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Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions
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Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions - The Nevada Independent
In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-workers-at-pahrump-brothel-are-unionizing-alleging-unfair-contracts-and-conditions?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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OpenAI has deleted the word āsafelyā from its mission ā and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society orĀ shareholders
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OpenAI has deleted the word āsafelyā from its mission ā and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders
OpenAIās restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity.
https://theconversation.com/openai-has-deleted-the-word-safely-from-its-mission-and-its-new-structure-is-a-test-for-whether-ai-serves-society-or-shareholders-274467?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Famed Texas forensic artist releases sketch of masked suspect in Nancy Guthrie case
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Famed Texas forensic artist releases sketch of masked suspect in Nancy Guthrie case
A Texas forensic artist released an unofficial sketch as the FBI posts billboards across Texas and offers a $50,000 reward in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/texas-forensic-artist-sketch-nancy-guthrie-fbi-21350798.php?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didnāt matter ā but now weāre learningĀ more
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Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didnāt matter ā but now weāre learning more
The Y chromosome doesnāt seem to do much except determine sex ā but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimerās.
https://theconversation.com/men-lose-their-y-chromosome-as-they-age-scientists-thought-it-didnt-matter-but-now-were-learning-more-275823?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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How the Gila Monster Gave the World Ozempic
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How the Gila Monster Gave the World Ozempic
How the Gila Monster Gave the World Ozempic: The creatureās toxic venom revolutionized diabetes treatment.
https://nautil.us/how-the-gila-monster-gave-the-world-ozempic-1266814/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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The Mega-Rich Are Turning Their Mansions Into Impenetrable Fortresses
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The Mega-Rich Are Turning Their Mansions Into Impenetrable Fortresses
Anxiety over high-profile violence has the wealthy spending big on armed security, bunkers and even moats to keep themselves safe from intruders.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/luxury-home-security-aca080d7?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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"Do not feel absolutely certain of anything." Bertrand Russell's 10 rules for thinking clearly, from 1951
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"Do not feel absolutely certain of anything." Bertrand Russell's 10 rules for thinking clearly, from 1951
"Do not feel absolutely certain of anything." Russell's ten rules for thinking clearly, from 1951.
https://boingboing.net/2026/02/11/do-not-feel-absolutely-certain-of-anything-bertrand-russells-10-rules-for-thinking-clearly-from-1951.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Australia's toxic legacy at Wilkes Station in Antarctica
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The abandoned base that's left a toxic legacy in Antarctica
The ABC has been given rare access to an abandoned Australian base in Antarctica that continues to pose a threat to the environment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/wilkes-station-in-antarctica-a-toxic-legacy/106281888?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers
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An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers
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The wonder of modern drywall
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The wonder of modern drywall - Works in Progress Magazine
No person should get excited about a blank wall. But your wall at home is a reminder that most advancements are almost entirely invisible.
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-wonder-of-modern-drywall/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Thomas Edisonās failed rechargeable battery may get a second life
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Thomas Edisonās failed rechargeable battery may get a second life
The famed inventor's nickel-iron idea isn't suited for EVs, but it could help solar farms and data centers.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/edison-rechargeable-battery-second-life/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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'I died for 40 minutes - here's what it taught me about life'
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I died for 40 minutes - here's what it taught me about life
After a cardiac arrest Patrick Charnley was clinically dead. He came back to life a changed man.
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Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons
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Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons
Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of S...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-saturn-moon-titan-merger-moons.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: The Rise, Chaos, and Traumatic End of ALF [15:36]
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The Rise, CHAOS, and Traumatic End of ALF
YouTube video by Late Night Vault
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Every Eye Has a Hidden Blind Spot. Scientists Think Itāll Reveal the True Nature of Consciousness
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Every Eye Has a Hidden Blind Spot. Scientists Think Itāll Reveal the True Nature of Consciousness
The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our brains are able to fill in the spot.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70237632/blind-spot-consciousness/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: āIāve never seen a winter like thisā
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Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: āIāve never seen a winter like thisā
States brace for less water and fire risks as Oregon, Colorado and Utah report lowest statewide snowpack since 1980s
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/snow-drought-oregon-colorado-utah?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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'An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me'
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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptinā¦
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: The Skyscraper That Ruined Paris [15:38]
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The Skyscraper That Ruined Paris
YouTube video by The B1M
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Economist: The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Letās Start Treating It That Way.
