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Google directions for 22 minute walk to get to the bus stop. I didn't fall into the creek and I got to the bus stop 60 seconds before the bus, so all's well that ends well, also good I was walking and not driving.

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Japanese PM Takaichi meets British rock band Deep Purple

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Michael posted a video on LinkedIn saying he's been notified his book is one of ~1500 now banned in Texas.

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The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules

The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and publi

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Why Canadians don't want to be the 51st state

I got this off LinkedIn, a few reasons above. As per John Cleese, "there are millions of others", especially with respect to fresh fruit.

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The lesson of J.R.R. Tolkien’s abandoned Lord of the Rings sequel

Scent has a long memory. I think I could still smell the old Evil, and know it for what it is.

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Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in

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Effect of Anions on Deformation of Gallium-Based Liquid Metal in Solution | Langmuir

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For some Dobson kids, focusing on the family led to estrangement

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Person who originally posted this commented at the highlighted text, but there are many more important warnings not to be missed

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Bitumen (natural asphalt) sometimes pours (very slowly) out of the ground in mines.

Ferdinando Franco Cazzini, 2018. "The history of the upstream oil and gas industry in Italy", History of the European Oil and Gas Industry, J. Craig, F. Gerali, F. MacAulay, R. Sorkhabi

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Able Seacat Simon

Awarded the Dicken medal, the Blue Cross and the Amethyst Campaign medal

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From Wikipedia:

Derinkuyu (Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju])[a][b] also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft). It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and food stores. It is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey and is one of several underground complexes found throughout Cappadocia.

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Scientists have found a way to ‘tattoo’ tardigrades - American Chemical Society

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Frances H. Arnold – the true pinnacle of success

Frances H. Arnold forges ahead

Chemical & Engineering News, March 24, 2025

“For this address (American Chemical Society 2025 Priestly Award), I will start at the top of my career and work my way down.  While there are many highlights, the true pinnacle of success was going down the street to Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank to play myself on The Big Bang Theory.  Please go ahead and watch that episode (The Laureate Accumulation) – every time you do, I get a few cents in residuals.”

She then discusses her next best career highlight.

Frances H. Arnold receives her Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 2018

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London to get free, permanent David Bowie display as Victoria and Albert Museum acquires archive - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Enjoyed the V&A when I was there in 2023

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Alice Cooper Announces Reunion and New Album with Original Band