChromosomes https://t.co/ybj07MAChb https://t.co/mC5NFhhE4D
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Make Fists With Your Feet : perfectloops
Make Fists With Your Feet via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/EhcETA5x7D https://t.co/gWCYCp0RuX
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An Investigation into Justin Trudeau’s Alleged Hotness | VICE | United Kingdom
Canada woke up to a new prime minister designate Tuesday, and, if you were to believe the media hype, he’s the hottest one we’ve ever had. He’s been eye-fucked so hard, he should probably be walking around in a full body condom.
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On Monday night Canadians elected Justin Trudeau, the Liberal party leader who has promised to legalize pot nationwide, as their next prime minister.
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Joe Biden Isn’t Going to Run for President After All | VICE | United Kingdom
Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not be pursuing a presidential bid in 2016, ending months—even years—of speculation as to whether he would take on Hillary Clinton in what would have been his third White House run.
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Thank You for Helping Spread the Message to #FreeRasool | VICE | United Kingdom
It has been nearly two months since Iraqi journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool was arrested in Turkey on the false charge of aiding terrorists, while working on a story for VICE News. Today, for two hours, all of our digital channels went dark to prote…
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In the Field with the Israeli Rabbis Protecting Palestinian Olive Farmers | VICE | United Kingdom
Because most Palestinian farmland in the West Bank is in areas that are controlled by the Israeli army, farmers are routinely prevented from accessing their own land because of “security reasons.”Two hours after the Najjars begin their harvest, that…
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“I mean, we’re wise guys,” Gaspare Valenti tells his cousin, Carmine Muscarella, on the wire recording, the sound of a Queens construction workshop in the background. “We don’t take bullshit… I’m not an asshole.
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meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/4ppothawLC https://t.co/LALMGXmqOJ https://t.co/kiCkLUHsbQ
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meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/4ppothawLC https://t.co/LALMGXmqOJ https://t.co/kiCkLUHsbQ
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Watermelon gives 0 fucks : firstworldanarchists
Watermelon gives 0 fucks via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/IROQZ4OMaj https://t.co/XKiVHviLA8
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The Lost Souls by David Bouscarle – Photo 125994797 – 500px
The Lost Souls by DBPhotographe https://t.co/o6LhhSHyzw https://t.co/vIqJ52uuit
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How is this a TIME headline? : InternetIsBeautiful
How is this a TIME headline? via /r/InternetIsBeautiful https://t.co/60dYzm6c3K https://t.co/1zNSyEqXp0
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AUTUMN REFLECTIONS by Marlene Calderon – Photo 125995827 – 500px
AUTUMN REFLECTIONS by mabel65 https://t.co/CAYN4F0OoK https://t.co/Jw1cLfsHui
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I made this. Not sure why… : sloths
I made this. Not sure why… via /r/sloths https://t.co/TvmGhwcvfP https://t.co/ox4iZCYvwW
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Crocodiles sleep with one eye watching – BBC News
Crocodiles sleep with one eye watching https://t.co/D3eKfv2qW3
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Punta Molentis night by Mirko Boni – Photo 125983409 – 500px
Punta Molentis night by mirkbon https://t.co/siXUCnJ7tu https://t.co/l2u5XVwBJ6
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Subway To Begin Measuring Foot-Long Sandwiches – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
A class-action lawsuit on behalf of Subway customers has concluded with a promise that Subway will now require all employees to measure the bread for their footlongs and ensure each sandwich is a full 12 inches. What do you think?
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WASHINGTON — From the moment he rolled into town with the Tea Party wave in 2011, Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina began to distinguish himself from the 86 other Republican freshmen in the House.
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Crocodiles sleep with one eye watching – BBC News
Crocodiles can sleep with one eye open, according to study from Australia. In doing so they join a list of animals with this ability, which includes some birds, dolphins and other reptiles.
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Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels – CNET
Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels – CNET https://t.co/TVX6x5iTAy
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New species of giant tortoise discovered in Galapagos – BBC News
Scientists say they have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. They used genetic data to determine that a group of 250 slow-moving reptiles was distinct from another tortoise species on Santa Cruz island.
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USA Today changed their logo for October 22nd. : InternetIsBeautiful
USA Today changed their logo for October 22nd. via /r/InternetIsBeautiful https://t.co/DfR9LWRROD https://t.co/JElsSpFvt2
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Awww……. via /r/awwgifs https://t.co/wjVILprweo https://t.co/jJAuqypsod
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/pQAMniSXAW https://t.co/nShWgiDa0r
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It’s happening… via /r/funny https://t.co/RZEECo8NCt https://t.co/pUBfL1pNum
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Early Morning Aurora from ISS | Space Wallpaper
About this Image Astronaut Scott Kelly captured his daily dose of aurora from the International Space Station.
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World Solar Challenge: Dutch university Delft wins race in Australia – BBC News
The university’s Nuon Solar Team was the first to arrive at the finish line in Adelaide. The 3,000km (1,800 mile) race took four days to complete. The race, which happens once every two years, started on Sunday in Darwin.
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Victoria Falls Aerial Image, Zimbabwe – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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Cuba launches shark protection plan – BBC News
The Cuban government has launched a long-term plan to protect shark populations around its shores. The plan, devised together with a US environmental group, will oblige fishermen to record and limit shark catches as well as creating new protected fi…
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APOD: 2015 October 21 – The Fractured North Pole of Saturns Enceladus
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: The north pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus is unexpectedly fascin…
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She’s chasing lasers in the afterlife now. : cats
She’s chasing lasers in the afterlife now. via /r/cats https://t.co/6Hrl4E545i https://t.co/MHrWD7ptnX
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Kupena Peak by Evgeni Dinev – Photo 125958473 – 500px
Kupena Peak by evgord https://t.co/hCvTAiepVF https://t.co/q8hjRAy04U
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Cala Cap Roig by Abel Martinez Gallego – Photo 125954079 – 500px
Cala Cap Roig by abelmartinezgallego https://t.co/HjW5eD5m7t https://t.co/qwF6fqYS9s
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Rising Sun of Teshikaga by Kazunori Okamura – Photo 125962233 – 500px
Rising Sun of Teshikaga by kazunoriokamura https://t.co/TZ4fkou0LT https://t.co/V6RZZZDFGh
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You can’t see me via /r/cats https://t.co/rNk4E5ATKx https://t.co/VrqY7TIiIQ
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/uN5lVKCr12 https://t.co/Enk2C2snHa
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JC came back before Arnold. : trippinthroughtime
JC came back before Arnold. via /r/trippinthroughtime https://t.co/ob9Vx1n6Py https://t.co/JmdwLDIpu8
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Snowy light by Julien Delaval – Photo 126013055 – 500px
Snowy light by JulienDelaval https://t.co/GRn5CXMGhS https://t.co/YglKGwCGwn
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Never expected to be rekt by a pizza place : funny
Never expected to be rekt by a pizza place via /r/funny https://t.co/iyqXuPAB5h https://t.co/AemLot0P7G
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King: S.C. coroner admits to racist bias during autopsies – NY Daily News
In the case of Chris Nisbet, a county coroner in South Carolina, it appears racism and an abiding allegiance to law enforcement informed how autopsies were performed on his constituents. ABC4 in Charleston, after repeated FOIA requests, recently obt…
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Just warm up acts https://t.co/Tc3AzaBWg9 https://t.co/ecsrX0Cflv
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Extreme barbie jeep racing. : gifs
Extreme barbie jeep racing. via /r/gifs https://t.co/7IpMczhMOj https://t.co/hrv7ErmPZY
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Jellyfish by Richard Gale – Photo 126039081 – 500px
Jellyfish by RichardGale1 https://t.co/xwOkMc32DM https://t.co/5ts45yt4BA
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Tree of Serenity by Aaron J. Groen – Photo 126027095 – 500px
Tree of Serenity by AaronGroen https://t.co/PAS0myR2Cj https://t.co/WEzDu8cZfL
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Bridge erection via /r/woahdude https://t.co/3MQt7wMJ2D https://t.co/SawRP2oPD9
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My moms old bay might be 20 years old : mildlyinteresting
My moms old bay might be 20 years old via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/807sqRb7Gv https://t.co/5Rw7dzAx30
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Ginger blep. via /r/Blep https://t.co/2XplHXz58j https://t.co/fkIbAl7jaA
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Cat Guardian of the Garden 2
Cat Guardian of the Garden 2 https://t.co/W2aeqwrQoa https://t.co/uv44VrCArO
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The Secret Mass Graves of the Refugee Crisis — Matter — Medium
Fanus, a young Eritrean woman, crossed from Libya to Italy on a boat with more than 500 people on board in October 2013. She was asleep, packed with hundreds of others into the hull of the ship, when it started to sink.
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The Nine Lives of San Francisco’s Presidio Pet Cemetery | Inverse
In Stephen King’s 1983 horror novel Pet Sematary, the main character buries his dead cat in a pet cemetery that doubles as a haunted Indian burial ground. A local had told him that the cemetery makes animals come back to life — albeit in a horrific,…
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Pro.com – Instant estimates and trusted reviews for any home project.
