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The Water in the Wood
The inventiveness of early builders constantly provides us with wonder at their ability to create systems from available materials. The use of wood logs as piping for water and sewer is one of tho…Hidden Hydrology
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Why Do Some Crosswalks Make a Machine Gun Sound?
That sound has an official name: the rapid tick. And it's the new standard for crosswalks in the United States.Olivia Allen-Price (KQED)
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Dublin or Baile Átha Cliath? Blackpool or the or the Ford of Hurdles? On the name origins of Ireland's capital city. - The Brehon Academy
Ireland’s capital city gives us an interesting example of an Irish place-name where the commonly used English form and the […]Brehon Academy (The Brehon Academy)
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What is Tectonic Shift?
Tectonic shift is the movement of the plates that make up Earth’s crust.US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4845820/
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North Korea to partially reopen for tourism after five years
Two China-based tour operators say tourists will soon be allowed to visit Samjiyon city in the north.Gavin Butler & Kelly Ng (BBC News)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/25/women-happier-without-children-or-a-spouse-happiness-expert
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Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes
Sony has announced that it will stop selling Betamax video cassettes in March 2016.Zoe Kleinman (BBC News)
https://www.out.com/art/2019/11/06/lucy-liu-paints-erotic-lesbian-portraits-and-we-love-it
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Lucy Liu Paints Erotic Lesbian Portraits — And We Love It
Harold, these paintings are lesbians.Mey Rude (Out Magazine)
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1 Out Of 8 Americans Have Worked At McDonald’s, Company Says
1 out of 8 people have worked at McDonald’s, and the Golden Arches is launching a new initiative based on the enlightening statistic, including a kickoff featuring New York Times Best Selling Author, Peloton Instructor and recent TODAY guest Cody Rig…Joseph Lamour (TODAY)
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Can Rats Eat Chicken Bones?
Unsure if Can Rats Eat Chicken Bones? Get answers to this intriguing question with our in-depth look into a rat's diet and health guidelines.admin (Rodent Inquirer)
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How Currency Works
What is currency, exactly? We all know currency is a piece of paper or metal you can trade for stuff you need or want, but who decides what your money is worth? And why does its value fluctuate?Ed Grabianowski (HowStuffWorks)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_tax
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In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning
Any benefit of using cats to control city rats is outweighed by the threat they pose to birds and other urban wildlife, finds a study published in Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionEmma Duncan (Frontiers | Science news)
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135252
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The deadly legacy of landmines
More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries globally is still contaminated and innocent people con…UN News
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Do some Chinese drivers prefer to kill than just injure pedestrians? US lawyer explains a twisted road logic
It seemed too shocking and warped to be true: that there exists an "unspoken rule" among Chinese drivers that it is better to leave a pedestrian dead than alive if they are accidentally run over by one's vehicle.KRISTINE SERVANDO (South China Morning Post)
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The Killer At Home: House Cats Have More Impact On Local Wildlife Than Wild Predators
They may look cute and fluffy, and they don't go far, but cats are deadly stalkers who rule concentrated areas of their neighborhoods.NPR
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The Magical Medicine of Bezoars
Bezoars are concretions found in the stomachs of animals that were once believed to cure poisoning and plague.Loraine Fick (HowStuffWorks)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hevea_brasiliensis
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