"She stopped at her local Meijer grocery store and purchased 20 $100 gift cards and then proceeded to hand them out to random shoppers in the store — none of whom she knew." https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/07/22/crystal-dunn-lottery-windfall-strangers/
The anime too dark for Hollywood: "I think if Princess Mononoke had gone out [in the US] to the people who like foreign films, who like Japanese culture, animation fans, horror fans, it actually could have kindled into a phenomenon" – Neil Gaiman https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220713-princess-mononoke-the-masterpiece-that-flummoxed-the-us
This is a simple and completely useless simulation of an ants colony. https://www.ants-sandbox.io/
Minnesota farmer and distiller Mike Swanson trialed 15 different varieties of rye in an effort to create the perfect bottle of whiskey. https://modernfarmer.com/2022/07/far-north-spirits-heirloom-grains/
"It is an enormous pleasure to let you know that we have finally made our full archive—representing 165 years of Atlantic journalism—available online. Nearly 30,000 articles, reviews, short stories, and poems, published between The Atlantic’s founding in 1857 and 1995, the year we launched our website ... are now accessible to subscribers, researchers, students, historians, and that blessed category, the incurably curious." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/07/introducing-atlantic-archive/670473/
As professionals flee antiabortion policies, red states face a brain drain
Early indications, however, are that they may raise new obstacles to recruiting workers whose skills and qualifications allow them to choose from multiple job opportunities. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-07-19/as-professionals-flee-anti-abortion-policies-red-states-start-to-see-a-brain-drain
Freckles are born from an increase of pigment (melanin) that is flipped on by UV rays. Freckles also go by the medical term "ephelides," from the ancient Greek "éfilis," which translates to "rough spot on the face." https://www.allure.com/story/what-causes-freckles
New workplace sleep pods let tired workers sleep standing up. Why, Japan? Why? https://www.yahoo.com/now/japanese-company-designs-upright-nap-012653487.html
If you’re single, shorter than the typical bride, and enjoy frequent travel, there’s a growth industry looking to hire.
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010792/bridesmaids-go-professional
My review of the Moroccan Tagine Cookbook for Beginners: 4 stars. Or you can think of it as “easy slow cook recipes that are different but won’t scare anyone off.” https://amzn.to/3PJXyep
Most of us are so used to accepting the common interfaces that we tend to overlook the calculator’s inverted key sequence. A calculator has the 7–8–9 buttons at the top whereas a phone uses the 1–2–3 format. https://www.doc.cc/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-numeric-keypad
Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church #Archeology #BlackHistory https://phys.org/news/2022-07-excavation-graves-site-colonial-black.html
I'm not sure I ever had a wine that was "corked." But this one was so terrible that I can only conclude that that was its problem.
Cheatography is a collection of 5175 cheat sheets and quick references in 25 languages for everything from business to linux https://cheatography.com
To predict if a storm will intensify, you need to know what’s going on in the ocean just below the surface, from about 25 to 200 meters depth. Sea turtles spend most of their time in exactly this layer, so their intel is perfect for tropical cyclone forecasting.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/how-tagged-turtles-are-boosting-tropical-cyclone-prediction/
The idea that people are naturally hostile and polarized from each other is a lie that evil people are trying to make you swallow for their own gain.
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Despite common concerns that the social fabric is fraying, cooperation among strangers has gradually increased in the U.S. since the 1950s, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/cooperation-among-strangers-has-increased-since-the-1950s
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