Text your home project to 776-776 to get started. https://t.co/v8M8ZrU1pL
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When she keeps asking to go camping : funny
When she keeps asking to go camping via /r/funny https://t.co/8McnR8fQo9 https://t.co/ajvGwJnOab
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Just before an artist finishes drawing pictures. by Masami Ohkubo – Photo 125944673 – 500px
Just before an artist finishes drawing pictures. by debizoh https://t.co/dtZRyVQqhL https://t.co/7bIWqdRkwr
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Text-a-Pro | Book home projects at flat-rate prices.
If you are not happy with the quality of the completed project, we will work with you and the Pro to make it right – if a resolution cannot be met, we will pay another Pro to resolve, up to the original amount paid, not to exceed $1,000. Restriction…
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Marty McFly Riding a Hoverboard Halloween Costume : gifs
Marty McFly Riding a Hoverboard Halloween Costume via /r/gifs https://t.co/utIdimX3SB https://t.co/qkfknms0g8
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Everyone’s going nuts over “Back to the Future” day, but forgetting something important https://t.co/l1rfiy7VMG https://t.co/z88p2FJyMV
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Just giving the cat a hug. : AnimalsBeingBros
Just giving the cat a hug. via /r/AnimalsBeingBros https://t.co/JSgAdQ2hkp https://t.co/tczNqtfWtx
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This spider underneath the gas pump screen : mildlyinteresting
This spider underneath the gas pump screen via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/nMMzcG3YaE https://t.co/erPLseEZXQ
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Won Mr. Infant-Olympia last year, bruh. : trippinthroughtime
Won Mr. Infant-Olympia last year, bruh. via /r/trippinthroughtime https://t.co/gUXz1JnpEg https://t.co/5SiNQ3u0KY
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Permafrost warming in parts of Alaska is ‘unbelievable’ – BBC News
One of the world’s leading experts on permafrost has told BBC News that the recent rate of warming of this frozen layer of earth is “unbelievable”. Prof Vladimir Romanovsky said that he expected permafrost in parts of Alaska would start to thaw by 2…
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It got too quiet. Came out and saw those two taking a nap together. : aww
It got too quiet. Came out and saw those two taking a nap together. via /r/aww https://t.co/klStn9RR0U https://t.co/X0Vnog7x8C
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Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) [OC] [1024×657] : AnimalPorn
Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) [OC] [1024×657] via /r/AnimalPorn https://t.co/L7JD5QB5gu https://t.co/2iJXuh82SE
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I am not a rabbit. via /r/cats https://t.co/SpKQr88txZ https://t.co/TXqTJRlgEG
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The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp – The Huffington Post
On Jan. 18, 2013, as the sun went down, Jeff Lockhart Jr. got ready for work. He slipped a T-shirt over his burly frame and hung his white work badge over his broad chest.
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Stella the tuxedo cat via /r/cats https://t.co/NP7cSTRUg3 https://t.co/axxofHE3Jd
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Bach to the Future via /r/funny https://t.co/lPTTzFjEmR https://t.co/Ns9zhhYGMr
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Mols bjerge | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Mols bjerge by Sir. Jensen https://t.co/pB1bILglBm https://t.co/cVtZr4Pyp0 https://t.co/smk7e97t2A
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Mols bjerge by Sir. Jensen https://t.co/pB1bILglBm https://t.co/cVtZr4Pyp0 https://t.co/smk7e97t2A
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The police in Albuquerque took a person of interest into custody on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old girl, which occurred after a road-rage episode that the chief of police called a “complete disrespect of human life.
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Mucha lucha via /r/woahdude https://t.co/vB6thWxsXu https://t.co/ftrOOPeq9F
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Tell me future-boy, who’s president in 2017? : pics
Tell me future-boy, who’s president in 2017? via /r/pics https://t.co/VEYgqc7xu5 https://t.co/f21fmbb7TJ
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The Winter Shower : Known in the north as a winter… – Just Space
The Winter Shower : Known in the north as a winter meteor… https://t.co/d2EQvl7xz3 https://t.co/xlWNdyUHd0
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Mount Rainier, WA [OC], [5248×3936] : EarthPorn
Mount Rainier, WA [OC], [5248×3936] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/wo0SRrN48X https://t.co/DTDJczEeep
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An efficient way to erect a bridge : interestingasfuck
An efficient way to erect a bridge via /r/interestingasfuck https://t.co/SZG2wZkYcJ https://t.co/KCdpxf6XkP
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Chick Sleeps Under Cat’s Chin via /r/aww https://t.co/cUSQvLe21O https://t.co/ruUeZiYyCv
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George’s sleep Blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/xbeOvIZaC9 https://t.co/DsI8bPUNuQ
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3 month old Kosmo tormenting his older brother Rafi : cats
3 month old Kosmo tormenting his older brother Rafi via /r/cats https://t.co/Oa98fX3HZP https://t.co/8DxQ9JOIPa
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autumn by kitaro Photography – Photo 125950337 – 500px
autumn by kitaros https://t.co/NFCHMUBgm3 https://t.co/9DT8vouTVX
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Beautiful room w/balcony and dome [599×593] : RoomPorn
Beautiful room w/balcony and dome [599×593] via /r/RoomPorn https://t.co/MzMmAFwi6g https://t.co/0R8j2xVBaQ
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The Fish Head Nebula [2898×2139][OS][OC] : spaceporn
The Fish Head Nebula [2898×2139][OS][OC] via /r/spaceporn https://t.co/GX8BGcnJnm https://t.co/DCYdU9W2oT https://t.co/HUcE2rqrcY
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The Fish Head Nebula [2898×2139][OS][OC] via /r/spaceporn https://t.co/GX8BGcnJnm https://t.co/DCYdU9W2oT https://t.co/HUcE2rqrcY
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Took me about 20 seconds…. : perfectloops
Took me about 20 seconds…. via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/Ap3ce1X9p7 https://t.co/cf5GSy3PKN
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Haaaarvlblarglblargmmm via /r/gifs https://t.co/n5jPiw9iBX https://t.co/ogyYQQlwch
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Chocolate Cake in the pan : cats
Chocolate Cake in the pan via /r/cats https://t.co/IQpC2nePdT https://t.co/u5ECwcY19n
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Just paper and stuff via /r/pics https://t.co/L59rlMin5j https://t.co/AhPGUMfiY0
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Fog in the mountains by Irina Vernier (Zubkova) – Photo 126028441 – 500px
Fog in the mountains by bestnewport https://t.co/ajMpBldoaJ https://t.co/h7y211pk1H
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Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn’t testify before the congressional committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, until Thursday, but her allies are intensifying their criticisms of the Republican-led effort ahead of her appeara…
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Environmental Peace Ecology is out! https://t.co/roPgMjf9He
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Jim Morrison, 1962 : OldSchoolCool
Jim Morrison, 1962 via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/l9IEXoHr2f https://t.co/moGORumdY0
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This YouTuber Has Invented Dozens Of ‘Perpetual Motion Machines’ – Digg
Veproject1 has uploaded nearly 100 videos, almost all of which show the workings of machines that can’t possibly exist. The creator of these machines — Valeriy Ivanov — is a Ukrainian engineer living in Canada.
This YouTuber Has Invented Dozens Of ‘Perpetual Motion Machines’ https://t.co/fjS02iamOT -
NGC 6872 js https://t.co/mgFE3Q3Iuo https://t.co/gQynUrhRQ6
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Eden Park looking over the Ohio River in Cincinnati, OH [1338×614] : EarthPorn
Eden Park looking over the Ohio River in Cincinnati, OH [1338×614] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/FebaoZXt60 https://t.co/w8bi71NuE3
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/95ZUJOMcWq https://t.co/eX2jXFDsa6
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Anyone know what kind of breed this cat is? via /r/cats https://t.co/GHJ6SDA6Dx https://t.co/FyApUpgqaA
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Enkindle [1920×1080] [OC] : FractalPorn
Enkindle [1920×1080] [OC] via /r/FractalPorn https://t.co/VaTu15LVGU https://t.co/4K1ejralaM
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Mcway Falls in Big Sur, CA [3200 x 1800] [OC] : EarthPorn
Mcway Falls in Big Sur, CA [3200 x 1800] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/lGfHIKsnIH https://t.co/9ygOIcgTKg
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Chugach National Forest [2932×4258][OC] : EarthPorn
Chugach National Forest [2932×4258][OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/cHQ9hFedyB https://t.co/gx7ee8yBlJ
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Spooky! There could be lead in your kid’s face paint | Grist
We know how to prevent lead exposure, but the toxic metal still lingers in many POC communities, as shown in a recent CDC study.
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Mediterranean diet might keep your brain young, science says | Grist
We know how to prevent lead exposure, but the toxic metal still lingers in many POC communities, as shown in a recent CDC study.
