- newGet Windows 11 Pro plus a useful bonus in this $15 bundle
TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro plus a 10-hour course showing you how to use it for $14.97 (reg. $237).A new operating system usually comes with only a welcome screen and a few tooltips. This bundle pairs a lifetime license for Microsoft Windows 11 Pro wi…
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- newFlamingo kidnapper convicted in Vegas
A man accused of stealing a flamingo was convicted on two counts of animal cruelty crime yesterday in Las Vegas. Mitchell Fairbarn, 34, "appeared emotionless" in court after jurors deliberated for several hours. In closing arguments, prosecutors made…
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- newAlberta votes to stay in Canada
Albertans overwhelmingly rejected moves toward independence yesterday, voting 3 to 1 in favor of staying part of Canada. With 79% of the ballots counted, 76% of voters in the western province chose to remain with 24% wanting a formal referendum."We…
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- newI wore Timekettle's translating earbuds around Kyushu, where few people speak English
When I was in Nagasaki earlier this month, I visited the Atomic Bomb Museum there. One of the displays, which showed the damage caused by the bomb that the U.S. dropped on the city, had long audio narration in Japanese only. — Read the rest The po…
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- newFirst Minecraft hotel to open with London theme park in 2027
Minecraft, the world's most successful video game and now a blockbuster movie series, will soon bring its blocky voxelated world into reality. Minecraft World, first revealed in March, will open in 2027 at Chessington World of Adventures, just outsid…
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- newData visualization exposes just how bad income inequality has grown
In 2013, Politizane explained America's untenable and growing wealth gap in what would become an all-time classic of data visualization. Thirteen years on, they're back with a four-part update. It makes for grim viewing: the wealth gap has become run…
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- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for $14.97, and that's the whole bill
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows as a one-time $14.97 purchase (reg. $229).Most people use Office for the same handful of jobs, like a résumé, a household budget, and the occasional slideshow for work. So paying $99.9…
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- A tiny 19th-century ivory skeleton tries to lift a boulder
This walnut-sized ivory carving of a skeleton attempting to lift a boulder was created by Gyokushun sometime in the 19th century. The British Museum holds it, and Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks donated it after using his large inheritance to buy thous…
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- In 1986, a magazine asked readers to find the most boring headline ever printed
In 1986, the New Republic held a reader competition to submit the most boring headline ever. The idea for the contest was inspired by a New York Times column from April of that year, headlined, "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative." The New Republic said…
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- This 65-gram umbrella from Japan fits in my front pocket
I'm on the constant lookout for the tiniest umbrella available.On my recent trip to Japan, I found the smallest one yet at the fantastic Hands store in Fukuoka.It weighs just 65 grams and measures 8 inches long and about 1.5 inches in diameter when…
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