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TIL When printers started to print books in the 15th century, they used scraps of ancient and medieval parchments to help bind the book. Examining the bindings, historians have reconstructed old texts. Some texts only survive in the modern day in this way.

Between the legs pass for a try (score)

LPT: You really are the average of the 5 people you hang out with. Choose your friends carefully!

After almost 2 weeks of editing this photo here is the Triangulum Galaxy, 2.73 Million Light-Years away from Earth

Very much liking the new ISS addition to my space LEGO display

TIL that roundabouts reduce fatalities from accidents by 72-82%. They also lower wait times and save gas.

LPT: When someone informs you of a mistake you made, often an apology is all they are after. Making excuses/getting defensive or offended will usually just result in an argument.

Schumer on impeachment trial: Senate ‘turned away from truth’

An oligarch has bought his way into the 2020 race. Why is no one talking about this?

Sofia Kenin of the U.S. beats Garbiñe Muguruza in Australian Open final to win her first Grand Slam title.

Who wore it better?

LPT: My mom and I do this game where you say why you’re grateful for negative things and it helps us shift our perspectives a lot

A Galaxy full of gems! M33 the triangulum Galaxy. Shot with amateur gear on Earth. Clear skies

The glowing clouds of Messier 78

NASA’s SoundCloud and Spotify

Never forget! YOU are here!

One year ago I shared my highest resolution picture of our moon. Last night I created an improved version, combining 140,000 pictures. 400 megapixel full resolution linked in the comments. [OC]

Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time

Hold up

LPT: Calm down about getting the Coronavirus if you live outside China. The media loves to freak out over the tinniest of things. The Coronavirus infected 12000 people yet only 250 died. Which means only 2% died from it. While with Ebola about 50% died. While Ebola alone killed 11,000.

LPT - Wash your dishwasher filter regularly!

Trump posts golf photo amid coronavirus crisis despite condemning Obama for golfing amid Ebola outbreak

US government secretly admitted Trump's hurricane map was doctored, explosive documents reveal

Low-income people enrolled in Michigan's Medicaid expansion program experienced a six-point increase in employment or student status in one year, new study shows. The findings suggest that states could achieve goals of fuller employment among low-income residents by expanding Medicaid coverage.

TIL researchers discovered something dubbed "Cheese Metabolism". People who eat fatty cheese were found to paradoxically have healthier body compositions than those who don't. They theorize a substance in cheese called butyrate increases metabolism which can help people manage their weight better.

LPT: Turn all your hangers around backwards at the beginning of the year. Then in 3-6 months, you will be able to tell what clothes you actually wear, and what cloths you can get rid of. If the hanger is still backwards, get rid of it. It the hanger is hanging correctly you actually wore it

LPT: Clean your coffee/spice grinder by grinding 1/4 a cup of rice for a minute. It removes any oils that can go funky, and rancid.

LeBron James commemorate the life of Kobe Bryant with this new tattoo

Megathread: Senate votes not to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial

FCC Says 'One or More' Phone Carriers Illegally Shared Location Data, Fueling Black Market Sales

TIL: Attending Harvard is free if your household income is below 65K a year. Harvard’s financial aid programs pay 100 percent of tuition, fees, room, and board for students from families earning less than $65,000 a year.

TIL that in ancient Athens, only the 300 wealthiest citizens had to pay tax; this was considered a high honour, and taxpayers competed to provide the greatest public good

African populations have been revealed to share Neanderthal ancestry for the first time, in findings that add a new twist to the tale of ancient humans and our closest known relatives.

Exercise could play a role as a therapeutic strategy in neurological and psychiatric disorders, according to a new study that shows for the first time how low and high exercise intensities influence brain function differently.

LPT: Two things you will NEVER regret doing: exercising and cleaning something

GOP Accused of 'Greatest Cover-Up Since Watergate' as Senate Set to End First Witness-Less Impeachment Trial in US History

But why tho

Raw it is

I wouldn't wanna have that

Nearing 328 Days Aboard Space Station, Christina Koch Shares Most Memorable Moments

Caltech wins $1.1 billion patent award against Apple and Broadcom

Ajit Pai’s “surprise” change makes it harder to get FCC broadband funding

Sale of .org domain registry delayed by California Attorney General

Carriers ‘violated federal law’ by selling your location data, FCC tells Congress

Astronomers have detected a star in the act of warping the fabric of space and time

People who think of God as a white man are more likely to believe that white men are particularly fit for leadership. In 7 studies, researchers found this was true for Christian and atheist adults, agnostic preschoolers, black and white people.

U.S. students’ feelings about high school are mostly negative (tired, stressed, bored), according to a new national survey. The researchers noted that the way students feel at school has important implications in their performance and their overall health and well-being.

LPT: When you have to cry at work

Marijuana to replace beer as Detroit City FC soccer sponsor

R.I.P. Mambacita