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Trump Is Desperately Trying To Escalate The Culture Wars By Demanding Churches Open

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2 Minutes of Ricegum Destroying Brawadis in basketball!!

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Jorge 'The Hitman' Taufua claims another poor soul

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Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Pele, Don Bradman, Roger Federer. Were these iconic athletes born great or made great?

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Jupiter’s south polar swirls (enhanced) look like the currents of the Atlantic (source links in comments)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy - 23 Million Light Years Away From Earth [OC]

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LPT: If you are going to get searched by the police, turn off FaceID or TouchID for your phone. The police cannot force you to enter your password, but they can force your finger or head into the sensors.

I couldn't stand being indoors anymore and decided to drive two hours to take a picture of Milky Way over Tatra Mountains in Poland.

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LPT: Don't beat yourself up for not feeling "as happy as you should" with your life achievements. We all feel good right after the rush of an achievement, but lasting happiness is attained over time through Self-Improvement (exercise, learning, more socialising etc), Self-Disipline and Routine.

I photographed the Milky Way from the Atacama Desert in Chile where thousands of stars are visible to the naked eye.

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Genitals are among the fastest-evolving features in the animal kingdom. Scientists might be able to learn more about their evolution by studying unusual cases in nature — like insects in which the sexes have swapped their mating roles and sexual organs.

Time to open an OnlyFans

A study of 36 international mobile and web-based symptom checkers and found they produced the correct diagnosis as the first result just 36 per cent of the time, and within the top three results 52 per cent of the time.

Joe Maddon to discuss Game 7 of Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series win on Cameo to benefit COVID-19 relief

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On this day in 2004, Alonso showed the middle finger to Ralf Schumacher while crashing out of the Monaco GP

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LPT: Put your pets in their carrier every time your condo does a fire alarm test to get them used to the procedure during the loud alarms

The Pillars of Creation are almost always shown in false color, so I decided to take a rare image of them in true color to showcase their real beauty [OC]

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Escalating opioid doses to manage pain was not associated with lower pain, finds new study of veterans with chronic pain. Those whose doses increased experienced slight increases in average pain, while maintaining dosage was associated with modest decreases in average pain over time.

Raghuram Rajan says migrant workers need money for vegetables, cooking oil, shelter; foodgrains not enough

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Lockdown: Chennai woman eats once a day, saves the rest for her 13 dogs | Chennai News - Times of India

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TIL in Japan the majority of adoptees are childless adult males, adopted by families needing a strong heir for their businesses

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TIL that during the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln's name did not appear on the ballot of 10 southern states, but he still won by a landslide.

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Jordan's phenomenal return catch

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LPT: Replace the "R" in a Reddit link with a "C" to see previously deleted comments.

LPT: Go to linkedin and search for the job title you want to see what experience and qualifications people with that job typically have

Senior Engineer for Mars 2020 Rover to Address Mars Society Teleconvention

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Trump to attend Musk's SpaceX launch in Florida next week.

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Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

TIL Soap Operas are called "Soap Operas" because they were literally designed to sell Dove Soap to stay-at-home women during WWII

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TIL that during the filming of Poltergeist (1982), the clown doll nearly really killed Robbie Freeling due to an animatronic error when the clown's arm constricted too tightly around his neck. When the actor started protesting he couldn't breath, Spielberg thought he was improve acting.

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TIL about Sarah Rector, an impoverished black girl who became a millionaire oil baron when oil was discovered on the land allotted to her by the government. She was so wealthy the Oklahoma legislature declared her to be a white person.

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The queen looks very buff

Trump’s Hydroxychloroquine Cocktail Connected to 45 Percent Increased Risk of Death

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Patrick Ewing, basketball legend, tests positive for coronavirus.

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Patrick Ewing has tested positive for coronavirus

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Pakistani here Political differences aside I could never Imagine such a low from our neighbouring brothers in such times reading comments like these really broke my heart today

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So controversial yet so brave

Can we all agree the volume/mute icon on ESPN's video player needs to be changed

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NASA Seeking US Citizens for Social Isolation Study for Moon and Mars

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LPT: Write Every Work Email as if it’s Going to be Forwarded

LPT: If you have a family member who is overweight and requires frequent medical attention...don’t put their bedroom upstairs

Study uncovers how air pollution can lead to damage to brain cells. Scientists find evidence of link between diesel exhaust, risk of Parkinson's.

Every dollar spent on high-quality, early-childhood programs for disadvantaged children returned $7.3 over the long-term. The programs lead to reductions in taxpayer costs associated with crime, unemployment and healthcare, as well as contribute to a better-prepared workforce.

At least we have cool stories to tell the kids ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I love the feel of the grips

TIL that the vikings brought native American wives to Iceland, and their DNA is still present on the island.

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TIL a local folk remedy in Boho, Ireland was to place soil from the local church under a pillow while you slept to cure infections. In 2018 a microbiologist found the churchyard's soil contains a previously unknown strain of streptomyces which can be used to create antibiotics

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8 year old me tasting the hell liquid

Please honey