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Meet Leo, the unbelievably fluffy kitten we found! : aww
Meet Leo, the unbelievably fluffy kitten we found! via /r/aww https://t.co/tUbAOUirfI https://t.co/kinOJcxdyr
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Spider face looks like a skull : mildlyinteresting
Spider face looks like a skull via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/aJUrZCFraa https://t.co/MSR0OH7V6U
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Cat Guardian of the Garden 1
Cat Guardian of the Garden 1 https://t.co/ItWQrhq4vx https://t.co/7Lul4ahHV3
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NGC 2174 – Monkey Head Nebula by Joshua Oakley | We Heart It
NGC 2174 – Monkey Head Nebula https://t.co/JV0Kl7jOC1 https://t.co/OMqw7RirrF
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Cubs Fan Criticized For Selling Playoff Seat To Mr. Met – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
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Toronto Skyline [OC][3187 x 1793] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/ye7AEMpV1g https://t.co/cSzK1DhLj0
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Mcway Falls in Big Sur, California : EarthPorn
Mcway Falls in Big Sur, California via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/1vKZaA8foG https://t.co/JpjS0yBAx9
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Helpermolen, Groningen by Joram Krol – Photo 125958081 – 500px
Helpermolen, Groningen by Joram_Krol https://t.co/J6Y6BFAtqs https://t.co/MoUYs4Esfg
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Inside the permafrost ‘time tunnel’ – BBC News
Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential for permafrost to thaw in a warming world. This permanently frozen layer of earth contains huge amounts of methane that could exacerbate climate change if the gas leaches into the atmosphere.
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CISA vote is tomorrow. Contact your Senator and voice your opinion now : technology
CISA vote is tomorrow. Contact your Senator and voice your opinion now via /r/technology https://t.co/qmOb5BLJfX https://t.co/QBf7PpVSOZ
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The Young Stars Of ‘Star Wars’ Are Going Wild Over Their New Trailer – Digg
Fame Funny Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, the two young leads in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” are awfully proud of their work — as well they should be.
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Everchanging – Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon by Dave Morrow – Photo 125983281 – 500px
Everchanging – Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon by DaveMorrow https://t.co/Xy1tiDywPD https://t.co/153wPNxlkc
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THE RED CARPET by Raquel de Castro – Photo 125986609 – 500px
THE RED CARPET by raquel_de_castro https://t.co/bOQn4dnQJe https://t.co/MpcoJxcNIz
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Black hole art by Gage T js – Just Space
Black hole art by Gage T js https://t.co/ji69a3cgBu https://t.co/ZPEtJIl0CN
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me irl via /r/me_irl https://t.co/TkKGDCHDI5 https://t.co/6NsdbmWzVG
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Just scooped up a Spine Popper 9000 at GoodWill for $20. : funny
Just scooped up a Spine Popper 9000 at GoodWill for $20. via /r/funny https://t.co/L2qc1iumG3 https://t.co/DnRd23yZFa
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A Cute kitten wearing a tiny tiara. : cats
A Cute kitten wearing a tiny tiara. via /r/cats https://t.co/CItwzuW28C https://t.co/RzdIu28cz5
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Redemption. via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/WxiG8G1TAK https://t.co/RXRnhpCSa7
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Fine, have a round of applause : gif
Fine, have a round of applause via /r/gif https://t.co/7xzzWJWLDc https://t.co/4yLMBshNhI
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The Palace Courtyard by K.C. Garza : ImaginaryLandscapes
The Palace Courtyard by K.C. Garza via /r/ImaginaryLandscapes https://t.co/4zHFiXo9SX https://t.co/zgHPV4zp3z
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Criss-Cross via /r/cats https://t.co/dN1fnne6Wm https://t.co/8RBLde3l6T
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Daydreaming Kitty via /r/cats https://t.co/P9kakk7AHa https://t.co/MOrQ7botUR
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Hubbles 25th Anniversary Picture has just been… – Just Space
Hubbles 25th Anniversary Picture has just been released, its an… https://t.co/u0T5fzBfHz https://t.co/k1Awqnj3c6
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Tourists Can’t Tell If an Attraction Is Bad for Animals
In the first major study of wildlife tourism around the world, researchers at the University of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit—the same group that had been studying Cecil the Lion before he was shot in July—found that the millions of p…
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Alright, which one of you trolls is this? : TrollXChromosomes
Alright, which one of you trolls is this? via /r/TrollXChromosomes https://t.co/tW8ChW4KQH https://t.co/m2Z0MeVbjO
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Joe Biden Lets the Authenticity Lovefest Come to an End | The New Republic
When Joe Biden officially stopped considering a run for the White House in a heartfelt Rose Garden speech on Wednesday afternoon, it made some—OK, me—wonder: Did the vice president ever really intend to run, or was he really just looking for a big s…
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Buying bottled water for your health? Stop it | Grist
We know how to prevent lead exposure, but the toxic metal still lingers in many POC communities, as shown in a recent CDC study.
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Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England : FoggyPics
Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England via /r/FoggyPics https://t.co/z14eNkmxd4 https://t.co/cglOsYCn9U
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Australia (1863) [1558×1300] : MapPorn
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When you’re giving an anatomy lesson but the class is distracted. : trippinthroughtime
When you’re giving an anatomy lesson but the class is distracted. via /r/trippinthroughtime https://t.co/ILWx17LFbx https://t.co/1t3RhvYRYj
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Awful News for Everyone Who Carried a Heavy Backpack in School: It Made Us Shrink – Mic
We heard throughout our formative years that lugging around a heavy backpack was terrible for our backs. But now that we’re older, the damage may have already been done — and we may even be shorter because of it. The textbooks we carried to class ha…
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Table mountain. Cape Town, South Africa [ OC ] [ 5184 x 3456] : CityPorn
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Floofy blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/JMDSwbzOJs https://t.co/2alfzWkJd9
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This little moron is easily distracted, blep ensues : Blep
This little moron is easily distracted, blep ensues via /r/Blep https://t.co/BWVWhCOPlm https://t.co/q1f3Cqz1c7
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Baby Munday Peak, Canada [OC][6000×4000] : EarthPorn
Baby Munday Peak, Canada [OC][6000×4000] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/w7IhRl0NdX https://t.co/WGMhbZWdXB
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Blue reflections by Ana Pana – Photo 125998689 – 500px
Blue reflections by AnaPana https://t.co/TQ1JK4Xt6z https://t.co/cx8qrXZvnp
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Joe Biden Ran in the Invisible Primary, and Lost to Hillary Clinton https://t.co/ZuCVCPrJJt
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In a landmark study, scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands reported they have conducted an experiment they say proves one of the most fundamental claims of quantum theory — that objects separated by great distance can i…
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For all her struggles with poll numbers and the email investigation this year, Hillary Rodham Clinton has done one thing really well: dissuade mainstream opponents by dominating the invisible primary, the behind-the-scenes competition for elite supp…
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Extreme Rainfall in The Philippines : Image of the Day
In October 2015, Super Typhoon Koppu (Lando) brought extreme rainfall to the storm-weary nation of The Philippines. At least 22 people have been reported dead and hundreds of thousands have been displaced by floods and mudslides in the aftermath.
Extreme Rainfall in The Philippines : Image of the Day https://t.co/4pGKQW9NxE -
Asian countries near the equator are in an extreme drought, one of the more predictable impacts of an El Niño event like the one underway this year. The worst forest fires in nearly two decades are burning out of control on the islands of Borneo and…
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Eruption by Jeff Lewis – Photo 126012471 – 500px
Eruption by landESCAPEphotography https://t.co/xAb6mXa7sM https://t.co/aFpXTt4l7z
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How much paid leave do people get in cities around the world? — Hopes&Fears — flow “City Index”
Hopes&Fears gathered information on the paid leave, whether for vacation, state holidays, illness or parental leave, legally guaranteed to workers in cities around the world.
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Genetics probe identifies new Galapagos tortoise species : Nature News & Comment
The designation may lead to more intense protection of the new species. Its range is partly protected, but the new species designation may spur efforts to stop agriculture from nibbling away at the unprotected portions of the tortoise’s home turf.
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Neon Indian “Slumlord Rising” on Vimeo
“Slumlord Rising” Artist: Neon Indian Track: Slumlord Album: Vega Intl. Night School Released: 2015 Label: Mom + Pop Music With support from YoursTru.ly & WeTransfer Directed by Tim Nackashi & Alan Palomo Executive Produced by Melinda Kelly Produced…
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Landing site recommended for ExoMars 2018
Landing site recommended for ExoMars 2018 https://t.co/EOLswu7SyS https://t.co/ytRlDYymqs
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Bernie Sanders Wants the DOJ to Investigate Exxon | Mother Jones
This story was originally published by the Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vermont Sen.
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Fear of Content | Rob Horning «DIS Magazine
1. In “Against Interpretation,” Susan Sontag is at pains to protect art from being reduced to mere content. “Whatever it may have been in the past, the idea of content is today mainly a hindrance, a nuisance, a subtle or not so subtle philistinism.
