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LPT: When making rice you can use broth (chicken, beef, vegetable, etc) instead of water. It can add a lot of yummy flavor to it.

'We Want Change. We Want Justice.' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Sterling Brown, More Join Milwaukee Protest

I used a camera lens to take this picture of the Cygnus loop - an expanding shock wave from a 10'000 year old stellar explosion. [OC]

No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

India flattened the GDP curve instead of the Covid Curve, say Rajeev Bajaj

TIL that Founding Father John Adams would turn down invitations to July 4 celebrations, believing that July 2 (the date the Continental Congress voted for American independence) was the correct date to celebrate Independence Day.

Snoop Dogg Plans to Vote for First Time Ever: 'I Can't Stand to See This Punk in Office'

I take that back now.

Anthony Joshua says 'racism is a pandemic' at Black Lives Matter march

LPT: If someone promises to tell you the secret to wealth if you took their course, the secret to their wealth is your naivety.

The Moon and its Sea od tranquility. [OC]

I took a picture of the Moon using a $5 webcam and $200 telescope to show that you don’t need to spend that much to take decent pictures.

Monday's cloudy Moon. [OC]

DNA vaccines protect monkeys from coronavirus. Researchers developed six DNA vaccines based on a coronavirus protein called spike.

TIL In 1867, thousands of formerly enslaved African Americans in New Orleans protested and achieved desegregation of the city's streetcars, nearly 90 years before the bus boycotts in Montgomery.

TIL The Backfire Effect: when given evidence contrary to their beliefs, instead of changing their minds - it strengthens them.

This Week, Mark Zuckerberg Sided with Donald Trump. History Won’t Forget It. With America on fire, the two men are going after the same thing: Dominance.

Re-watched regular show for this template

Hardcore privacy

The Strawberry Moon last night in Powhatan, Louisiana

'American Secret Police'? Trump Deployment of Unidentified Law Enforcement Officials Across DC Sparks Alarm. "The United States would normally condemn this tactic if used by dictators of other countries, and its use here directly threatens our democracy."

Joe Biden tells Texas Democrats “we have a real chance to turn the state blue”

Drew Brees makes another statement, this time directed at Donald Trump

Over 13,500 Vivo smartphones found using the same IMEI number

It's an old template, but it's OC

Tiger chonk

LPT When online shopping on small websites, do a reverse image search with the picture of the item that caught your eye. If it returns results from websites such as AliExpress, it's a drop-shipping scam.

LPT - Don't Tell Pregnant Women Unsolicited Dead Baby Stories

In a few hours, India would have left Italy behind in terms of COVID-19 cases. India didn't need Gandhi family to become another Italy. Modi hai, to mumkin hai.

TIL: of the Church of Universal Suffrage. A religion in the United States that believes all U.S. election days are a religious holiday, legally allowing all members to request ballots by mail.

Kamala Harris to Trump: 'Keep George Floyd's name out of your mouth'

LPT: Don't spend hundreds of dollars on "commercial-style" pots and pans. Real commercial cookware is incredibly cheap but will last if cared for.

Astronomers may have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star

Prakash Javadekar relaunches a scheme that was already launched in 2016, that too word by word.

New research shows how general anesthesia induces unconsciousness. A "billiard-like break shot" scatters lipid clusters in cell membranes, which releases an enzyme that liberates potassium from ion channels, leaving neurons hyper-polarized and inhibiting their ability to fire.

NFL finally concedes: admits they were wrong for villainizing BLM protesters in the NFL.

NASA denies the earlier reported HAM Radio communication

New research suggests that DNA and RNA co-existed before the emergence of life on Earth.

I hate those kind of people

TIL The cheese you get at Domino’s, Papa John’s and Pizza Hut is all delivered by the same company, Leprino Foods, which has control of over 85% of the pizza-cheese market

Donald Trump's Favorability Among White Catholics Plunges 23 Points in Two Months: Poll

[NFL] We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black People. We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter. #InspireChange

NASA Awards Northrop Grumman Artemis Contract for Gateway Crew Cabin

LPT : If you have been rude to someone and realise later and feel bad for the other person , it's aways best to apologize . No matter how late it is always apologize for being rude earlier . Apologizing makes both the parties feel better.

TIL the first pedestrian killed by a car happened on August 17th 1896: Mrs Bridget Driscoll was frozen in place by panic as Arthur Edsell ran her over at the blistering speed of 4 MPH.

TIL About a 30-foot tall tree stump that has been floating upright in Crater Lake, OR since 1896. Dubbed the "Old Man of the Lake" the stump 450 years old, is strong enough to stand on, and is known to drift against the wind.

Police are Attacking Journalists at Protests. We’re Suing. | We are facing a full-scale assault on the First Amendment freedom of the press.

LPT: No willpower? Procrastinate? Use a timer.

As Covid goes out of hand, Modi goes back to yoga, acronyms and nationalism In the beginning, Narendra Modi took complete ownership of the Covid issue. With the migrant labour crisis and the growing spread of Covid, Modi is moving on to other things to protect his image.