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/
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Big Bonus to Delta Employees Bringing Shame to American
Guy’s Trick For Opening A Bottle Comes With Quite A Kick – Digg
Let’s allow a moment of silence for the impending obsolescence of bottle openers.
— Read on digg.com/video/bottle-kick-trick
Bus Driver Realizes He Won’t Be Able To Fit Through Toll Booth, So He… Oh No – Digg
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
Toys R Us is rising from the dead
— Read on amp.businessinsider.com/toys-r-us-is-back-2019-2
Distracted Driving Worsens As Drivers Use Phones In Riskier Ways
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 | TechCrunch
Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code
— Read on techcrunch.com/2019/02/07/apple-glassbox-apps/
This Is Your Brain Off Facebook
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
The Desperado — The Atavist Magazine
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
The modern tragedy of fake cancer cures – STAT
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/