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She refuses to look at it. She knows she did a bad thing. : aww
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Autumn Skyline by Alfredo Costanzo – Photo 125993073 – 500px
Autumn Skyline by AlfredoCostanzo https://t.co/6egZdGEZea https://t.co/GaWzXitLwq
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Morning colours by Klaas Fidom – Photo 125999925 – 500px
Morning colours by klaasfidom https://t.co/1wEgMUHqO4 https://t.co/PRZ9D5ytlw
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Santa Anita Park Los Angeles [1505 x 825] : unitedstatesofamerica
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News | NASA Spots the ‘Great Pumpkin’: Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers
NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming Halloween flyby of asteroid 2015 TB145 with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency’s Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California.
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Why Norwegians Use ‘Texas’ As Slang For ‘Crazy’ : NPR
Some think the Lone Star State is a little out there. But in Norway, Texas is literally crazy. NPR’s Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro explain why.
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Why is lead poisoning still an issue in cities? | Grist
If you look at their actual proposals, the Republican’s “moderate” candidates turn out to lean as far to the right as Bernie Sanders does to the Democratic left.
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Democrats Accuse Benghazi Committee Of Political Intentions : NPR
Hillary Clinton is testifying for the first time at a public hearing Thursday of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. But Democrats say this is about trying to undermine her presidential bid.
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Surge Of Migrants Hit Bottleneck In Slovenia : Parallels : NPR
Each night, after dark, trains have been pulling into a Croatian rail yard, littered with rusted old locomotives, near the Slovenia border. They’re not listed on any train timetables or schedules. That’s because their passengers are migrants and ref…
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Extreme Rainfall in The Philippines : Natural Hazards
In October 2015, Super Typhoon Koppu (Lando) brought extreme rainfall to the storm-weary nation of The Philippines. At least 22 people have been reported dead and hundreds of thousands have been displaced by floods and mudslides in the aftermath.
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They Found Love, Then They Found Gender — Matter — Medium
On a Sunday in Grand Prairie, a working class suburb of Dallas, not so many years ago, Jeannot Jonte hurried from a pew to the glass cry box at the back of a church, cradling baby Toby, who was wailing into Jeannot’s chest.
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Thank Mrs Slipknot : ledootgeneration
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tiny autumn cabin. by Johannes Hoehn – Photo 125985997 – 500px
tiny autumn cabin. by pangeaproductions https://t.co/vcJlXljjjt https://t.co/yFDImZKyBD
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Eagles – Take It Easy : palatecleanser
Eagles – Take It Easy via /r/palatecleanser https://t.co/LVutXRSupP https://t.co/LCgvkuVzs8
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Pediatricians Warn Pregnant Women Not To Drink – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Though recent studies have claimed that occasional alcohol consumption causes no harm to a developing fetus, the American Academy of Pediatrics has once again urged pregnant women to abstain, warning that “no amount of alcohol should be considered s…
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If it were under the big top, it would be a hilarious clown show—with pratfalls, wild posturing, tumbling, juggling and a cacophony of comic chaos.
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As Attacks Mount, Israelis Describe Lives Lost And Families Shattered : Parallels : NPR
On Saturday evening, October 3, Odel Bennett and her husband Aharon walked through a main passageway in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. They had taken their two young children to pray at the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism.
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Minneapolis, MN from atop the City Hall clock tower [OC] [7424×2380] : CityPorn
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How Long-Necked Dinosaurs Pumped Blood to Their Brains | Science | Smithsonian
Well-preserved fossils include spring-like neck bones that may have helped the giants get blood from their hearts to their heads Living large isn’t easy.
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Grand Theft Vino: Higher Wine Prices Are Attracting More Thieves : The Salt : NPR
If you’ve bought a bottle of nice wine recently, you’ll know that the costs have gone up. And the price of really fine wines – the ones that cost at least several hundred dollars – have doubled, tripled and more over the past few years. As prices ri…
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Technical Glitch Leaves RushCard Owners Unable To Access Funds : NPR
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Gillian White of The Atlantic about the problems with RushCard, a prepaid debit card started by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
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Protection of Virtue at the U.S. Supreme Court : trippinthroughtime
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Iceland 2015 by Thierry Schmidli – Photo 125939935 – 500px
Iceland 2015 by trotz https://t.co/A3rbDjObP3 https://t.co/ijyPCMnkO3
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First Person View of a Russian airstrike in Syria : gifs
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This NFL Season Is Super Weird | FiveThirtyEight
When we were prepping for this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast (subscribe today!), our producer Jody Avirgan pointed out an apparent oddity in the NFL standings: Despite a record number of undefeated teams throug
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ExoMars rover: Landing preference is for Oxia Planum – BBC News
The robot rover that Europe is building to send to Mars is likely to be targeted at an equatorial region known as Oxia Planum. It is an area rich in clays and other minerals that have resulted from prolonged rock interactions with water.
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Marie Henein, the lawyer who plans to keep Jian Ghomeshi out of prison
Marie Henein is the smartest, toughest, most sought-after defence lawyer in the city. Her tactics kept Michael Bryant out of jail. Now she intends to do the same for Jian Ghomeshi, even if it means ripping apart the testimony of his accusers.
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The Free Market Preys on Your Every Weakness | The New Republic
It is now not uncommon for 11-year-olds to be diabetic. I see one reason for it every time I check out at my local Safeway in Washington. The candy is right there at the cash register, waiting to be eaten. But this does not mean that the manager of …
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News | NASA’s K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini ‘Planet’
Scientists using NASA’s repurposed Kepler space telescope, known as the K2 mission, have uncovered strong evidence of a tiny, rocky object being torn apart as it spirals around a white dwarf star.
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Lawsuits Target ‘Debtors’ Prisons’ Across the Country : NPR
Civil rights lawyers are using a new strategy to change a common court practice that they have long argued unfairly targets the poor.
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An owl fell down the chimney : pics
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The bathroom is occupied : cats
The bathroom is occupied via /r/cats https://t.co/orCo3oTpqT https://t.co/W2i2XpzgKb
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Lone tree by Ismael juan – Photo 125970327 – 500px
Lone tree by isjusalcedo https://t.co/gG2O2r31Yj https://t.co/PhkyryXTxW
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Sleepy foster kitten Blep : Blep
Sleepy foster kitten Blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/DDo7dkvWsX https://t.co/ZUQl6DZavI
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My cat is not a fan of her costume : cats
My cat is not a fan of her costume via /r/cats https://t.co/prIauDDcyB https://t.co/gOZ0GruVjW
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Fully Blooming Jacarandas in Harare, Zimbabwe [OC] [1319×610] : EarthPorn
Fully Blooming Jacarandas in Harare, Zimbabwe [OC] [1319×610] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/SnIZMojS6Z https://t.co/8jVoH4qwVA
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Cattaraugus Creek in Zoar Valley New York [2688×1520] : EarthPorn
Cattaraugus Creek in Zoar Valley New York [2688×1520] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/MuFpgmTMav https://t.co/c4SsusQfI4
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Cute Baby Otter via /r/aww https://t.co/geLeC6lM11 https://t.co/xpkBaAbQ0c
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Good Morning Lisbon by Ricardo Mateus – Photo 126001853 – 500px
Good Morning Lisbon by Ricardo_Mateus https://t.co/BlygdkdxjN https://t.co/lcnjOStrHv
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Forget the pumpkin spice lattes, thus is what I’m all about. : TrollXChromosomes
Forget the pumpkin spice lattes, thus is what I’m all about. via /r/TrollXChromosomes https://t.co/XNpFj0QqNj https://t.co/Ozo7myClhL
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Meet Bebop via /r/cats https://t.co/01zIuZEanj https://t.co/J2TRgxPSbo
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Light in the Windows by Jeff Clow – Photo 126002085 – 500px
Light in the Windows by jeffclow https://t.co/ylpqnlLMOr https://t.co/j2ZgUwC9HB
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Sixty Scarves for Men and Women to Get You Through Winter 2015 – Bloomberg Business
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.
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Family Of 31-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Police Officer Demands Answers : NPR
Details are still emerging of a police shooting in Florida’s Palm Beach County over the weekend, which left 31-year-old Corey Jones dead. Jones was shot by an undercover police officer on a highway.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Visits Moscow In First Trip Since War Began : NPR
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has visited Moscow in his first trip outside his country since the war began there nearly five years ago. Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Russia’s military intervention in Syria will lead to a politica…
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An Odd Group Of 5: Roommates Welcome Syrian Refugee Into Toledo, Ohio, Home : NPR
The house on Alvin Street in Toledo, Ohio, has five roommates. Four of them are American students or recent graduates, and the fifth is a 22-year-old butcher from Syria who barely speaks any English. Yet somehow they get along.
