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  • Solving a flooding problem in the UK

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    Clever!
  • Junior Prom

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    Very stylish!
  • Here you go, jon

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  • Santa wore green not red

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    He's a reputable historian. His wheelhouse is the history of the Arabs. https://share.google/nr9msyvfYCsLpukdD I see he probably did get this wrong. A cartoonist invented red Santa in 1863 for Harper's Weekly and Coca-Cola used red Santa in 1938. - From the comments. I suppose both stories could be true. I think I'll Google an image of the 1863 Santa. But why a red Santa at that time? I like him wearing green. It's my favorite color. Edit- "In 1863, Santa Claus did not wear his signature red suit in Harper's Weekly, as the magazine was printed entirely in black-and-white wood engravings. While cartoonist Thomas Nast famously introduced the prototype of our modern Santa Claus on the January 3, 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly, the actual text accompanying the illustration reveals that Santa was dressed in a patriotic Union uniform of a star-covered jacket and striped trousers rather than a solid color.Nast did not popularize the iconic bright red outfit until 1881, when his famous colorized illustration titled "Merry Old Santa Claus" was published. Thank you, AI Edit 2- He was wrong. He should stick to his area of expertise. A Pictorial History of Santa Claus — The Public Domain Review https://share.google/2kiuUQ8ouUy0lSY5v
  • The homelessness industry...

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  • Artificial eggshells

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    That's disgusting and I'm not watching the video because after that it would be in my memory. Are humans the smartest animal or the dumbest?
  • The Anti-Weaponization Fund

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    So, the Republican Senators and the Acting Attorney General got into a shouting match and the Senate was shut down. Soon after, the House was shut down.
  • The truth about Trump's sanity

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    He can be sane the live long day or not but he's got dementia either way. Also, I wouldn't focus on his agency myself not that I have insight into it. I'd focus on how he's being used by others.
  • Converting old oil and gas wells

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    Reduce, reuse, recycle! This would be great. I hope it works.
  • After Colorado's warm dry winter, will it be a summer of wildfires?

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    AdagioMA
    It’s the smoke for us here in the city. At least that’s how it has been so far.
  • Will the World Cup be a flop?

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    I really don't care. There are more important things requiring attention. I watch soccer. It will survive.
  • A radioactive Garden of Eden

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    They should serve the wild boar to Putin.
  • Faunascrolling--what's visiting where you are?

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    The waxwings are back this morning! What a sweet group of birds. They don't fight each other in the bird bath; they just all happily plotz around in the water. Need to look them up. I assume they are migratory and just passing through our area right now.
  • The next generation of weight loss drugs

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  • Google Search gets overhaul

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    It’s that or slow death.
  • A book about AI misinformation contains fake quotes about AI

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  • This is hoax

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  • Where do you find an Old English manuscript?

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    I might take jon's recommendation as well, and thank you so much wtg and Andy.
  • Thank heavens for judges who do their homework

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    We can't have people not be divided or the people might start thinking about things that matter.
  • Trump repeats his genocide threat against 90 million Iranians

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