Friday, 26 January 2024

Over 100 Strange 12-Sided Objects from Roman Times Have Been Found—No One Knows What They’re For

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Across Europe, but particularly in Britain where residents love a weekend out with a metal detector, dozens of ‘dodecahedrons’ from the Roma...

1 big thing you need to know about the last 4 teams left in the NFL playoffs

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Fans are eagerly awaiting Sunday's NFL conference championship games to find out which teams will go to the Super Bowl. If you don't...

Good News in History, January 26

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100 years ago today, the first ever Olympic gold medal was won in a Winter sport. American speed skater Charles Jewtraw (right) won the 500m...
Thursday, 25 January 2024

A New Drinking Game Is Sweeping Britain: Sending Pints to Strangers Across the Nation

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A new drinking game is sweeping the British nation—it involves losing money and no drinking. If that sounds farfetched, it’s because the gam...

Fascinating Species of 200 Million-year-old Flying Reptile Discovered in Britain

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In fantasy fiction, the dragon is one of the most common mythical beasts, but these giant flying lizards defy the reality that flying lizard...

Jim Harbaugh will leave Michigan to coach the NFL's Chargers

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Harbaugh celebrates his first college football championship by going back to the NFL. He's headed to LA to coach the Chargers. He said h...

Good News in History, January 25

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139 years ago today, one of the most influential modern poets in Japanese history, pen name Hakushu Kitahara, was born. The man published ov...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Cicadas Are Coming: Rare ‘Dual Emergence’ Could Awaken a Trillion Bugs of 2 Species – First Time in 221 yrs

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No one alive today will see it again—the convergence of two cicada broods that will practically shake the Midwest with their chirping. The a...

Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass gets threats after missing important field goal

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The three points would have tied the playoff game against Kansas City; instead the Bills lost. After a cat adoption agency that Bass support...

NBA suspends Tristan Thompson after he tests positive for performance-enhancing drugs

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The penalties for performance-enhancing drug use in the NBA are a 25-game suspension for the first offense, a 55-game suspension for the se...

Good News in History, January 24

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66 years ago today, thermonuclear fusion, a process that replicates the way that stars form, was first carried out by James Tuck and Marshal...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024

World’s First Magma Observatory Poised to Monitor Volcanoes While Generating Tons of Energy

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Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, co...

Woylies Are the Ecosystem Engineers of Australia–Critically Endangered but They’re Making a Comeback

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A critically endangered Australian marsupial is being seen at the greatest-ever frequency since a government agency started working to conse...

Cam McCormick, college football tight end, will play an unprecedented 9th season

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The NCAA granted McCormick extra years of eligibility after he had several seasons end by injuries at the University of Oregon. He will play...

Good News in History, January 23

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80 years ago today, the classic film Casablanca premiered on screens across the US. Beloved for the onscreen chemistry between the two lead ...
Monday, 22 January 2024

2,000-Year-Old Home Found Under a Seaside Playground May Be Pliny the Elder’s Villa

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If you’ve ever felt that planning permission is hard to get in an American city because of zoning regs, imagine the difficulty in a country ...

Some NFL fans say they're sick of Taylor Swift coverage during games

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Out of the 11 Kansas City Chiefs games she's been to, the team has won eight of them. The latest was a thriller against Buffalo Bills — ...

Stanford's VanDerveer sets record for most college basketball coaching wins

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Stanford's Tara VanDerveer now holds the record for most coaching wins in NCAA basketball history — men's or women's. NPR's ...

Good News in History, January 22

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56 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creatin...
Sunday, 21 January 2024

Grocery Worker Rescues Mom By Asking a Crying Toddler if She Wants to Scan Items (WATCH)

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It doesn’t matter how expert you are and calming your child, sometimes they are simply inconsolable; and parallel to that fact is another th...