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Calif. Hospital Struggles To Control Patient-On-Patient Violence : NPR
California’s Napa State Psychiatric Hospital had more than 1,800 assaults last year. Part one of this series explored how the violence there affects staff at the facility. In part two, NPR reports on patients who are victims of assault by other pati…
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Justice Scalia: ‘Wouldn’t Surprise Me’ If Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty : NPR
Ohio joins the growing list of states that have put death sentences on hold because of problems getting execution drugs. Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience Tuesday he wouldn’t be surprised if the Supreme Court eventually strikes down capital pu…
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Obama Shares Plans To Tackle Heroin Epidemic In West Virginia : NPR
President Obama traveled to West Virginia to talk about prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction Wednesday.
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Prairie View, Texas, Reflects On History Of Racism After Police Incidents : NPR
Prairie View, Texas, has seen a couple of racially charged incidents involving law enforcement recently. The arrest and later death of Sandra Bland in police custody gained national attention, as did the arrest of a city councilman outside a college…
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Rep. Dent: Paul Ryan Must Explain ‘Mathematical Reality’ Of Speaker Race : NPR
Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan has announced he is open to serving as speaker of the house. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. Charlie Dent, a Pennsylvania Republican, about the future of the House.
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Many Alabama Lawmakers Use Personal Email To Conduct Official Business : NPR
Turns out Hillary Clinton isn’t the only government official with an email issue. Many state lawmakers use personal accounts to do official business, including those in Alabama.
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What Happens When The Price Of Free Goes Up? YouTube’s About To Find Out : All Tech Considered : NPR
The rumor that YouTube would finally, once and for all put some of its endless content behind the paywall has perpetuated for quite a while, and finally the plan is the real deal.
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Joe Biden Announces Decision Not To Run For President In Rose Garden Speech : NPR
Joe Biden said Wednesday the window has closed for him to run for president. And with those words in a Rose Garden address, Vice President Biden took himself out of the running for president.
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Ben Carson Book Tour Blurs The Line Between Business And Politics : NPR
Ben Carson has put his presidential campaign on hold and will spend the next two weeks on a book tour.
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London’s Cabbies Say ‘The Knowledge’ Is Better Than Uber And A GPS : Parallels : NPR
Getting into the back of a black taxi is the quintessential London experience. Name any spot in Britain’s capital and the driver knows exactly where to go and how to get there as fast as possible. This is “The Knowledge.” Every cabbie must master it…
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10 Joe Biden Moments You Should Hear Again : It’s All Politics : NPR
Vice President Joe Biden has developed a reputation for many as the nation’s charming but eccentric uncle. His unvarnished, man-of-the-people persona is why many supporters love him — and wanted him to run for president again. But it’s also gotten h…
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Is that a weird bug on the wall? Yes, yes it is.|Dangerous Minds
Confronted with a bright pink room at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., American artist Jennifer Angus knew just what it needed: hundreds and hundreds of insects arranged in lovely patterns like spirals, circles, and skulls.
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The food deserts of the United States
From Nathan Yau at FlowingData, a look at the places in the US where people need to make the longest drives to visit a grocery store. The nearest grocery store is more than 10 miles away in about 36 percent of the country and the median distance is …
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Remote Alaskan villages move from diesel to wind power | Grist
If you look at their actual proposals, the Republican’s “moderate” candidates turn out to lean as far to the right as Bernie Sanders does to the Democratic left.
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No One In Gym Class Volleyball Game Willing To Set Ball – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
LITTLE ELM, TX—With neither team having completed more than two hits during a rally before sending the ball back over the net, sources confirmed Wednesday that no one in Jefferson High School’s third-period gym class was willing to set during a voll…
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‘Mythbusters’ to end with final season | EW.com
There’s no debunking this one: The next season of Discovery’s will be its last, EW has learned exclusively.
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Donald Trump is wrong about climate change — again | Grist
If you look at their actual proposals, the Republican’s “moderate” candidates turn out to lean as far to the right as Bernie Sanders does to the Democratic left.
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Fleet Foxes | Blue Ridge Mountains | A Take Away Show – YouTube
The Fleet Foxes playing “Blue Ridge Mountain” at the Grand Palais in Paris, France Read the whole article and see more videos here: http://www.blogotheque.ne…
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WikiLeaks Publishes Documents From Hacked CIA Director Email Account | Motherboard
There’s no better platform to leak secrets than WikiLeaks. At least, that’s what a team of teenage hackers must have thought when they passed the alleged contents of CIA DIrector John Brennan’s AOL email account to Julian Assange’s organization.
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Don’t Be Fooled if Benghazi Committee Republicans Are Polite to Hillar | The New Republic
Hillary Clinton’s long-awaited testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi Thursday has captured the attention of the political world, not because of any mystery about what happened in Lybia on September 11, 2012, but because of of the r…
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Dangerous Motivation Behind Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism | The New Republic
In a speech to the 37th Zionist conference on October 20, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shocked the world by exculpating Adolf Hilter for responsibility for the Holocaust.
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Who Benefits From Biden’s Exit? Biden. | The Nation
Joe Biden is a politician—an exceptionally able politician who at the age of 29 beat an incumbent U.S.
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The Kidz Bop Is All Right: A Night Alone With America’s Shrillest Pop Franchise
As I took my divinely ordained place in a long line of screaming six-year-olds in puffy jackets outside the “Kidz Bop: Make Some Noise” tour stop at a 500-cap venue in Manhattan, I experienced the unfortunately familiar sensation of walking towards …
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Inside the misunderstood world of emotional support dogs — Hopes&Fears — flow “Wellness”
Service dogs for people with emotional disabilities and mental illnesses play a complex role in society and struggle for legitimacy. Hopes&Fears meets with the trainers of the canine companions most qualified to deal with the nuanced needs of people…
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Welcome to the internet of paranoia | The Verge
Describing the path of technological progress, Marcelo Rinesi likes to point out an early 19th century drawing by a paranoid schizophrenic Welsh man named James Tilly Matthews.
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The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming
Pumpkin fever is back. The latest bout of this seasonal disorder has infected Hostess Twinkies and moved Starbucks to put a smidge of real pumpkin in its pumpkin spice lattes.
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Ohio’s New Assault on Planned Parenthood | The New Republic
Despite the furor over Planned Parenthood on Capitol Hill—one that helped to oust a House Speaker, no less—House Republicans have made no progress in their efforts to defund the organization.
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Loch Muick by Hilda Murray – Photo 125993863 – 500px
Loch Muick by HildaMurray https://t.co/EayBvY6cLI https://t.co/hrdYWZl4ry
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MRW I let an old man shit in my pants because he’s in a hurry. : shittyreactiongifs
MRW I let an old man shit in my pants because he’s in a hurry. via /r/shittyreactiongifs https://t.co/lzPiOcKOw4 https://t.co/syWPIhD7UH
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New York Police Officer Dies After Being Shot in East Harlem https://t.co/8Z9l0EA77s
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The Pier by Tore H. – Photo 126002795 – 500px
The Pier by toreeideh https://t.co/feGtmvvJND https://t.co/r9NWHfXopb
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The House GOP’s disarray shows that the party may be a danger to itself. The GOP’s political brinksmanship is danger to the nation’s economy and the American people. A coalition of progressive organizations is tweeting against right-wing budget mayh…
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How The Media Blew The Biden Story | FiveThirtyEight
Now and then over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to extend a job offer for someone to come work with me. Being a huge dork, I’ll usually speculate about the candidate’s likelihood of accepting the position. I don’t bat 1.
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Many Antidepressant Studies Found Tainted by Pharma Company Influence – Scientific American
After many lawsuits and a 2012 U.S. Department of Justice settlement, last month an independent review found that antidepressant drug Paxil (paroxetine) is not safe for teenagers.
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Fleer trading cards captured everything great about the 1990s – SBNation.com
This is how Fleer captured the ’90s zeitgeist with excessive design on their basketball cards. The 1990s were the visual equivalent of a junk food binge.
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This pup who fell asleep in the wrong place. : mildlyinteresting
This pup who fell asleep in the wrong place. via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/9hONIaVa0M https://t.co/HYVfh73ixs
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Iceland from above. by Jake Chamseddine – Photo 125928721 – 500px
Iceland from above. by jakechamseddine https://t.co/N2GbC3yz46 https://t.co/VT3IUq66I9
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On the other side of Belvedere by Marcin Sobas – Photo 125967175 – 500px
On the other side of Belvedere by MarcinSobas https://t.co/IWG4ElvYCO https://t.co/di6OHyPueg
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Brilliant Venus to Join Jupiter and Mars in Pre-Dawn Sky Monday: How To See It
On Monday morning (Oct. 26), Venus will be at its greatest elongation from the sun, and will also appear close to Jupiter.Credit: Starry Night Software View full size image Venus has been dominating the morning sky for the past two months, and Monda…
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New Giant Tortoise Species Found on Galápagos Islands
A new species of tortoise has been hiding in plain sight in the Galápagos. Now it has a name.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of defiant bicyclists lined up single file here in July to protest, halting car traffic in a one-mile zigzag of streets known as the Wiggle that is popular among riders.
