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LPT: If you are moving and have small children, get a babysitter while loading the truck--it'll be worth every penny to keep them safe and out of your way.

LPT: Mint plants are indestructible, delicious, and indicate a lack of "serial killer room" vibe.

TIL: the most celebrated 'toilet attendant' is Victoria Hughes, who for three decades served in a female public toilets in Bristol. Unexpected national fame came her way at the age of 80 in 1977 when she published her memoirs, called Ladies Mile. She revealed to being a confidante of prostitutes.

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The Andromeda Galaxy likely cannibalized numerous dwarf galaxies in multiple "feasts" separated by billions of years. The evidence comes from streams of stars left behind by shredded dwarf galaxies, and it further complicates our giant neighbor's already complicated past.

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A SpaceX fan who visited Texas to see Elon Musk's Starship event spent the night in jail after taking photos of a rocket prototype built by the company

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60 Amazon Workers Walked Out Over Warehouse Working Conditions - They are asking for better pay on the night shift and better working conditions. It's the second work stoppage at a Minnesota fulfillment center in the last two months.

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New research from Cornell University shows that plants can communicate with each other when they come under attack from pests. Plants share messages in the form of airborne chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that transfer information among plants.

TIL of The Testimony of Truth, a 4th century Gnostic manuscript that tells the story of The Garden of Eden from the point of view the serpent, a gnostic symbol for divine wisdom and knowledge, in which it depicts God as jealous and the villain in the story.

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TIL that when America's first rocket scientist, Robert Goddard, theorized that rockets could reach the moon, the New York Times harshly criticized him and wrote that he "lacked the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools." 49 years later, Apollo 11 succeeded and the NYT published a retraction.

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TIL Weird Al Yankovich once turned down a 5 million dollar offer to star in a beer commercial, because he felt many of his fans were young and impressionable.

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The Biggest Quantum Breakthrough Yet—Literally - For the first time ever, physicists tested the phenomenon of quantum superposition using molecules. That's a big deal.

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LPT : If your going to buy a pregnancy test just go to the dollar store. They are just as accurate as the pricey ones.

LPT : Use a seam ripper to easily clean out hair tangled in a vacuum brush

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon arrive at Cape Canaveral ahead of key test for crew flight – TechCrunch

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LPT: If you want to minimize the chance of getting parking lot dents and there are no spaces that are isolated, park next to an expensive car, as they probably won't want to smack their door against your car and chip the paint on their door.

A team of scientists has made the strongest silver ever while not losing any electrical conductivity —42 percent stronger than the previous world record.

Another whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging 'inappropriate efforts' to influence Trump's tax audit

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Schiff Makes Clear All Trump Efforts to Obstruct House Inquiry Will Be Added to Articles of Impeachment

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Found this on r/PolandBall

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DOJ Orders White House Staff to ‘Preserve All Presidential Records’ Related to Trump’s Talks With Foreign Leaders

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