TIL that one of the earliest elevators was built by King Louis XV to sneak in his mistress past the courtiers at Versailles Palace. It could only carry one pers...
yourtourinparis.com·1d·
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TIL It is a myth that people swallow spiders in their sleep
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TIL that Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Viv from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", wasn't fired from the show. Instead, she declined a new contract that would hav...
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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll
zdnet.com·11h·
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"Wow " Signal Was Likely from Extraterrestrial Source, and More Powerful
iflscience.com·3d·
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Game Theory at Work: When to Talk and When to Shut Up
swaits.com·2d·
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Deeper Than Deep: David Reich's genetics lab unveils our prehistoric past (2017)
laphamsquarterly.org·3d·
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Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end
rosenzweig.io·3d·
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TSA PreCheck: Does It Really Save Time at the Airport?
nytimes.com·14h
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Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab
wired.com·3d·
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Kirby’s new Switch 2 expansion adds just the right amount of challenge
theverge.com·1d
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The Verge’s favorite pet gear for 2025
theverge.com·2d
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Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright
nytimes.com·2d
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Make the Easy Change Hard
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What material can absorb its weight in water and harvest drinking water from air?
thekidshouldseethis.com·3h
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DJI Mic 3 Review: The Best Wireless Mic Gets Better
wired.com·13h
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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification
commonsware.com·2d·
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Piloting Claude for Chrome
anthropic.com·3d·
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SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes
wired.com·42m
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China Is Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry
wired.com·1d·
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