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Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Letās Start Treating It That Way.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/capitalism-industry-financialization.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Meet the Sea Walnut ā A Cannibalistic Jelly Currently Invading Veniceās Lagoon
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Meet the Sea Walnut ā A Cannibalistic Jelly Currently Invading Veniceās Lagoon
Learn how the comb jelly is taking over the Mediterranean, threatening local marine life and expected to only worsen with a changing climate.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/meet-the-sea-walnut-a-cannibalistic-jelly-currently-invading-venice-s-lagoon-48682?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink
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China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink
Huge-scale ecological engineering around the edges of one of the world's largest and driest deserts has turned it into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits, research suggests.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/china-has-planted-so-many-trees-around-the-taklamakan-desert-that-its-turned-this-biological-void-into-a-carbon-sink?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Paleontologists Find Traces of Chitin in Cambrian Trilobite Fossil
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Paleontologists Find Traces of Chitin in Cambrian Trilobite Fossil | Sci.News
The detection of chitin in an Olenellus trilobite from the Carrara Formation (514.5 to 506.5 million years ago) of California, the United States, not only demonstrates that this structural polymer mig...
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/cambrian-trilobite-chitin-14542.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Only humans have chins: Study shows it's an evolutionary accident
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Only humans have chins: Study shows it's an evolutionary accident
Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin was among the facial features Hammett used to describe his fictional detect...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-humans-chins-evolutionary-accident.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water
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Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water | Quanta Magazine
We describe electricity as a flow, but thatās not what happens in a typical wire. Physicists have begun to induce electrons to act like fluids, an effort that could illuminate new ways of thinking abo...
https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-make-electrons-flow-like-water-20260211/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?
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Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?
"We are not just replacing the black hole with a dark object; we are proposing that the supermassive central object and the galaxy's dark matter halo are two manifestations of the same, continuous sub...
https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/could-the-milky-way-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-actually-be-a-clump-of-dark-matter?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: Orangutan Communication is Eerily Similar to Ours [7:56]
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Orangutan Communication is Eerily Similar to Ours
YouTube video by SciShow
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'Fabled knights of old': The true story of Japan's mysterious samurai
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'Fabled knights of old': The true story of Japan's mysterious samurai
From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from ShÅgun to Star Wars. But their true story is more complex and surprising than we might realise.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260210-the-true-story-of-japans-mysterious-samurai?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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A timeline of Earth's average temperature
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The Clean Energy Transition at the Salton Sea
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The Clean Energy Transition at the Salton Sea
California holds vast stores of lithium. But mining projects stir debate over environmental costs and economic benefits.
https://undark.org/2026/02/11/clean-energy-salton-sea/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions
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How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions
How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions: Duct tape wouldnāt exist without Vesta Stoudt.
https://nautil.us/how-a-worried-mom-created-one-of-the-most-versatile-inventions-1267056/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
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Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/12/apocalypse-no-how-almost-everything-we-thought-we-knew-about-the-maya-is-wrong?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Forgotten hand tool rewrites ancient Egyptian history
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Forgotten hand tool rewrites ancient Egyptian history
A ālittle awlā discovered nearly 100 years ago has big implications.
https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-egypt-hand-tool/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Edward Teller Tried to Move Mountains With Nuclear Bombs
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Edward Teller Tried to Move Mountains With Nuclear Bombs
Edward Teller Tried to Move Mountains With Nuclear Bombs: The father of the H-bomb hoped to put these blasts toward civilian infrastructure.
https://nautil.us/edward-teller-tried-to-move-mountains-with-nuclear-bombs-1267177/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Archaeologists Decode Ancient Tablet That Says 'A King Will Die'
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Archaeologists Finally Decoded a 4,000-Year-Old Tabletāand It Warns, āA King Will Dieā
Hope that guy got the message.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70299506/archaeologists-decode-ancient-tablet-that-says-king-will-die/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: An immigration lawyer explains the constitutional problems with ICE [35:07]
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Why Do Lawyers Want to Abolish ICE?
