How an insured pro athlete ended up with $250,000 in medical debt January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
How the Navy SEALs wound up buying 450 counterfeit radio antennas January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
Pelosi slams Facebook’s ‘shameful’ behavior and says execs ‘schmooze’ the Trump administration January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
Avondale Man Sues After Google Data Leads to Wrongful Arrest for Murder January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
LPT: Think of soda like candy instead of a drink. Most sodas like Coke and Pepsi have similar amounts of sugar in them. January 16, 2020 Read more
LPT: when visiting your grandparents, ask them to teach you something that's interesting or important to them. Chatting is fine, but asking for something specific shows you care about them, and gives them a chance to feel purpose January 16, 2020 Read more
LPT: On iOS, create a shortcut for typing in your email address by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. Create an entry that uses two letters not commonly used together ("ii", "qq", "yy") and have it automatically replace this with your email address for quicker logins, etc. January 16, 2020 Read more
LPT: When it comes to CPR, ANY CPR is better than no CPR. If a person is unconscious and not breathing, perform CPR until help arrives. Preventing loss of life has priority over any real/theoretical injury (broken ribs, punctured lung, spinal fracture, etc.). January 16, 2020 Read more
Deaths from sepsis around the world are twice as high as previously thought, with babies and small children in poorer countries at greatest risk, a major study has revealed. January 16, 2020 Read more
Top rugby team in England about to be relegated an entire division for paying players too much January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
TIL, the Great Sioux Nation, consisting of nine tribes, lost the Black Hills, SD when the US violated a treaty. In 1980, the Supreme Court agreed, and set $105M in funds aside as compensation. The Sioux did not accept it, preferring the land instead. There is now ~$2B in that fund as of 2019. January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
The FCC's Approval of SpaceX's Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
A tablespoonful of neutron star placed on Earth's surface would weigh more than 1 billion tons, or about as much as Mount Everest (for reference, a tablespoonful of the Sun would only weigh about 5 pounds). January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
After Kellyanne Conway Says She Does Not Know Lev Parnas, Photo of them together resurfaces January 16, 2020 Read more Read more
LPT: Don’t donate platinum awards, donate koala bears as they give $2.50 cents for Australian fire relief. January 15, 2020 Read more
TIL in 1951, Bing Crosby was initially denied entrance to a Canadian hotel for wearing his Levi’s denim jeans. Levi’s got wind and presented him with a denim tuxedo jacket at a celebration In Nevada, where he was honorary mayor. The term, “Canadian Tuxedo” is believed to have come from these events. January 15, 2020 Read more Read more