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Dwayne Johnson refuses to 'concede' Sexiest Man Alive title to Michael B. Jordan
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 23 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“Dwayne Johnson takes a page from President Trump's playbook and declines to concede his Sexiest Man Alive title to Michael B. Jordan. He was kidding.”
Too funny, I think.
This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature |Science | Smithsonian Magazine
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 19 Comments • 4 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward”
https://youtu.be/gRXHKPGq_HQ
Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 4 Comments • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.”
Some things you just know but never verbalize.
Ex-Mexico Defense Chief's Drug Case Dropped on Barr Request
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 28 Comments • 4 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“A federal judge dismissed drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges against Mexico's former defense minister after Attorney General William...”
It's official. We will be a banana republic for the next 68 days.
Haaland being vetted by Biden team for Interior secretary
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 21 Comments • 5 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“The Biden transition team is in the process of vetting Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) for the Interior secretary post, sources told The Hill on...”
Very interesting.
The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“In 1942, Seaman Calvin Graham was decorated for valor in battle. Then his mother learned where he'd been and revealed his secret to the Navy.”
Graham maintained that the Navy knew he and the others on line that day were underage, "but we were losing the war then, so they took six of u.s"
The Shipwrecked Sailors & the Wandering Cod
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 29 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“In the remote archipelago of Lofoten, Arctic cod have been dried on oceanfront racks since the age of the Vikings. This is the unlikely story of...”
"In Cod we trust"
How a Spy Known as the 'Limping Lady' Helped the Allies Win WWII
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“An electrifying biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against...”
Born: Apr 06, 1906 · Baltimore, MD Died: Jul 08, 1982 · Rockville, MD Spouse: Paul Gaston Goillot Education: Radcliffe College · American University · George Washington University · Barnard College · Roland Park Country School
Hurricane Hanna threatens Texas as state struggles with coronavirus surge
Via: Split Personality • The Reality Show • 10 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
“Hurricane Hanna was threatening the Texas coast on Saturday, with the storm set to bring heavy rains, coastal floods and possible tornadoes — all...”