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Possible aurora visble Friday night in the northern part of lower 48
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Northern lights, power outages possible in Northern California
The auroras could be visible over Northern California on Friday and Saturday nights due to increased solar activity.
and I wore Lion Turnouts with PFAS for 12 years. I wo
wonder it that's what caused my Thyroid problems?
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wonder it that's what caused my Thyroid problems?
San Francisco poised to become first U.S. city to ban 'forever chemicals' in firefighter gear
City lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to phase out fire gear manufactured with PFAS.
Bilingual AI brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English
The implant uses a form of AI to turn the man's brain activity into sentences, allowing him to participate in a bilingual conversation and "switch between languages."
writing the lord of the rings in spaghettios
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Tyler Jacobs on Instagram: "Unsolved Mysteries: How many cans of ABC Spaghetti's would you need to write the lord of the rings trilogy. I made this video a few years back and love it so much I decided to give it a little remaster. #programming #interestingfacts #didyouknow #datascience #softwareengineer"
1M likes, 6,505 comments - abstract_tyler on May 3, 2024: "Unsolved Mysteries: How many cans of ABC Spaghetti's would you need to write the lord of the rings trilogy. I made this video a few years back and love it so much I decided to give it a little remaster. #programming #interestingfacts...
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and I used to do openwater swims, surf and scuba dive there 
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TIL that Ontario has a native cactus plant.
Nom, nom prickly pear fruit... Nom, nomTIL that Ontario has a native cactus plant.
I'm choosing to believe that this is legitimate science.
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Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging – who are we to argue?
A massive study of 2.3 million people has found that, independent of socioeconomic factors, mental well-being may be the most important single aspect to healthy aging and living longer lives. But a surprise finding was that those who reported the best mental health and stress resilience, which…
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Why the fuck they thought they needed a study for that is beyond me...I'm choosing to believe that this is legitimate science.
Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging – who are we to argue?
A massive study of 2.3 million people has found that, independent of socioeconomic factors, mental well-being may be the most important single aspect to healthy aging and living longer lives. But a surprise finding was that those who reported the best mental health and stress resilience, which…
That's basic common sense.
Reminds me... really need to replenish the cheese drawer.
Doctors Surprised When Patients Who Start Semaglutide Are Frequently Cured of Other Conditions
Medical practitioners are finding that new obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing other chronic diseases to go away.
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NASA's Juno probe gets a close-up look at lava lakes on Jupiter's moon Io
New findings from NASA's Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiter's moon Io and include first-time insights into the volcanic processes at work there. These results come courtesy of Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument, contributed...
Prickly Pear can get fucked, there were some plants on the trails I was riding last week.
People still plant the shit on their own properties(In Oz), it's weird how people forget that things were weeds 20yrs back and start planting them again.
Bamboo is all the rage again because people have given it new names like Tiger Grass and say it's non invasive, hahaha!
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People still plant the shit on their own properties(In Oz), it's weird how people forget that things were weeds 20yrs back and start planting them again.
Bamboo is all the rage again because people have given it new names like Tiger Grass and say it's non invasive, hahaha!
How prickly pear, one of the 'greatest biological invasions of modern times', was defeated
Prickly pear infested millions of hectares of rural land in Australia a century ago rendering it virtually useless and worthless. It was conquered thanks to one tiny insect.
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Make tacos out of that shit!Prickly Pear can get fucked, there were some plants on the trails I was riding last week.
People still plant the shit on their own properties(In Oz), it's weird how people forget that things were weeds 20yrs back and start planting them again.
Bamboo is all the rage again because people have given it new names like Tiger Grass and say it's non invasive, hahaha!
How prickly pear, one of the 'greatest biological invasions of modern times', was defeated
Prickly pear infested millions of hectares of rural land in Australia a century ago rendering it virtually useless and worthless. It was conquered thanks to one tiny insect.
just a random tidbit
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The search for the random numbers that run our lives
Our world runs on randomly generated numbers and without them a surprising proportion of modern life would break down. So, why are they so hard to find?
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I was interested until here:
The black hole appears to have a mass of around 8,200 suns, which makes it considerably more massive than stellar-mass black holes with masses between 5 and 100 times that of the sun, and much less massive than aptly named supermassive black holes, which have mass millions to billions that of the sun.
Scientists say they have identified a root cause of lupus — one that could pave the way for new treatments
An imbalance of T cells, which play a key role in the body’s immune response, could explain most cases of the disease, according to new research.
This is pretty cool, the Vid at the end of thenews article is worth watching.
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May present a problem though if you ever run into Inigo Montoya?
Thumb print: Kiwi designs revolutionary prosthetic digit
The prosthetic acts as a "third thumb" and augments the user's range of movement.
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May present a problem though if you ever run into Inigo Montoya?
America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms
Inside the U.S. and Panama’s long-running collaboration to rid an entire continent of a deadly disease
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i will never listen to van halen's "panama" the same ever again.
A small hydrothermal explosion at Norris Geyser Basin | U.S. Geological Survey
This spring, geologists discovered a small crater at Norris Geyser Basin that, based on monitoring data, appears to have formed during a minor hydrothermal explosion on April 15, 2024.
this came on the radio yesterday afternoon, not long after posting this. i lol'd.
Cross post with Angry Big #2 thread ?
TIL about The Lloyds Bank Coprolite: The Importance of One Huge Viking Poop
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TIL about The Lloyds Bank Coprolite: The Importance of One Huge Viking Poop
The Lloyds Bank Coprolite: The Importance of One Huge Viking Poop
The scenic city of York in England has a lot to be proud of. The city, in one form or another has been nestled between the Ouse and Foss rivers for over 2,000 years. It has a rich history dating back to Roman times
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OK my problem with this is the time span is way too short for fossilization. That's just a dry turd in a museum.Cross post with Angry Big #2 thread ?
TIL about The Lloyds Bank Coprolite: The Importance of One Huge Viking Poop
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The Lloyds Bank Coprolite: The Importance of One Huge Viking Poop
The scenic city of York in England has a lot to be proud of. The city, in one form or another has been nestled between the Ouse and Foss rivers for over 2,000 years. It has a rich history dating back to Roman times
Hey buddy there is a 2007 Tampa Bay Times article about a certain Busch Gardens incident that refutes that statement.
The lack of allowed personal interpretation at Log Flume rides is disappointing