The answer to a question you never knew you had.

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/what-happens-when-you-touch-pickle-am-radio-tower

How cyber warfare compares to traditional warfare in wargames and tabletop exercises, and possibly in the real world. https://therecord.media/wargames-cyber-operations-jacquelyn-schneider-interview

TIL that during the 1930s, the WPA sponsored horseback librarians — all women — to visit rural Americans, bringing them books. https://boingboing.net/2019/02/11/reading-is-power-2.html

There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fisher.

The Victorian ‘Drink Maps’ Wielded by Anti-Booze Crusaders

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-drink-maps

A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-abortion-law-ban-ruling-30fedd2e4dec03da43bd3bcce60f867b

Origami Simulator https://origamisimulator.org/

Presidential debates as a musical
(gift link)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/opinion/trump-harris-debate-joseph-gordon-levitt.html

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Researchers have used information theory to analyze why Bach's music feels so compelling. They analyzed his compositions by converting them into information networks and found some patterns that may explain why he was so good. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415469-mathematicians-have-finally-proved-that-bach-was-a-great-composer/

Michelle Phillips eating a banana during a Mamas and the Papas performance on Ed Sullivan because they had to lip sync
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlwimUxUME

NASA Workmanship Guide for wire splicing https://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/links/sections/407%20Splices.html

You’ve just been elected to office and must be sworn in. You may select any book on which to take your oath.

What book do you choose?

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Jon Stewart's first monologue after 9/11

Including "why I grieve but I do not despair."

https://www.cc.com/video-clips/1q93jy/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-september-11--2001

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Collectors of kitchy coins and touristy trinkets can easily find the locations of those coin-operated, hand cranked penny press machines while on a trip or right in your hometown. Enter a zip code and a search radius to get a list and map of the penny presses near you! https://boingboing.net/2024/02/02/penny-presses-find-squashed-penny-machines-near-you.html

Charles Schulz’s response to a 5th grader in the 1970s about what it takes to be a good citizen.

Because someone who is colorblind experiences food in a restricted range of color, some of the signals that raise flags about freshness, safety or otherwise drive anxiety about novel food could be limited. https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-that-people-who-are-colorblind-are-less-likely-to-be-picky-eaters-232438

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