He's on a roll https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/40328161/joey-chestnut-banned-nathan-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest

Painting stolen from Chatsworth House 45 years ago discovered at auction

The oil on wood painting by Eramus Quelliness II was taken in a raid in 1979, though the thieves left behind much more valuable works https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/05/10/painting-stolen-from-chatsworth-house-40-years-ago-discovered-at-auction

Caffeine is an active ingredient in some of the world's favourite drinks and has a powerful effect on humans. But does it matter whether we get it from tea or coffee?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240605-what-happens-if-you-take-too-much-caffeine-and-how-much-is-too-much

“UNC5537” breached at least 165 Snowflake instances, including Ticketmaster, LendingTree and, allegedly, Advance Auto Parts. https://securityboulevard.com/2024/06/snowflake-mandiant-unc5537-ticketmaster-richixbw/

"They dare to be embarrassed in their old age, for the chance at being young again. For two hours or so on a humid night in June, they get to take the field at a major league stadium and be something other than a member of Congress. They get to show everyone that they could have been something else, that they have something more to offer than a bill, that they still got it."

https://www.notus.org/congress/republicans-chance-to-win-this-year-baseball

Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. --Frank Zappa

Yet another story sure to show up on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-sues-cold-stone-creamery-lack-pistachios-pistachio-ice-cream-rcna156260

An Early Middle English version of Running Up That Hill? Sure, why not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHspDQZKvwg

"There were plenty of wines under €3 to choose from, but they decided to go with the cheapest and worst-tasting one they could find. a €2.50 bottle was selected and then disguised it as a premium product by naming it ‘Chateau Colombier’ and creating a more eye-catching label." https://www.odditycentral.com/news/2-70-supermarket-wine-wins-gold-medal-at-international-wine-contest.html

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Sometimes we just want a comfy shirtdress -- nothing special, but relaxed and decent-looking. This dress fills the need... mostly. I have quibbles.

But it DOES have pockets.
https://amzn.to/3RghCIf

You probably saw the news that astronaut Bill Anders died. I didn't realize for a few days that it was in a plane accident.

That is: He was 90 years old and doing a stunt loop in his airplane when it crashed. Damn. More power to him for living life to his fullest. All honor to you, sir.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw99wj5e5q8o

"Your cyber budget is a better mirror of your company's risk tolerance than any compliance checklist" and 24 more lessons from 17 years in the industry https://www.returnonsecurity.com/p/25-cybersecurity-industry-truths

The pitfalls of overmanaging software developers

Just in case you know someone that could use this article https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/the-pitfalls-of-overmanaging-software-developers/

"At first, it looked good. The plastic was scuffed with age, the tape on the map was yellowed, the logo was (mostly) correct, and Sherry Livingston really was Employee #10.
But it also felt a little off." https://cabel.com/2024/05/16/the-forged-apple-employee-badge

A record-setting 11.8 gigawatts (GW) of new solar panel manufacturing capacity came online in the U.S. during Q1 2024, making up 75% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid in that period.
https://electrek.co/2024/06/05/us-solar-q1-2024/

How to Identify that Light in the Sky https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240609.html

"Still, despite the inherent danger, not only to players but to the potential integrity of the game, Major League Baseball endlessly promotes gambling websites." https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/06/09/mlb-players-starting-to-fear-for-their-safety-from-gamblers/74028741007/

I'd missed this, maybe you did too: Gizmodo was acquired by European media company Keleop. https://www.thewrap.com/go-media-sells-gizmodo-keleops/

Sometimes you read a story and you just KNOW it belongs on a wait-wait-don't-tell-me broadcast.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91137001/well-bay-harbor-island-burying-crystals