While the world’s largest bee may seem horrifying, discoverers celebrated its survival
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/wallaces-giant-bee-megachile-pluto-once-thought-extinct-has-been-discovered-alive-on-island-in-indonesia/
Let’s allow a moment of silence for the impending obsolescence of bottle openers.
— Read on digg.com/video/bottle-kick-trick
And that’s about all the detail we have on this bonkers clip from China.
— Read on digg.com/video/bus-turns-around-highway
Toys R Us is rising from the dead
— Read on amp.businessinsider.com/toys-r-us-is-back-2019-2
A new report finds that when behind the wheel, more people are on their phones texting, sending emails, browsing the web and engaged in actions for things other than talking, which increases crash risk substantially.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2019/01/25/distracted-driving-worsens-as-drivers-use-phones-in-riskier-ways/
Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code
— Read on techcrunch.com/2019/02/07/apple-glassbox-apps/
Planning on quitting the social platform? A major new study offers a glimpse of what unplugging might do for your life. (Spoiler: It’s not so bad.)
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/health/facebook-psychology-health.html
In April 2018, a blind man with one foot robbed a bank in Austin, Texas. This is a heist story—but unlike any you’ve ever read.
— Read on magazine.atavist.com/the-desperado-ed-averill-bank-robbery-austin-texas
An underreported story about a half-baked advance caught fire and scorched its way through social media, onto TV, and into the minds of millions.
— Read on www.statnews.com/2019/02/01/modern-tragedy-fake-cancer-cures/
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