This artist is re-creating the scent of extinct flowers. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/guerilla-artist-daisy-ginsberg-recreates-scent-of-extinct-flowers/

Blizzard will compensate the victims of harassment with $18M https://www.cnet.com/news/activision-blizzard-to-pay-18-million-to-settle-eeoc-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/

In the "you thought YOU had a bad day?" department:

"I had to pull the fenders off and clean out all the walnuts out, and thought I had them all and took it down the road, turned the corner and found one rolling inside the windshield where the wipers go," said Fischer.

https://wset.com/news/offbeat/squirrel-stores-thousands-of-nuts-inside-mans-parked-truck-north-dakota-storage-bill-fischer-engine-compartment-black-walnuts-cleanup-gallons-chevy-avalanche

Something happens to photos in particular when they get printed. Pixels only make sense on displays. https://www.getrevue.co/profile/shift-happens/issues/moire-no-more-688319

From questions about "Harry Potter" to medieval trivia, here are some of the trickiest questions that have stumped "Jeopardy!" contestants. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a37635139/hardest-jeopardy-questions-all-time/

LET THERE BE REJOICING.

The avalanche has already started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote.

https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/1442621159221043202

"Many of today's most relied-upon technologies would not have been possible—or even dreamed of—if it weren't for the game-changing inventions that came before them." https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648542/inventions-changed-world

Thanks to animal activists and shifting consumer tastes, cage-free eggs now represent the majority of eggs produced in the UK, the EU, and Australia. https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/a-closer-look-at-the-cage-free-revolution

The experiment, by the European Space Agency, will simulate the impact of microgravity on the musculoskeletal system, immune and cardiovascular health and hormone levels. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/24/immersion-tank-study-impact-space-travel-on-female-body

Inspired by the way trees like maples disperse their seeds using little more than a stiff breeze, researchers developed a range of tiny flying microchips, the smallest one hardly bigger than a grain of sand. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-smallest-flying-device-ever-made-by-humans-is-like-a-grain-of-sand

Intergalactic jump inspired by science-fiction movies https://starrior.com/

We finally figured out what made the Stradivari violins the best in the world after all this time. They were made from 1660 to 1750 and we've been unable to match their quality ever since. Turns out, it was the varnish. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/study-confirms-superior-sound-of-a-stradivari-is-due-to-the-varnish/

How do you tell people you got a new (big) research grant without telling them you got a new research grant? https://gizmodo.com/engineers-cook-3d-printed-chicken-with-lasers-1847709113

By 1900, electric cars were so popular that New York City had a fleet of electric taxis, and electric cars accounted for a third of all vehicles on the road. https://archive.curbed.com/2017/9/22/16346892/electric-car-history-fritchle

A free online library of unearthed and collected bartender books; rare volumes dating from the 1820s through the 1940s, faithfully digitised https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/09/17/a-brief-compendium-of-vintage-cocktail-recipe-books/

More places to add to my bucket list. I've been to a few, including Neuschwanstein Castle, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and Multnomah Falls. https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-11-23/20-places-that-are-straight-out-of-fairy-tales

Yay it's Lebkuchen season!
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"The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, proposed legislation that would mandate USB-C cables for charging, technology that many device makers have already adopted. The main holdout is Apple." https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-technology-europe-business-smartphones-6c5089a53e67e5f4236294e872005e00

Barcelona is giving citizens free, unlimited public transport for three years when they give up their private vehicles. Since the program began in 2017, more than 12,000 ‘T-green tickets’ have been awarded, reducing the city’s traffic by 10,613 cars and 1,735 motorcycles. https://www.eltis.org/in-brief/news/barcelona-issues-annual-public-transport-tickets-former-car-owners