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Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before
Associated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don't worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than twice
Offbeat News
Defensive Waves Ripple Through Honey Bee Colony
laughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn
While building a comb off the branch of a tree, a colony of honey bees in Vietnam engaged in a defensive wave, a process that sends murmuring ripples …
Christmas Eve
Hackers Had More Than 1,000 DNA Test Kits Mailed to Random People
Geek - By Genevieve Scarano
Photo Credit: MyHeritage DNA If you’ve received a random MyHeritage DNA test kit in the mail, beware: Hackers stole credit card information from over …
Human Rights
Pence defends wife's teaching job at school that bars gays
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the criticism of Christian education in America should stop. Pence is responding to media reports of his wife returning to teach at a school that says can
Geek
Geek vs Nerd vs Dork
laughingsquid.com - Scott Beale
Laughing Squid Hosting offers reliable, scalable and secure Managed WordPress hosting starting at $12/mo. It includes email, Jetpack Premium and a …
Lincolnshire, UK
Found: Chess Pieces Hidden in a Barn to Ward Off Evil Spirits
Atlas Obscura - by Evan Nicole Brown
Not all fun and games. Ah, chess. The sixth-century, two-player board game that tests skill, strategy, and stamina worldwide. Each of the game’s 16 …
Sam Smith
The Comments Section Of Sam Smith's Instagram Is The Funniest Place On The Internet Today
BuzzFeed - Ryan Schocket
Love this In-STYE-gram.
Weird
Australian Man Allegedly Cooks Raw Steak in His Car on a Hot Day
odditycentral.com - By Spooky
An Australian man from Mildura, in the state of Victoria, wanted to show the world just how hot the inside of a car can get on a hot day, so he left …
Weird
This Afghan Hound Has the Most Incredible Hair
odditycentral.com - By Spooky
AJ Nirvana Battle, a three-year-old Afghan hound from China is the canine version of a fashion model. He’s got a slender physique, loves posing for …
I Felt Something After KonMari-ing My Home—But It Wasn't Joy
apartmenttherapy.com - Amanda Becker
I stumbled upon "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo" while nursing my New Year's Day hangover. I was craving something soothing to distract myself from my …
St Andrews
St Andrews find may be oldest surviving wall chart of periodic table
The Guardian - Nicola Davis
A crumbling roll of canvas-backed paper discovered underneath a lecture theatre in Scotland may be the world’s oldest surviving periodic table chart, experts have said. The chart was found during a clean-out
News
Women's March Divisions Offer Lessons For Democrats On Managing A Big Tent
NPR - Asma Khalid
Angie Beem used to be a woman who, at most, would read the voter pamphlet before Election Day, cast a vote, and consider her duty done. She didn't pay attention to politics much because she didn't think
Asia
Simple statistical error puts Japan economic data in doubt | Financial Times
ft.com - Robin Harding
Japan’s economic statistics are in a “state of crisis”, according to the chief overseer of official data, after he discovered a basic mistake that …
News
Israeli Museum to Remove Divisive 'McJesus' Sculpture
haaretz.com - Noa Shpigel
An art exhibit depicting a crucified Ronald McDonald will be removed from display at the Haifa Museum of Art following protests from local …
News
Saudi women runaways rebel against system of male control
Associated Press - By AYA BATRAWY
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another Saudi woman has turned to social media for protection from her father, just days after Canada granted refuge to Rahaf al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi who fled
Los Angeles
25 Years After The Northridge Earthquake, Is LA Ready For The Big One?
tpr.org - Jacob Margolis
Twenty five years ago, at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake shook Angelenos from their beds. For those of us who lived through …
Technology (Australia)
Apple chief calls for laws to tackle 'shadow economy' of data firms
The Guardian - Alex Hern
Apple’s chief executive has called for regulation to tackle the “shadow economy” of data brokers – intermediaries who trade in the personal information of largely unsuspecting consumers – as the company
Personal Data
Battle lines forming ahead of a looming US privacy law fight
SFGate - Rachel Lerman and Tali Arbel, Ap Technology Writers
Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology industry are drawing early battle lines in advance of an expected fight this year over what kind of federal privacy law the U.S. should have. On Thursday,
Hilton Worldwide
Hotel to pay ex-dishwasher $21 million for being forced to work on Sundays
ajc.com - Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The dishwasher that was fired from her job for missing work to attend church was awarded $21 million by a jury in Miami Monday. Marie Jean Pierre had …
New Jersey
Man is accidentally invited to stranger’s bachelor party, winds up getting actual invite
New York Post - By Associated Press
MONTPELIER, Vt. — An email about a bachelor party sent to the wrong person has led to an Arizona man taking a trip to a Vermont ski resort to attend …
News
A Woman Was Mauled to Death by a Pet Crocodile in Indonesia
TIME - By Casey Quackenbush
An Indonesian woman was mauled to death by a pet crocodile after she fell into the giant reptile’s pen, Agence France-Presse reports. Deasy Tuwo, who …
Budget Travel
A 30-Foot Pistachio and 15 Other Weird Roadside Attractions
gobankingrates.com - Richard Corrigan
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: A 30-Foot Pistachio and 15 Other Weird Roadside AttractionsAh, the open road. In many ways, …
Morality
Egyptian universities reinstate students expelled for hugging
The Guardian - Adham Youssef
Mansoura and Al-Azhar universities backtrack after video of celebratory embrace goes viral Two students expelled from university in Egypt for the “immoral act” of hugging in celebration of their engagement
Alien Spacecraft
Giant rotating ice disk draws attention, visitors
New York Post - By Associated Press
WESTBROOK, Maine — Think of it as a crop circle, but in a river. A curious formation that’s getting attention in Greater Portland is actually a …
World News
Indian woman makes historic ascent to sacred peak once forbidden to women ages 10-50
Fox News - Lucia I. Suarez Sang
A woman completed a historic ascent to one of India’s Hindu pilgrimage sites that until recently had been forbidden to females between the ages of 10 to 50. K Dhanya Sanal, 38, climbed to the summit of
European News
Greece exhumes decades-old ship graveyard amid fears of environmental hazard
Euronews - euronews
They say the vessels are both an environmental hazard and a danger to modern shipping, as they can cause navigation issues for modern boats as well as pollution. "From the port of Piraeus to the island
Food
Behold This Photo Showing Subway Employee Putting Her Bare Feet All Over Food Prep Area
VICE - Jelisa Castrodale
Bon appe-feet! There is a certain level of disgust that cannot be expressed with the English language, a kind of revulsion that can’t even be spoken. When you find yourself reflexively closing your eyes
Weird
The World’s First Spiked Still Water Hydrates and Gets You Drunk at the Same Time
odditycentral.com - By Spooky
Pura Still is being advertised as the first spiked water that doesn’t need bubbles to keep things interesting. It’s still, but definitely not flat as …
Mark Twain
A salesman tried to dupe Twain. His response? A turn-of-the-century burn of the century.
upworthy.com - Tod Perry
Prostitution may be the “world’s oldest profession,” but quackery can’t be too far behind. In the 19th century, American medical doctors began to take …
Science
Earth's Missing Crust Was Removed by Glaciers, New Study Says
howstuffworks.com - Mark Mancini
If you're a geochronologist — someone who studies the age of our planet and its rock formations — you spend a lot of time around zircons. They're …