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The anger of Republican primary voters at the political class could have blistered the paint in a conference room during a focus group in Indianapolis. The voters were part of a focus group convened on Tuesday night by the pollster Peter D.
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A New York City police officer died after he was shot in the head while chasing a gunman in East Harlem on Tuesday, the authorities said.
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I took advantage of Canadian politeness : AdviceAnimals
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Had the chance, took the chance – Imgur
Had the chance, took the chance https://t.co/qtBVMawowZ https://t.co/bBQcN4bV4v
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How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism | The Nation
Congratulations on the tremendous success of your campaign. You have energized and inspired millions of Americans and forced the questions of economic inequality and excessive corporate power to the center of our political discourse. These are remar…
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Landing site recommended for ExoMars 2018 / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA
The sites must also conform to strict engineering constraints to ensure the safe entry, descent and landing of the entry module.
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Supermassive Black Hole Devours Star In Event Called ASASSN-14li | Animation
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If it were under the big top, it would be a hilarious clown show—with pratfalls, wild posturing, tumbling, juggling and a cacophony of comic chaos.
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With “moderates” like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, who needs the radical right wing? | Grist
Researchers found high levels of a potential hormone disruptor in the bodies of study participants after they painted their nails. Scientists found 22 species on an island in the Bahamas that made it through rising seas and climate change, but not h…
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Bernie Sanders urges DOJ to investigate Exxon’s potential fraud on climate change | Grist
Scientists found 22 species on an island in the Bahamas that made it through rising seas and climate change, but not humans. But pool removal may actually be kind of useless — if the goal is water conservation, that is.
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Japanese aeronautical map of Australia, 1943 [OS] [5000×3498] : MapPorn
Japanese aeronautical map of Australia, 1943 [OS] [5000×3498] via /r/MapPorn https://t.co/U3VSnVG4UD https://t.co/6xevLemsEV
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Elephant Appears to Emerge from a Cliff Face in Iceland. : mildlyinteresting
Elephant Appears to Emerge from a Cliff Face in Iceland. via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/p6SoMebWod https://t.co/3zYctX0bfW
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Realm of Illusion by Stefan Hefele – Photo 125998287 – 500px
Realm of Illusion by StefanHefele https://t.co/7K2hmf7JRA https://t.co/2BfthpmoCf
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/NZ3LybkwBD https://t.co/THgnOFlCpS
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Is this for real? 43 people simultaneously tossed coins into jars while standing 15 feet away with only a single miss? Impressive.
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Keep it My Promise by Bertoni Siswanto – Photo 125977447 – 500px
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Freedom Caucus Is Key to Paul Ryan House Speaker Decision https://t.co/YNN6k8Il0B
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Azenhas do Mar by Paulo Costa – Photo 125997837 – 500px
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Star Wars: but instead of normal, it’s with philosophers – Existential Comics
After Rene Descartes rose to prominence, with his mind body dualism, a particular problem became extremely pressing in metaphysics. That problem, is often called “the problem of interaction” (i.e.
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Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position–By 2012 Voters | The Nation
The last of the Young Guns is riding to the rescue.
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Exercise is good for the brain. We know that. But most studies of exercise and brain health have focused on the effects of running, walking or other aerobic activities. Now a new experiment suggests that light resistance training may also slow the a…
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The Kidz Bop Is All Right: A Night Alone With America’s Shrillest Pop Franchise
As I took my divinely ordained place in a long line of screaming six-year-olds in puffy jackets outside the “Kidz Bop: Make Some Noise” tour stop at a 500-cap venue in Manhattan, I experienced the unfortunately familiar sensation of walking towards …
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HMB while I ski down the stairs : holdmybeer
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Field of sunflowers by Carmen Villa – Photo 125901123 – 500px
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I love you, Maru-chan. – Imgur
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The Cubs Can’t Take The Heat | FiveThirtyEight
Chicago’s worst fear has come to pass: The New York Mets lead the Cubs three games to none in the National League Championship Series. Scoring only five runs in three games, Chicago’s usually powerful bats have been held in check, and a series sweep…
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JERUSALEM — Israeli historians and opposition politicians on Wednesday joined Palestinians in denouncing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for saying it was a Palestinian, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, who gave Hitler the idea of annihilat…
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A TEXAS high school student and his mother recently called attention to a curious line in a geography textbook: a description of the Atlantic slave trade as bringing “millions of workers” to plantations in the American South.
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WASHINGTON — For weeks, the hard-line conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus have said what they want most in Congress is a say in how the institution is run. Now, they have it — and they have until Friday to decide if they will support Represent…
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October Delights by Daniel Herr – Photo 125993507 – 500px
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“Back to the Future: Part Two” Makes No Sense | Mother Jones
This conversation has been edited slightly for clarity. Ben Dreyfuss: Today is October 21st, 2015. Happy Back to the Future Day, Harry.
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Can Paul Ryan Save the GOP From Itself—and Save Himself From the GOP? | Mother Jones
House Republicans are currently grappling with a fundamental philosophical question: What happens when an ungovernable group must elect a new leader? A month after Speaker John Boehner announced his plan to resign, the Republican majority in the Hou…
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The party primaries have been hell on pundits; on the GOP side, in particular, events have demolished almost every supposed certainty (except for one: if Bill Kristol makes a prediction, you can be sure that it won’t happen).
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The History of Modern Art Visualized in a Massive 130-Foot Timeline | Open Culture
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See the Light by Carlos Gotay – Photo 125927087 – 500px
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Wednesday that he will not be a candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign, bringing to a close a three-month exploration that began shortly after the death of his eldest child and threatened to …
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Behold the Blobfish | Science | Smithsonian
The world’s most misunderstood fish reposes in pickled splendor on a shelf of the basement archives at the Australian Museum’s Ichthyology Collection, in Sydney. The smeary flesh of Mr. Blobby—as the photogenic blobfish is affectionately known—is no…
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How humans are driving the sixth mass extinction | Environment | The Guardian
Periodically, in the vast spans of time that have proceeded us, our planet’s living beings have been purged by planetary catastrophes so extreme they make your typical Ice Age look like the geological equivalent of a stroll in the park.
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Midnight Train [OC][1367×2048] : ArchitecturePorn
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Learning the Controls: How Nintendo Helped Me Live with Asperger’s Syndrome – The Toast
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On Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at 4:29 p.m., our today will finally catch up to the tomorrow depicted in “Back to the Future, Part II.” In that 1989 film, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr.
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I have distinct memories of watching America’s Funniest Home Videos with my family as a kid. My siblings and I would settle into positions on or around my parents’ bed, and watch and laugh at the videos of people belly-flopping and tripping over the…
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WASHINGTON—Saying they can’t wait to see the looks on the faces of the nation’s most avid gun enthusiasts, top government officials outlined their plan Wednesday to confiscate the legal firearms of one American citizen just to make the rest of them …
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Domino’s modified Chevrolet Spark can pack in 80 pizzas
Domino’s will deliver 100 of the cars to franchises in 25 markets including Boston, Seattle, Detroit and San Diego. A Chevrolet Spark modified by Domino’s Pizza soon will allow some franchises to deliver up to 80 pizzas at a time.
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Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Is a Song About Suburban Sprawl – CityLab
Drake just dropped the video to his new “Hotline Bling” single, a poppy little jingle built around a sample of Timmy Thomas’ 1973 song “Why Can’t We Live Together” (or possibly D.R.A.M.’s “Cha Cha,” or any number of bachata hits).
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Behaviors – Don’t Fight It on Vimeo
http://www.behaviors.nyc Directed by Kevin Eis http://www.kevineis.com Director Of Photography – Mike Dominic http://www.mikedominic.com Starring Dave Child, Julia Larson, Brooks Morrison Producer – A2A Productions Make Up – Lindsay Skinner and Jane Powers Associate Pro…
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President Obama Calls Space Station To Congratulate Scott Kelly | Video
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How to Tell Star Types Apart (Infographic)
Stars come in different types, and most stars will change types throughout their lifetimes. Stars are often organized using what’s known as the Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram.
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Zombie Star Caught Feasting On Asteroids
A hot, dense white dwarf star, no bigger than Earth but with as much mass as the sun, has been caught in the act of ripping an asteroid-like object to shreds. Soon it will begin swallowing up the pieces.
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‘Death Star’ Vaporizes Its Own Planet: First Ever Evidence
The planet-destroying Death Star from “Star Wars” may be fictional, but a star at the end of its life and only a bit bigger than Earth could be its real-world twin: The star is currently destroying and disintegrating an orbiting planet bit by bit.
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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Clips Add Depth To Survive The West | FiveThirtyEight
We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here.
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An inside look at YouTube’s new ad-free subscription service | The Verge
A family is gathered around the dinner table: Dad and the kids have spaghetti on their plates, Mom is standing, serving spoon in hand. She cocks her head to the side and with a broad smile declares, “Don’t thank me, thank the savings.
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, to Moscow for an unannounced visit to discuss their joint military campaign and a political transition in Syria, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday.
