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Fri. 06/19 - Space Cake: The Future of Astronaut Food Jun 19, 2020

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Father’s Day-–its origins and how it’s celebrated around the world. How the astronauts onboard the International Space Station are giving a whole new meaning to “space cake.” A fake Nirvana song made with artificial intelligence. A library that is completely for the birds. And some more of the coolest videos I’ve seen this week for you to queue up this weekend.

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Father's Day Facts (Mental Floss)
How 9 Countries Celebrate Father's Day (Mental Floss)
Father's Day 2020: When Is Father's Day? (The Old Farmer’s Almanac)
How to Make it Through Father's Day If It's Difficult For You (LifeHacker)
The Significance of Baking Cookies in Space (Super Cluster)
The first cookies baked in space are back on Earth! (Space.Com)
YouTuber creates fake Nirvana song using artificial intelligence (NME)
Livestream of Wonderful Library Themed Bird Feeder (Laughing Squid)
How the Apple Watch Ejects Water in Slow Mo (The Slow Mo Guys, YouTube)
Marble League 2020 Qualifiers (ML2020) (Jelle’s Marble Runs, YouTube)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Thu. 06/18 - The Segway Inventor Plans to Mass Produce Human Organs Jun 18, 2020

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Ahead of Juneteenth, a bit of background on its origins and the fight to make it a federal holiday. The inventor of the Segway has a plan to mass produce human organs. The productivity lifehack that lets you complain as much as you want. And the rickroll to end all rickrolls that happened just yesterday.

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Inside the Push to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday (TIME)
Here are the companies observing Juneteenth this year (CNBC)
NY, Virginia to make Juneteenth official state holiday (Al Jazeera)
The Segway Inventor's New Dream: Mass-Produced Human Organs (Gizmodo)
The Segway's Inventor Has a New Project: Manufacturing Human Organs (One Zero)
Genius productivity hack: Tell yourself it's a horrible task (Fast Company)
How to Motivate Yourself to Do Something Difficult (LifeHacker)
Rick Astley Gets Rickrolled (Neatorama)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Wed. 06/17 - How Poop Can Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks Jun 17, 2020

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The Statue of Liberty arrived in the US on this day in 1885––a look at its original intended meaning. How our poop could help flatten the curve. The Boccaccio Project that’s capturing the music of quarantine. And a video camera returned to its owners after being stolen over twenty years ago.

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The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves, not immigrants, its new museum recounts (Washington Post)
New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History (New York Times)
Cities are using sewer systems as COVID-19 early warning signs (The Verge)
Testing sewage for the coronavirus seemed to work. It detected the outbreak in Cache County. (Salt Lake Tribune)
The 'Boccaccio Project' Is Capturing the Music of Quarantine (Atlas Obscura)
The Boccaccio Project (Library of Congress)
Video camera stolen 20 years ago returned in pristine condition with tape still inside (ABC News)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Tue. 06/16 - The 411 on Dexamethasone: A New COVID-19 Treatment? Jun 16, 2020

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A new promising treatment for COVID-19. Good news for LGBTQ+ Americans. Why people are more honest when they’re typing on their smartphones versus on their computers. The one man who created the stuffed crust pizza, the McGriddle, the Quizno’s Steakhouse Beef Dip, the Dollar Menu, and more. And a Taiwanese airport trying to make a tourist attraction out of all the worst parts of traveling.

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Scientists hail dexamethasone as 'major breakthrough' in treating COVID-19 (Reuters)
A Half-Century On, an Unexpected Milestone for L.G.B.T.Q. Rights (NY Times)
The Stonewall Reader (New York Public Library)
The Da Vinci of Fast-Food: The One Guy Behind a Huge Number of Staple Fast-Food Items Everyone Loves (Today I Found Out)
Why People Are More Honest When Writing on Their Smartphones (Wall Street Journal)
Taiwan airport offers 'pretend to go abroad' airport tours amid Covid-19 pandemic (CNN)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Mon. 06/15 - New Pandemic Solution: Just Print Your Own Money Jun 15, 2020

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The Kentucky tattoo shop fighting back against extremism. A small town in Washington that has straight up decided to start printing their own money. The science behind why heroes tend to downplay their heroic acts. And the dads who keep making and racing pinewood derby cars long after their kids graduate from Cub Scouts.