YouTube video by Moon Channel
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These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock Together
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These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock Together
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/science/birds-preening-species-texas.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Hidden passage linked to Underground Railroad found in New York museum
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Hidden passage linked to Underground Railroad found in New York museum
Small opening cut into floor at Merchantās House Museum indicates site was probably used as āsafe houseā, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/new-york-museum-underground-railroad-hidden-passage?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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The Myth of the Police State
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The Myth of the Police State ā The Dial
No one, not even the supposed beneficiaries, is protected.
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The Radical Propulsion Needed to Catch the Solar Gravitational Lens
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The Radical Propulsion Needed to Catch the Solar Gravitational Lens
Sending a mission to the Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly some of its ...
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-radical-propulsion-needed-to-catch-the-solar-gravitational-lens?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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The Last Yak Herder Of Ladakh
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The Last Yak Herder Of Ladakh | NOEMA
As glaciers melt and traditions fade, one manās journey across Ladakhās sacred pastures is a living archive of a disappearing way of life.
https://www.noemamag.com/the-last-yak-herder-of-ladakh/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Reading to young kids improves their social skills ā and a new study shows it doesnāt matter whether parents stop to askĀ questions
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Reading to young kids improves their social skills ā and a new study shows it doesnāt matter whether parents stop to ask questions
New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their childrenās creativity and empathy.
https://theconversation.com/reading-to-young-kids-improves-their-social-skills-and-a-new-study-shows-it-doesnt-matter-whether-parents-stop-to-ask-questions-274926?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: Is This the Largest Star In the Universe? [17:47]
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Is This the Largest Star In the Universe?
YouTube video by Astrum
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How Robin Williams Helped Save Sharon Osbourneās Life
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How Robin Williams Helped Save Sharon Osbourne's Life
Robin Williams was beloved by many all over the world, but to the Osbourne family, his kindness will be forever remembered
https://www.vice.com/en/article/robin-williams-helped-save-sharon-osbournes-life/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Hubble Captures Clearest View Yet of Egg Nebula
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Hubble Captures Clearest View Yet of Egg Nebula | Sci.News
A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals for the first time the delicate interplay of cosmic dust and stellar winds in the Egg Nebula, a bipolar protoplanetary nebula within the co...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-egg-nebula-14546.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Scientists Just Watched a Superfluid Stop Moving. That Should Be Impossible.
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Scientists Just Watched a Superfluid Stop Moving. That Should Be Impossible.
Although superfluids flow indefinitely, scientists just witnessed one stopping. It could be evidence of a superfluid transitioning into a supersolid.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70194550/superfluid-flowing/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: The Cat Concerto vs Rhapsody Rabbit: Who Copied Who? [14:14]
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The Cat Concerto vs Rhapsody Rabbit: Who Copied Who?
YouTube video by Steve Reviews
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Video: Chernobyl Accident - Simulation only (no talk) [3:31]
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Chernobyl Accident - Simulation only (no talk)
YouTube video by Higgsino physics
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Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals
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Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals
Scientists have unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing ...
https://www.reuters.com/science/canadian-fossil-reveals-one-first-plant-eating-animals-2026-02-10/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Thatās Life! The magazine that shaped America
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Thatās Life! The magazine that shaped America ā in pictures
From grown men eating ice cream ā gasp! ā to NoĆ«l Coward sweating in the desert and a baseball team without pants ā a new exhibition celebrates images from the era-defining magazine
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/feb/11/thats-life-the-magazine-that-shaped-america-in-pictures?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Video: Decoding the secrets of the Antikythera mechanism [6:18]
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Decoding the secrets of the Antikythera mechanism - Max G. Levy
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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