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Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before

Defensive Waves Ripple Through Honey Bee Colony

Hackers Had More Than 1,000 DNA Test Kits Mailed to Random People

Pence defends wife's teaching job at school that bars gays

Geek vs Nerd vs Dork

Found: Chess Pieces Hidden in a Barn to Ward Off Evil Spirits

The Comments Section Of Sam Smith's Instagram Is The Funniest Place On The Internet Today

Australian Man Allegedly Cooks Raw Steak in His Car on a Hot Day

This Afghan Hound Has the Most Incredible Hair

I Felt Something After KonMari-ing My Home—But It Wasn't Joy

St Andrews find may be oldest surviving wall chart of periodic table

Women's March Divisions Offer Lessons For Democrats On Managing A Big Tent

Simple statistical error puts Japan economic data in doubt | Financial Times

Israeli Museum to Remove Divisive 'McJesus' Sculpture

Saudi women runaways rebel against system of male control

25 Years After The Northridge Earthquake, Is LA Ready For The Big One?

Apple chief calls for laws to tackle 'shadow economy' of data firms

Battle lines forming ahead of a looming US privacy law fight

Hotel to pay ex-dishwasher $21 million for being forced to work on Sundays

Man is accidentally invited to stranger’s bachelor party, winds up getting actual invite

A Woman Was Mauled to Death by a Pet Crocodile in Indonesia

A 30-Foot Pistachio and 15 Other Weird Roadside Attractions

Egyptian universities reinstate students expelled for hugging

Giant rotating ice disk draws attention, visitors

Indian woman makes historic ascent to sacred peak once forbidden to women ages 10-50

Greece exhumes decades-old ship graveyard amid fears of environmental hazard

Behold This Photo Showing Subway Employee Putting Her Bare Feet All Over Food Prep Area

The World’s First Spiked Still Water Hydrates and Gets You Drunk at the Same Time

A salesman tried to dupe Twain. His response? A turn-of-the-century burn of the century.

Earth's Missing Crust Was Removed by Glaciers, New Study Says