Cats are (almost) liquid
They did the research. It must be true.
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)02024-8

People who confuse entomology and etymology bug me in ways I can't put into words.

My good news: I start a new job on Monday!

I'll share the details then, but in the meantime, I am in a state of nervousness -- like the first day at a new school. It's all hope and shyness turned up to 11.

We Now Know What May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials

New ideas about witches—casting them as a “conspiratorial activity against godly society”—came from a book called Malleus Maleficarum. That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a62546301/witch-trials-cause/

"Who could possibly ignore a resume when it is delivered as a delicious pizza?”
LOTS of people, I assure you.
https://mossandfog.com/pizza-hut-will-deliver-your-resume-printed-on-a-pizza-box-to-prospective-employers/

The Open Pinball Database provides a searchable inventory and API of about 2,000 pinball machines and 120+ manufacturers. https://opdb.org

German Signs in Paris during World War II Occupation https://humus.livejournal.com/9351349.html

TIL there was a Busch Gardens in Pasadena. https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201005/1935/

Overheard: I've long been a fan of taxidermy, puzzle boxes, and pyrotechnics. I finally found a project that combines them all.

I'm gonna make you an otter you can't defuse.

All Possible Plots by Major Authors

Jane Austen: Your obligation to make a judicious alliance with an alluring newcomer is constantly pressed upon you by your relations. You despise them all.
Agatha Christie: The extravagant web of lies that is your home life is shattered by twin irritations: a spate of deaths and a Belgian asking irritating questions.
https://www.the-fence.com/plots-major-authors/

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It's flannel shirt weather! ...well, soon it will be. https://amzn.to/3Nq2Kon

The group released approximately 6,000 crickets from bags hidden on their persons which they snuck through security just before a talk on the “dangers” of medical transition. https://transkidsdeservebetter.org/teenage-trans-activists-release-6000-crickets-on-transphobic-lgb-alliance-conference

Exploring the Animated Film-Making Process https://disneyanimation.com/process/

"There were some very compelling reasons for choosing the first Tuesday in November as Election Day—at least, they were when that date was chosen."

After I read this, I thought, "Why did I never ask this question before?" https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/why-do-we-vote-in-november

Overheard: "It was all part of his plan to reinvent The Twitter Files as The X-Files."

Lassen and her colleagues have attempted recreating a handful of the recipes—with mixed results. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-oldest-cookbook-babylonian-collection

Van Halen, the American hair rock band of the 80s, was infamous for this inclusion in their contract: "There will be no brown M&M’s in the backstage area, upon pain of forfeiture of the show, with full compensation."

For years, this clause was seen as a frivolous and ego-maniacal expression of the rock and roll lifestyle.

It was not.
https://www.safetydimensions.com.au/van-halen/