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Google wants you to pay $9.99 per month for ad-free YouTube | VentureBeat | Media | by Ruth Reader
At an event in Los Angeles (livestreamed to offices in New York and San Francisco), YouTube revealed its much anticipated subscription service, YouTube Red. Starting on October 28, the company will offer users a $9.99 per month membership for access…
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when someone asks me if i want to hold their baby : trippinthroughtime
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What is the best city between NYC and LA? : unitedstatesofamerica
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Emotionally Abusive : Long distance relationship edition : AdviceAnimals
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Early diving equipment – Imgur
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Michael J. Fox is 54 years old; Christopher Lloyd was 46 in Back to the Future
If you haven’t heard, today is the day to which Doc, Marty, and Jennifer travel forward in time in Back to the Future II. Because of this and my love of cultural time travel, I thought I’d take the opportunity to point out that Michael J.
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Inventors Race to Find Best Way to Recycle Polluting Carbon – Scientific American
Last year, human activities released about 32 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), those greenhouse gas emissions must fall to almost zero by 2100 to avoid irreversible da…
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COLUMBUS, OH—Facing a critical shortage of key lethal injection drugs with over 100 inmates currently waiting on the state’s death row, desperate Ohio officials announced Tuesday that they were now exploring homeopathic execution methods.
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Paul Ryan Won’t Sacrifice Family Time for Work, But Makes Others Do It | The New Republic
Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan declared late last month that he would not run for House speaker because, among other reasons, he didn’t want to sacrifice time with his family. “This is a job where you are expected to be on the road about a hundr…
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Alaskan cabin by forrestmankins – Photo 125934209 – 500px
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Buckle Up Kids! via /r/woahdude…
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Are You Sure You Want the Job? https://t.co/HVsxZs8tor
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Twisted at Kubota by Erwin Buske – Photo 125912273 – 500px
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She Came to the US, Was Forced Into Indentured Servitude, and Now Faces Deportation | The Nation
When Shellion Parris talked about her experience as a “guestworker” at the White House earlier this month, the thirty-five year-old Jamaican immigrant told a tale familiar to many immigrants.
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Joe Biden Made The Right Call | FiveThirtyEight
Joe Biden has — finally — announced that he’s not going to run for president. That’s a smart move; Biden had little shot at winning the Democratic nomination. If Biden had announced he was running today, it would have been 144 days after the median …
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Is Sex Serious? College Women Won’t Be Satisfied Until They Decide. | The New Republic
I had been studying abroad in England for about a year when I finally got around to sorting through the orientation materials for my graduate program at Brown University.
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Having watched all the debates and seen all these people running for president, I can’t suppress the thought: Why would anyone want this job now? Do you people realize what’s going on out there? Obama’s hair hasn’t gone early gray for nothing.
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Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not run for president in 2016. In a speech in the White House Rose Garden, with President Obama by his side, Biden said he has missed his window to run as he’s mourned the death of his son Be…
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Cushion Buckwheat – Eriogonum ovalifolium [2500×3000] [jsr] : BotanicalPorn
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Star-Crossed Lovers? Two Suns Caught Smooching
It’s a make-out session on a cosmic scale: Two incredibly hot stars, spinning in a tight orbit around one another, appear to be “kissing.” The stellar pair are so close together that their surfaces overlap, creating a bridge between them.
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Congressional Minority Caucuses to DOJ: Gun Control in Our Communities Matters Too | Mother Jones
The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.
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Light over Lofoten by Dan Ballard – Photo 125939407 – 500px
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Is This the Third Palestinian Intifada? | The Nation
The Palestinian uprising is now entering its fourth week. There appears to be a broad consensus on the genesis of the violence, which has left at least 40 Palestinians and seven Israelis dead since October 1, and more than 1,200 Palestinians injured.
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Wearing black ski masks and gloves and driving a stolen van, six Mafia members and associates came to a stop outside a terminal at Kennedy International Airport on a December night in 1978 for what they thought would be a $2 million robbery.
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Pooping on the beaches in India (NSFW)|Dangerous Minds
What you’re about to see is a reporter taking you into slums of Mumbai, India where a long time resident gives her an eye-opening tour of how the poor there “do their business.
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A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered from Ebola, but then suffered relapsing illness, has meningitis caused by the virus persisting in her brain, doctors treating her said on Wednesday.
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The Pigeon, the Antenna, and Me: Robert Wilson – Scientific American
Radioastronomer Robert Wilson recalls a pair of pigeons who almost thwarted the discovery of cosmic background radiation. Wilson’s discovery of cosmic background radiation, “the echo of the big bang”, earned him a share of the 1978 Nobel Prize in ph…
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The Lineup | The Ghosts of Sauer Castle
Perched atop a hill overlooking the Kansas River, on a winding street in an affluent residential neighborhood, Sauer Castle of Kansas City still looks like something ripped from a Gothic ghost story.
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Matt Green plans to walk on every single street in NYC. Of an estimated 8-9000 miles of streets, trails, and paths in the city, he has already covered 7000 miles, including what looks like nearly all of Brooklyn.
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Look Ahead on Back to the Future Day!
Today, the White House is marking “Back to the Future Day” with a series of conversations with innovators across the country. The White House site says “Get excited, and remember: Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” but adds: “Just kidding. We …
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oh wow cutscenes (@leonsintro) | Twitter
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What I Discovered From Interviewing ISIS Prisoners | The Nation
No sooner am I settled in an interviewing room in the police station of Kirkuk, Iraq, than the first prisoner I am there to see is brought in, flanked by two policemen and in handcuffs.
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Finding Free Change in NYC – The Billfold
Finding Free Change in NYC https://t.co/Wsi9pZr6tk I have always been the kind of person who picks up a penny when I see it on the ground.
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23andME Launches New Consumer Test Service to Check for Genetic Disorders – Scientific American
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Genetics company 23andMe announced the launch of a new consumer genetic test service on Wednesday that will show whether an individual carries genes associated with 36 different disorders, such as cystic fibrosis.
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They Heal. They Kill. They Joust. 10 Awesome Reptile Photos
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HIFW a customer calls me an “exceedingly pleasant” receptionist. : TrollXChromosomes
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If you’ve read Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis in English, it’s likely that your translation referred to the transformed Gregor Samsa as a “cockroach,” “beetle,” or, more generally, a “gigantic insect.
Franz Kafka Says the Insect in The Metamorphosis Should Never Be Drawn; Vladimir Nabokov Draws It Anyway https://t.co/Drebo1uHKa -
Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny | The Nation
On revelations that the University of Louisville basketball program may have paid a self-described “Louisville Madam” to supply recruits with strippers and sex, the reactions have congregated into two camps: moralizers and cynics.
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Chris Rock Confirmed to Host the Oscars | Variety
Chris Rock will host the 88th Academy Awards, as Variety reported on Tuesday.
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30 Doradus, located in the heart of the Tarantula… – Just Space
30 Doradus, located in the heart of the Tarantula nebula, is the… https://t.co/4i6buqpEbx https://t.co/Cv5tmwoKZK
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Colorado Colors by Kimberly Hicks – Photo 125922723 – 500px
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The Window by Larry Barrett – Photo 125914611 – 500px
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WASHINGTON — If Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. decides to run for the presidency again, his best chance may well be to present himself as President Obama’s third-term successor. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden took the first step, describing himself as Mr.
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Windchill refrigerator designed by Calgary students wins world prize – Calgary – CBC News
Taking a cue from kangaroos, elephants, bees and even termites, a team from the University of Calgary came up with a clever way to keep food cool without the need for expensive fridges, or even electricity.
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NASA Eyes Torpedo Tech as an Alternative to Nuclear Batteries – Scientific American
Until recently, NASA faced a severe plutonium shortage that jeopardized future deep-space missions. In 2013 the U.S.
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What I Learned on an Arctic Cruise Through the Global-Warming Apocalypse | The Nation
At the top of the world, a great wheel is spinning. Circling the Arctic Ocean, a current called the Beaufort Gyre drives pack ice clockwise around the pole.
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Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan | The Nation
“These have been among the worst weeks of my life,” House Benghazi Committee chair Trey Gowdy told Politico on Saturday. It’s easy to see why (although it’s awfully whiny to say so).
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Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? | The Nation
Nation contributing editor Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor continue their weekly discussions of the new US-Russian Cold War.
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Will Not Run For Third Term As Accusations Mount « CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has announced he will not seek a third term in next year’s election.
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Cleaning the dryer lint trap : oddlysatisfying
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Final Kiss of Two Stars Heading for Catastrophe | ESO
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Our time together was so short. MOURNING/LOSS : cats
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How Black Lives Matter Uses Social Media to Fight the Power | WIRED
Scene from Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, after the unarmed Michael Brown was shot by police officer Darren Wilson.
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Image of the Day: ‘Siamese’ Star System Observed
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers have found the hottest and most massive double star with components so close that they touch each other.
