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The End of Manual Transmission
Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will…
“Monkeypox” Is a Terrible Name and We’re Stuck With It
But there’s a simple solution to avoid the stigma attached to it….
Why Ivana Trump Was Buried at Bedminster Golf Course: 3 Theories
With his ex-wife’s burial in a simple grave, Trump’s weird 15-year dream…
Why Ukraine “grains” not shipping causes inflation here.?
while reading this story: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanese-buyer-rejects-first-batch-ukrainian-grain?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark i thought of this, which might be…
China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews
The Langya Henipavirus, known as “Langya”, has already infected 35 people says…
Tesla FSD fails to brake for dummies in testing
Campaign group Dawn Project results calculated from small sample size, test done…
The purest food on Earth?
Ghee had fallen out of favour as saturated fats were considered unhealthy….
Health Canada releases CBD report: Report of the Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis
The report, compiled over the past few years by Health Canada’s nine-member…
Primordial Soup: Scientists Discover New “Origins of Life” Chemical Reactions
The reaction generates the building blocks of proteins and DNA: amino acids…
‘Fake news’ poses corrosive existential threat to democracy – study – University of Birmingham
Influence of fake news is undermining public trust in democratic institutions, regardless…
Not Again. Another Cruise Ship Has A Major Covid-19 Outbreak
Covid-19 outbreaks on cruise ships are now such a regular occurrence that…
This COVID Summer Is Nothing Like the Last One
Boosters are on the horizon, but cases are way up—and have been…
Hockey Canada: A sex assault scandal disgraces country’s pastime
Hockey Canada has lost sponsorships and federal funding amid probe into 2018…
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts – CityNews Ottawa
OTTAWA — Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Radiation emission risk: Russian troops seriously damage nitrogen-oxygen unit at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – Energoatom
Source: Ukrainska Pravda tl;dr: leaking hydrogen gas, could cause fire explosion; apparently…
New York Health Department says hundreds of people may be infected with polio virus
The health department said it is still investigating the virus’ origin, after…
Supposedly Quantum Resistant Encryption Cracked by Basic-Ass PC
An encryption algorithm that was supposed to stand up to attacks from…
The Reason Gas Prices Are Finally Plummeting
There’s still inflation. There’s still a war in Ukraine. But something is…
Study Shows Cannabis Users 55% Less Likely to Develop Common Liver Cancer
According to a study from the journal Cureus, cannabis users have a…
Why a universal job guarantee beats the basic income pipe dream
Instead of a guaranteed fixed income, a universal job guarantee policy provides…
Project Thor: What America’s ‘Rods from God’ Space Based Superweapon Can Do
Source: Project Thor: What America’s ‘Rods from God’ Space Based Superweapon Can…
Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million
Source: Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million Nonsense. Maybe…
COVID is at or near record levels around the country. Scientists say one (pretty gross) indicator doesn’t lie
Toilets are telltale, now more than ever, experts say. Source: COVID is…
First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup
Today, our operation in the Pacific Ocean reached an exciting milestone: The…
German Chancellor defends Trudeau, saying Canada called Putin’s bluff by agreeing to send Russian turbines back
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Kremlin’s…
Opinion | Where has the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ gone? Don’t look at us — but let’s talk about it, says a new Ottawa group
A former church in downtown Ottawa has been rechristened as the “embassy”…
Finding the Big Truth Behind the Insurrectionists
University of Chicago professor Robert Pape has spent the past year and…
3 Facts That Show Minivans Aren’t So Bad After All
The minivan’s backstory is one of innovation and resilience, despite what many…
1972 Ford Carousel Minivan Concept Car
The 1972 Ford Carousel minivan concept car could have been the first…
Critical Hits in the Classroom | The Nib
Dungeons & Dragons is having a cultural moment — even in education….
Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program | CBC News
The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an…
What The So-Called Gun Show ‘Loophole’ Really Looks Like
As Fred Nelson shuffled through a crowded convention center in Tulsa, Oklahoma,…
A doctor in Nigeria tried to warn the world that monkeypox had become a global threat
The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak an international public…
This Grandma’s Dying Wish Was a Giant Dick on Her Grave
The grave of 99-year-old Catarina Orduña Pérez is now topped with a…
Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Thank third-party sellers. Source: Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Korean rice cake and noodles
Katherine gave ths to me. Bought it a World Foods in TO?…
Reddit: sphere vs needle on flat surface => infinite pressure?
Reddit If matter is quantized, then at some point (ha!) wouldn’t there…
Smörgåsbord – Wikipedia
Source: Smörgåsbord – Wikipedia This is also a test of Swedish…
Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys
TOKYO (AP) — People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under…
Encore auction – replacing items after I mark them?
So it appears to me that Encore auctions is doing some weirdness…
Google Maps -> Google Contacts FAIL
so all I want to do is add a few of the…
‘Supercharged’ rice sees crop yields improve 40%
‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that before,’ says…
Maps: coastlines of Europe
Interesting how the fjords of Finland? greatly lengthen its shoreline. England?? too.
Map: world plastic production and sources of oceanic plastic waste.
Source: River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans to-do: find source of…
COVID: BA.5 is ‘the most transmissible variant we’ve ever seen,’ doctor warns
The highly infectious Omicron subvariant is now the dominant strain of coronavirus…
Lake Mead Drought Update!!! Lowest It’s Ever Been!!!
The complete video is worth a watch. But the start point I’linked…
Beau: “…the scheme reaches into the White House”
DAE think “…the scheme reaches into the White House” might be the…
What Happens If Lake Mead Dries Up Forever?
Lake Mead was formed following the construction of the Hoover Dam on…