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A Kentucky tattoo shop is offering to cover up hate and gang symbols for free (CNN)
Erasing Hate (Trailer) (YouTube)
Why a small town in Washington is printing its own currency during the pandemic (The Hustle)
Wooden Money Press, Tenino, Washington (David Paul, YouTube)
Heroes tend to downplay their actions and new psychology research might explain why (PsyPost)
Meet the dads who can’t quit pinewood derby racing—even after their kids are over it (PopSci)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Fri. 06/12 - CGI Crowds & Virtual Barbers: Our New Normal Jun 12, 2020

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With fans not allowed in stadiums, some sports leagues are using computer-generated crowds to fill the stands. If your hair has grown to a completely unmanageable length, this new site can help. Scientists have discovered massive unidentified structures deep beneath the earth’s surface. How to work out like a medieval night. And some video recommendations for your weekend queue.

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Spanish soccer returns with computer-generated crowds, and it actually works (The Verge)
Artificial crowd noise available to UK viewers after use in Bundesliga (BBC)
How to Cut Your Hair in Quarantine: Here's What I Did (Nick Gray)
You Probably Need a Haircut
Scientists Have Discovered Vast Unidentified Structures Deep Inside the Earth (Vice)
To Work Out Like a Knight, Try Donning Armor and Extolling Virtue (Atlas Obscura)
Astronaut.io
Jurassic Park: Low-budget Remake (Cardboard Movie Co., YouTube)
This Low-Budget Cardboard Reproduction Of 'Alien' Is Pure Gory Genius (Digg)
Saxophonist Cleverly Plays Into Giant Piece of Pipeline to Accompany Himself With an Echo in Perfect Pitch (Neatorama)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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Thu. 06/11 - How To Safely Hug Someone Again Jun 11, 2020

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Weird comfort foods born out of historic times of discomfort. How to hug during a pandemic. Electric vehicle batteries may get a second life. Drones are now delivering library books to kids in Virginia. And the best custom birthday videos on the internet.

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6 Comfort Foods Born of Historic Times of Discomfort (Atlas Obscura)
How to Hug During a Pandemic (NY Times)
Used EV Batteries Could Power Tomorrow's Solar Farms (IEEE)
Google sister company Wing will fly library books to students by drone in Virginia (The Washington Post)
EpicHappyBirthdays (YouTube)
Jackson Bird on Twitter, @jackisnotabird

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Wed. 06/10 - The Woman Who Made Stuffed Olives During Brain Surgery Jun 10, 2020

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The WHO’s new official advice on mask-wearing do’s and don’t’s. The 103 year-old retired Belgian doctor hoping to make a difference in the coronavirus effort. Archaeologists have uncovered an entire ancient Roman city without digging a single thing. Could going for walks replace your coffee habit? A Japanese zoo pivots to fashion. And an Italian woman who didn’t let a little thing like brain surgery get in the way of her cooking.

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Here’s what WHO says your mask should have to prevent COVID-19 spread (Ars Technica)
Belgian Aged 103 Walking Marathon to Raise Funds for COVID-19 Research (NY Times)
Entire Roman city revealed without any digging (Archaeology & Arts)
Sapporo Zoo sells "lion-ripped jeans," "beaver-gnawed coasters" and more to stay open amid COVID (SoraNews24)
[North Safari Sapporo] Surviving crisis due to corona! I want to protect the animals! (Campfire)
Italian woman prepares olives during brain tumour operation (BBC)
MAN FILMS OWN BRAIN SURGERY (9.17.13 - Day 1601) (Charles Trippy, YouTube)

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Tue. 06/09 - When Epidemiologists Expect to Resume Everyday Activities Jun 09, 2020

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A look at when epidemiologists will personally be resuming various daily activities. The real people behind one of Apple’s most famous sound effects. How dropping f-bombs might actually be a useful strategy. And the first American woman to walk in space makes history again.

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Mon. 06/08 - The Hottest New Musician in the Bay Area: The Golden Gate Bridge? Jun 08, 2020

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New Zealand has officially reduced their number of coronavirus cases to zero. Apple apparently patented technology for socially-distanced group selfies. How to order first-class stamps with your face on them. What paleontologists predict animals will look like in the future. The weird music coming from the Golden Gate Bridge. And a Belgian man plagued by mysterious prank pizza deliveries.

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New Zealand Has a 95% Chance of Eliminating Coronavirus (The National Interest)
With No Current Cases, New Zealand Lifts Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions (NPR)
Apple's 'synthetic' group selfie patent could be perfect for social distancing (Mashable)
Virtual group selfie with social distancing in Apple patent (9to5Mac)
Order Customized Stamps With Your Own Photos Until June 10 (LifeHacker)
Paleontologists Predict What Future Animals Might Look Like (Gizmodo)
Why the Golden Gate Bridge Is Now a Giant Orange Wheezing Kazoo (KQED)
Golden Gate Bridge, Sound #1 (Mark Krueger, Twitter)
Golden Gate Bridge, Sound #2 (@chilibrianno, Twitter)
Belgian man has been receiving pizzas he never ordered for years (Brussels Times)

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