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TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657.

npr.org

Submitted by jeremyjava t3_1196bgx on February 22, 2023 at 5:55 PM in todayilearned

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TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats.

baytalfann.com

Submitted by ElectroFlannelGore t3_116uil9 on February 20, 2023 at 1:46 AM in todayilearned

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Lechon Burger

Submitted by keysinunez t3_11dagd1 on February 27, 2023 at 12:16 PM in pics

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Attacks on US Power Grid Rose Dramatically In 2022, Number Expected To Rise

ourgeneration.news

Submitted by Sasu105 t3_1196tiz on February 22, 2023 at 6:15 PM in nottheonion

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Thought this was a nice one - driving on SR240 east of the mountains yesterday morning (unedited)

Submitted by ImAnIdeaMan t3_10uicby on February 5, 2023 at 5:41 PM in Washington

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Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power. Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind

news.umich.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1039lsl on January 4, 2023 at 5:37 PM in science

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The intersubjectivity collapse: a collapse of the network of unspoken rules that hold civilization together based on the subjectivity of minds that have created it, due to introduction of vastly new minds that lead to unpredictability of agents amongst each other.

mentalcontractions.substack.com

Submitted by Gmroo t3_106khbl on January 8, 2023 at 2:26 PM in philosophy

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Lest We Forget Slavery Museum

Submitted by joshuaferris t3_zs73ub on December 22, 2022 at 12:46 AM in philadelphia

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ELI5: How did we realise the mind is in the brain?

Submitted by theembryo t3_zzitid on December 31, 2022 at 2:22 AM in explainlikeimfive

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in 2023 India will become the most populous country in the world, surpassing China, which holds the #1 since 1750s. source: The Economist

economist.com

Submitted by Junoby t3_zmr8t2 on December 15, 2022 at 5:47 PM in dataisbeautiful

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Renewable energy covers South Australia's electricity needs for a week

abc.net.au

Submitted by FromTheAshesOfTheOld t3_zpnwb6 on December 19, 2022 at 10:21 AM in UpliftingNews

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someone wants something sweet 😋 [OC]

Submitted by Annaaxe t3_z8bgg9 on November 30, 2022 at 12:29 AM in aww

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My dad serving in the Vietnam War in the early '70s. Happy Veteran's Day.

Submitted by doityourkels t3_ysi81q on November 11, 2022 at 6:14 PM in OldSchoolCool

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Thank you WMATA

Submitted by Flyboi1234 t3_y5dayy on October 16, 2022 at 10:17 AM in washingtondc

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SpaceX replaces Russia on 2 European launches after Ukraine invasion

space.com

Submitted by tkocur t3_ya4kmq on October 21, 2022 at 8:58 PM in space

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PsBattle: Yawning cat

Submitted by chlagadouga t3_xuiqb6 on October 3, 2022 at 12:56 PM in photoshopbattles

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[OC] Google IPO vs Now - breaking down revenue and profit sources

Submitted by giteam t3_y3txle on October 14, 2022 at 1:26 PM in dataisbeautiful

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A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms

Submitted by sojumaster t3_yic3y5 on October 31, 2022 at 1:24 PM in Jokes

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Job listing platform Indeed lays off 2,200 employees

techcrunch.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_11z0dtt on March 22, 2023 at 11:10 PM in technology

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We escaped from a haunted house, but I think something is wearing my wife’s skin.

Submitted by Theeaglestrikes t3_11z9gy2 on March 23, 2023 at 5:00 AM in nosleep

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Massachusetts Marijuana Company Becomes First to Make 4/20 a Paid Holiday

themarijuanaherald.com

Submitted by GivenAllTheFucksSry t3_11wo9kw on March 20, 2023 at 4:55 PM in massachusetts

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LPT: The way you light your room can make a huge difference in your mood

Submitted by areallytinydot t3_127y1kg on March 31, 2023 at 8:25 PM in LifeProTips

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The pup and I highly recommend LupinePet, USA made and backed with a lifetime warranty.

Submitted by ChunkyBrassMonkey t3_1264o3p on March 29, 2023 at 11:36 PM in BuyItForLife

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Two Israelis murdered in Palestinian terror shooting in West Bank

jpost.com

Submitted by yoyo456 t3_11ch7o1 on February 26, 2023 at 1:30 PM in worldnews

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Legendary commentator Motson dies aged 77

bbc.co.uk

Submitted by dragon8811 t3_119uc6m on February 23, 2023 at 10:18 AM in sports

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