Common MythConceptions (www.shithot.co.uk)
Myths debunked infographic
When someone says their spouse has a look alike and their safety might be in jeopardy, don't be so quick to call that person crazy. (www.cbsnews.com)
Laughing online across the world (mymodernmet.com)
AI? We have a legit virtual worm brain already (heyseth.github.io)
Can I take Cenforce 25 daily? (kbin.life)
Cenforce 25 is taken on an as-needed basis and should not be taken daily. It is not a medication for continuous use.
The French Wikipedia uses the Thin Red Line flag in the legend for a map (fr.wikipedia.org)
Context: the Thin Blue Line is symbolism for the role of police in maintaining public order. It has been co-opted by the alt-right. There is also a Thin Red Line to represent nurses. The French Wikipedia happened to use it in a legend to explain what the red lines on a map mean.
Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order (phys.org)
As graders go on grading, their comments become more frustrated and their good-will becomes much sloppier. At least that's the hypothesis to explain this. Researchers found the reverse effect on graders who sorted in reverse-alphabetical order.
the Pixel 8 Carveit case is beautiful, but... (discuss.online)
These cases are beautiful and I would love to have many of them. But they don’t offer as much protection as many other cases. There isn’t much protection for the camera especially. They provide a sticker to place over the camera area to prevent scratches. I stuck this on because I was afraid I would need it....
List of television performers who died during production (and how the shows handled it) (en.m.wikipedia.org)
The Wiki's plot summary for "A Void", a book that (usually) omits a symbol vital to our vocabulary, also avoids that symbol (en.wikipedia.org)
I do not support just calling that wiki "wiki" without including a crucial part of it.
Coolest Flags With Dragons (www.uk-featherflags.co.uk)
Great pics
This Doug Dimmadome-like samurai helmet I stumbled upon in a Japanese train station (feddit.it)
まさか…！「ダグ・ディマドーム」！
Packing insert looks like a temple carving (ioc.exchange)
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Why bother having a clic bait title when one of your first points denies it? (lemm.ee)
1930s May Whitley Self Defense (credit:@quantawealth) (imgur.com)
Edit: Article with some background and history on her + a better and longer YT vid (hilariously titled “The Weaker Sex”)
Ōwakudani Kuro-Tamago (Ōwakudani Black Egg) (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Some "old internet" brand of interesting. (web.archive.org)
I was thinking of how people on the old internet would just create and share stuff for the simple sake of doing it, without trying to grind the algorithm. This woman in the mid 00’s would bike through Chernoby, taking pictures and checking rad levels along the way....
I received this "free gift" with an Aliexpress order (slrpnk.net)
Praise the Lord 🍑
All the numbers for this post involve the digit 1 (sopuli.xyz)
Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)
Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.
The A-Shirt (www.snopes.com)
Investigating the many flavors of edible ants (phys.org)
Live Streaming Matthew McConaughey Reciting Pi to the Millionth Digit (www.youtube.com)
Do you like to be ridiculously cold for five months, surrounded by a horrible smell the whole time? Have I got a job for you! (www.smithsonianmag.com)
The Middlemist’s Red, rarest flower on earth (www.southsideblooms.com)
The Middlemist’s red belongs to the camellia genus and was imported from China as a luxury item in 1804, but was wiped from its native country. The credit for bringing the flower to Chiswick, West London, goes to a nurseryman from Shepherd’s Bush named John Middlemist, who the flower was named after....
