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The workers have spoken: They're staying home.
And companies can't make them come into the office. Really.
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A Family Ate 1 Year Old Frozen Leftovers For Breakfast. This Is What Happened To Their Organs.
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What's up with Snapzu?
The last week this wonderful website felt like an echochamber. Hardly any activity, a static frontpage, not as usual. Are the admins on vacation? Is everyone on vacation? Are there problems running the site? So many questions...
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State of Tennessee tells U.S. Navy veteran he's not an American citizen and cancels his driver's license
The state of Tennessee says a Navy veteran who has lived in the U.S. for more than seven decades is not an American citizen and has canceled his driver's license.
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My favorite Mint alternative is still great 7 months later - and it's 50% off right now
When Mint shut down, I needed a new money app to budget and track my finances so I tested all the best Mint alternatives. The one I preferred - and have been using since - is better than Mint ever was.
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how dark mode killed good design
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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win
Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.
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New Jersey mother says she drowned her children in a bathtub for ‘religious purposes’
Naomi Elkins said she ‘counted to 50 multiple times to ensure she held them underwater for enough time’
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The Quick Trick for Softening Canned Chickpeas for Silky-Smooth Hummus, Stews, and More
Canned chickpeas and beans are usually a bit too firm for some preparations, like dips and braises; this rapid-tenderization method using a common pantry ingredient is the perfect fix.
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Writing a Memoir Won’t Solve All of Your Problems
More and more people are writing memoirs than ever before. The trend is an extension of social media, and people being conditioned by algorithms to put their lives on display, and it’s creating higher levels of self-involvement, and one can easily be misled by feedback loops.
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Belgium in a nutshell
And probably alot of other countries also. Cartoon made by @ahoy-universe
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Painting stolen from Chatsworth House 45 years ago discovered at auction
The oil on wood painting by Eramus Quelliness II was taken in a raid in 1979, though the thieves left behind much more valuable works
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This ls The Sea
The Waterboys
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Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?
A mysterious century-old law of genetics may explain the puzzling genetic legacy of our extinct Neanderthal cousins.
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Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important
The Court, sitting as the Full Court, holds that the general and indiscriminate retention of IP addresses does not necessarily constitute a serious interference with fundamental rights.
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Scientists Reinvent Chocolate With Secret Ingredient – It's Healthier And Less Wasteful
To make the signature flavor palatable as a sweet treat, chocolate manufacturers combine a paste made from cacao seeds with sugar. Lots and lots of sugar – often enough to rival all the other ingredients combined, in fact.
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$2.70 Supermarket Wine Wins Gold Medal at International Wine Contest
The judges of the Gilbert et Gaillard international wine competition were duped into awarding this year's gold medal to a €2.50 ($2.70) supermarket wine.
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TATTOOED The Movie
In 2007, Declan Maynes bought himself a camera, the book Film Making For Dummies and went out on his own to interview numerous tattoo artists and experts around the world. When he came back to his home in Vienna he sat down in his kitchen and edited his first feature-length film: "TATTOOED The Movie". Declan's film won acclaim at international film festivals including the prestigious INDIE SPIRIT Award.
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'A woman should cast off her shame together with her clothes': What women in ancient times really thought about sex
A new book tells the history of the ancient world through women and what they had to say about their own sexuality – flying in the face of misogynist male stereotypes.
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The End of Reading
College students aren't reading anymore, unless you count texts, tweets, and social media comments (but I don't and here's why).