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Sunday, April 23, 2017

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Today in History

1348 The first English order of knighthood is founded.
1500 Pedro Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal.
1521 The Comuneros are crushed by royalist troops in Spain.
1759 British forces seize Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe from France.
1789 President George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York.
1826 Missolonghi falls to Egyptian forces.
1896 Motion pictures premiere in New York City.
1914 The Federals defeat Kansas City 9-1 in the first major league game to be played in Chicago’s Weeghman Park, later renamed Wrigley Field.
1920 The Turkish Grand National Assembly has first meeting in Ankara.
1924 The U.S. Senate passes the Soldiers’ Bonus Bill.
1945 The Soviet Army fights its way into Berlin.
1954 The Army-McCarthy hearings begin.
1971 The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 10, becoming the first mission to the Salyut 1 space station.

Why Do People Cherry-Pick Which Science They Accept?

Why Are You Always Tired?

Getting enough sleep is important for everything else in your life. That's hard to deal with when you have deadlines, to-do lists, and people counting on you to take care of business. However, a proper amount of rest will help you do all those things more efficiently than if you are tired.
There are a lot of things that can affect your sleep, and you might have to work on every one of them to get sufficient rest. Our friends from AsapSCIENCE have some facts about sleep and how we can get not only more sleep, but better quality sleep.

Stop Worrying That You Worry Too Much

How much time do you spend worrying about things? Do people tell you that you worry too much? That's not really useful, because that feeling of impending doom (or even just a little discomfort) is difficult to turn off. But are you worrying too much? Maybe, but you shouldn't worry about it. Worrying might actually be a good sign.
In other words, worry means you are being mindful about things that need solving or improvement. The key is to turn that worry into a plan to change what you are fretting about. If it's a problem you cannot change, some stress relief might be in order, or you can turn to worrying about something else that you can change. The Science of Us has more on the positive side of worrying.

The Harp Twins Do "Iron Man"

In case you're wondering about the fascinating backdrop, this was recorded at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington, Illinois. See more videos from the Harp Twins.

Does Iceland Really Have the Best Hot Dog in the World?


The Myth of the White Lighter

Disposable lighters come in all colors, but the white ones are bad luck. It's supposedly even more unlucky than lighting three cigarettes with one match. At least that one made sense, because you could burn your fingers if you held a match long enough. The white lighter taboo seems to be entirely magical thinking.
Even in 2017, it’s not uncommon to encounter smokers who not only won’t purchase white lighters, but won’t use them to light things even if they belong to someone else. Some people don’t even like being in the room when one is being used. But how did this legend get started in the first place?
The most common origin story behind this myth is actually tied up with another popular urban legend. The so-called “27 Club” includes young artists and musicians—Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix—who all died at the age of 27. A number of superstitions revolve around the 27 Club, one of which being that those musicians, as well as a later addition to the club, Kurt Cobain, had white lighters on them when they died. They didn’t.
There are a couple of other possibilities for the origin of this superstition, one that even makes sense, that you can read about at Atlas Obscura. The article is part of their series on luck running all this week.

They Took The Guns Away?

Isn't That Supposed To Be Impossible?

America Is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People

American Airlines Crew Hits Woman With Stroller, Challenges Passenger To Fight

Yet another example of our airline industry’s awesomeness occurred Friday when an employee was captured on video challenging a passenger to a fight...

Prison Bureaucrats Play Dog

Dumbass Trump Kentucky campaign chair charged with human sex trafficking of a minor

A judge who served as a campaign chair for Dumbass Trump has been charged with three felonies including human trafficking of a minor, inducing a minor to engage in sex and giving alcohol to a minor.
Wingnuts, they love them some minors!

Be Wary of Grandiose School Choice Claims by Libre

Iceberg Star

Ferryville, Newfoundland, is in the global spotlight right now because of an unexpected visitor. The town of about 500 people has seen its share of icebergs float by, but this one is a doozy- 150 feet tall! That's bigger than the iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink. The berg showed up on Easter weekend and is hanging around the Ferryville shoreline, drawing photographers, news media, and tourists looking for a thrill. Too bad the town's only two restaurants won't be open for another month. See more pictures and a video of the Ferryville iceberg at TVOM.

How quickly the world's glaciers are disappearing

Lyrids 2017

A Warp In Space-time Just Gave Us Four Views Of One Exploding Star


Dumbass Trump Jr. Is Going to Montana to Kill Pregnant Prairie Dogs

Animal Pictures