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After a Debacle, New York Times Tries to Crowdsource Diversity | Mother Jones
Following the Democratic presidential debate last week, Alan Rappeport of the New York Times published a roundup of the analyses of 11 political experts—bloggers, radio hosts, pollsters. Twitter users quickly pounced on a problem with the roundup: A…
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The Soda That Was Created To Be A Whiskey Chaser | VinePair
Before it was the fuel of all things extreme, Mountain Dew had an entirely different, and possibly equally extreme purpose: whiskey chaser.
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Autumn Near Whaples Brook, South Windsor CT [OC] [2304×1536] : EarthPorn
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This wierd photo in the maternity ward : funny
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Final Kiss of Two Stars Heading for Catastrophe | ESO
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers have found the hottest and most massive double star with components so close that they touch each other.
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Mossberg: The Steve Jobs I knew isn’t in this movie | The Verge
Welcome to Mossberg, a new weekly commentary and reviews column on The Verge and Re/code by veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg, now an Executive Editor at The Verge and Editor at Large of Re/code.
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Hands Free : Mark Goffeney on Vimeo
Mark Goffeney is a musician living and playing in San Diego California. Video by Ross Harris and Stanley Gonzales. Shot and edited by Ross Harris. Location audio and mix by Stanley Gonzales. Color grade Jeremy Ian Thomas. … http://bigtoerocks.com
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Why Biomedical Superstars Are Signing On with Google – Scientific American
Free tasty food, brightly coloured bicycles and high salaries are well-known hallmarks of the Googleplex—Google’s famed headquarters in Mountain View, California.
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Anything box-shaped will work. Or he’s trying out being a cucumber. : cats
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I L L U M I N A T I by Carlos Resende – Photo 125914579 – 500px
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‘Super Cooper World’: a map of Twin Peaks, Super Mario style|Dangerous Minds
2015 marks twenty-five years since the debut of both Twin Peaks and the Super NES game console, and evidently, both of those things have some devoted fans at a creative agency called Beutler Ink.
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“Life on Earth May Have Started Almost Instantaneously” –UCLA Scientists
“We need to think differently about the early Earth,” says Elizabeth Bell of UCLA. The early Earth certainly wasn’t a hellish, dry, boiling planet. A UCLA team of geochemists see absolutely no evidence for that.
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2015-16 NBA Preview: There’s Finally Hope For The Orlando Magic | FiveThirtyEight
We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here.
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Fall Dreams by Keith Krueger – Photo 125926769 – 500px
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Today’s that time travel day, isn’t it? : firstworldanarchists
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Since leaving the White House, George W. Bush has taken pains not to insert himself into the events of the day. Not to weigh in. Not to utter statements bound to become headlines. When he breaks that habit, you perk up and wonder why.
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VICE Media goes dark to #FreeRasool | Poynter.
News outlets owned by VICE Media went dark on Wednesday to raise awareness of the plight of journalist Mohammed Rasool, who was jailed by Turkish authorities in August while reporting in the country’s turbulent southeast. Starting at 10 a.m.
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New Method Turns Tons of Wine Waste Into Useful Chemicals – Scientific American
Italian scientists have devised an innovative and economically feasible biorefinery that can squeeze more chemicals out of the mountains of grape waste produced during wine production.
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‘Biden His Time’ Is The Most Overused Pun In Politics – Vocativ
Joe Biden has taken his time to announce his presidential campaign plans. You could say he’s BIDEN his time. Maybe you already have said that. Maybe you’re one of the thousands who tweeted it. If so, hang your head in shame, you’ve just abused one o…
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Come with me if you want to live. : sloths
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Judas Priest, early 1970s So I’ve been sick with the flu for the last few days which means I’ve been spending WAY too much time online buzzing through the Internets in order to entertain myself.
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Live performances of the terrifying nightmare music Kubrick selected for The Shining|Dangerous Minds
It may have warped me to a degree, but as a kid in a house with cable and HBO in the 80s, I was subjected, one summer, to at least a dozen viewings of Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece, The Shining. To this day, I rank The Shining in my top five …
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Can Anyone on Earth Come Up with a Good Reason to Jail People Who Take Drugs? | VICE | United States
A draft United Nations briefing paper expressing support for the decriminalization of personal possession of drugs was leaked Monday by Virgin Airlines founder Sir Richard Branson, a drug reform advocate.
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Paul Ryan’s Demands for House Speaker Won’t Control Right-Wingers | The New Republic
Paul Ryan won’t agree to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives unless the reactionary conservatives who comprise the House Freedom Caucus agree to meet his terms, most of which are agreeable or vague enough to pose no serious problems.
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Sea Bridge by Melley Kuna – Photo 125871743 – 500px
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Space shuttle’s engine ignite shock diamonds in Slow motion : space
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Coral Drift Rose, Rosa Meidrifora [3600×2400] (OC) : BotanicalPorn
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This Binary Star Is A Super Hot Mess | Video
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Can Greenpeace Own Coal? – Scientific American
Is it just a bluff to pressure the development of more renewable energy, or does Greenpeace actually intend to own and manage one of Europe’s largest coal mining operations?
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Hanks And Spielberg Might Be The Best Collaboration In Hollywood | FiveThirtyEight
The latest collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks, “Bridge of Spies,” came out last week. It’s the fourth time Hanks has played the lead role in a Spielberg-directed film, following “Saving Private Ryan,” “The Terminal” …
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Consumer Reports dropped its recommendation of the Tesla Model S after owners of the electric luxury sedan complained of a series of problems including squeaking noises, motors that needed to be changed and issues with the car’s automatic door handl…
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How the Internet Has Changed Bullying – The New Yorker
This summer, American Psychologist, the official journal of the American Psychological Association, released a special issue on the topic of bullying and victimization.
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Netanyahu Holocaust remarks: Israeli PM criticised – BBC News
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised for saying a Palestinian leader persuaded the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust. However, the chief historian at Israel’s memorial to the Holocaust said this account was factually incorre…
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Beet Juice Could Help Body Beat Altitude – Scientific American
At 14,505 feet, Mount Whitney towers over California’s Sierra Nevada range. It’s the tallest peak in the lower 48—which means it attracts thousands of weekend warriors every year—or make that weakened warriors.
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Should You Drink Tap or Bottled Water? – Scientific American
Scientific American presents House Call Doctor by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies.
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What Happens to the Brain During Cognitive Dissonance? – Scientific American
Cognitive dissonance is that uncomfortable feeling you get when you try to maintain two or more inconsistent beliefs at the same time or when you believe one thing but act in a contradictory way. For example, you commit to losing weight and then gor…
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Volunteer astronomers first spotted a strange star in Kepler telescope data that has the internet humming with speculation By | A mysterious star may have comets of its own, similar to the comet Hale-Bopp around the sun, pictured here Courtesy of Da…
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The Devil wants ‘fresh Christian meat’: Kooky vintage anti-Halloween TV commercial|Dangerous Minds
Apparently, this Halloween while you’re out trick or treating, TPing houses or getting diabetes from all that free candy, Satan will be chowing down on all the freshly prepared “Christian meat” served up by his faithful acolytes on Earth.
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Grace Hopper inventor of the world’s first compiler, 1952 : OldSchoolCool
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Ice Fever by Christian Lim – Photo 125960501 – 500px
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The Devil wants ‘fresh Christian meat’: Anti-Halloween advert|Dangerous Minds
Apparently, this Halloween while you’re out trick or treating, TPing houses or getting diabetes 2 from all that free candy, Satan will be chowing down on all the freshly prepared “Christian meat” served up by his faithful acolytes on Earth.
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The Hollow Earth Is Filled With Giants, Germans, and A Little Sun | Atlas Obscura
Giants, Germans, and paradise all await within the Hollow Earth. (Rainy Season in the Tropics by Frederic Edwin Church) Ah, the underworld. From time immemorial, people have believed that there is another world lying just beneath the surface of our …
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Hackers Make Cars Safer. Don’t Ban Them From Tinkering | WIRED
Virtually every new car sold today has some sort of network connection. Most of us are aware of these connections because of the remarkable capabilities they place at our fingertips—things like hands-free communication, streaming music, advanced saf…
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Fingerprint readers are now essential | The Verge
It’s been a long time since you could point to a single item on a spec sheet and say that it distinguishes the latest smartphones from their predecessors.
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How Many Real Friends Can You Have at Once? – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus
My wife can’t seem to walk for a half-hour around Ottawa, a city with nearly a million people, without running into at least three of her friends. Some people, like my wife, seem to have a zillion of them, while others appear to be content with just…
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See a Goat In a Clothes Dryer and 15 Other Wondrous Ideas
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the way this 12 pack of tea fit in my fridge at work : oddlysatisfying
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Kinderdijk Netherlands by Martin Jansen – Photo 125917517 – 500px
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Dead arms test importance of clenched fists – BBC News In macabre experiments which saw dead, severed arms swing punches on a large pendulum, US scientists have measured the extent to which a clenched fist shields fragile bones in the hand. Consequently, a fist can strike with twice the force…
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