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Friday, Jul 18
Juul Approval, Three-Person Babies, and Sloth Toots
The FDA has authorized Juul to continue selling e-cigarettes. This and more in today's digest.
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Thursday, Jul 17
Syria Ceasefire, Mars Rock, and a Dinosaur Dance Floor
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Wednesday, Jul 16
Trinity Test, Emmy Nominations, and Etsy Witches
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Tuesday, Jul 15
Grand Canyon Fires, Crypto Week, and the Price of Revenge
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Monday, Jul 14
EU Tariffs, Air India Report, and Polish Pyramids
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Business & Finance
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Mapping manufacturing as a share of GDP, by each US state
Visual Capitalist via visualcapitalist.com
What a $1K investment in P&G stock 20 years ago would be worth today
Kiplinger via kiplinger.com
Taking a company public can be expensive
PwC via pwc.com
See the small apartment WeWork founder Adam Neumann lived in before he was a billionaire
Business Insider via businessinsider.com
WeWork, once a unicorn, declared bankruptcy in 2023
The Journal via open.spotify.com
In the beginning, there was Adam (Neumann)
WeCrashed via open.spotify.com
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Science & Technology
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What happened to all the murder hornets?
Atlas Obscura via atlasobscura.com
Winning shots from the Big Picture Photography contest
bioGraphic via biographic.com
Pyrodrones combine fireworks with millisecond-accurate drone choreography
The Wall Street Journal via youtube.com
Despite the rules, a Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded posthumously
The Guardian via theguardian.com
Nobel science prizes have heavily favored men and North American and European scientists
Nature via nature.com
Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever
MIT Technology Review via technologyreview.com
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Health & Medicine
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The amazing drop in childhood Leukemia death rates
Our World in Data via ourworldindata.org
'Last Week Tonight' explores the risks of forever chemicals (warning: language)
Last Week Tonight via youtube.com
Obesity rates have more than doubled worldwide since 1990
Our World in Data via ourworldindata.org
Do people really look younger than they used to?
1440 via youtube.com
Why babies have more bones than adults
ScienceABC II via youtube.com
What causes autoimmune diseases?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell via youtube.com
World History
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Ancient Greek Antikythera shipwreck continues to reveal history
Artnet News via news.artnet.com
How medieval castles evolved into intricate star forts
Get to the Point via youtube.com
The hand-dug 'Big Well' of Greensburg, Kansas
Atlas Obscura via atlasobscura.com
The ancient invention of the water clock
Ancient Origins via ancient-origins.net
The fashion and art of Maximilien Robespierre
lemoncholy via youtube.com
Marie Antoinette in her own words
History Extra Podcast via open.spotify.com
Society & Culture
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The unlikely story of how video game Minecraft was born
WIRED via wired.com
How 'Tree Roots' became Van Gogh's last painting
Great Art Explained via youtube.com
The logistics of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering in the world
Half as Interesting via youtube.com
The government has said Title IX does not protect transgender athletes or apply to athlete pay
ESPN.com via espn.com
Studies show correlations between women's sports and leadership roles
Fast Company via fastcompany.com
The top 40 athletes of the Title IX era
Sports Illustrated via si.com
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