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Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played

836lb ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1bn must return to Brazil, US judge rules

San Jose home at dangerous intersection has been rammed by cars '23 times' cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n…

New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

Muhammad was most popular boys' baby name in England and Wales in 2023 reuters.com/world/uk/muham…

incredible things are happening in the american midwest

Robots made from the dead bodies of spiders? Frankenstein himself would be proud. Engineers from Rice University have recently been toying around with the idea of “necrobots,” a novel area of research that’s turning spider corpses into grabby machine claws🧵

The water quality in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, is monitored by clams. If the water gets too toxic, they close, and the triggers shut off the city’s water supply automatically [read more: buff.ly/35gPYTu] [documentary: vimeo.com/398813930]

New Zealand Cops Arrest Men Entering Locked-Down City With ‘Large Amounts’ of Illicit KFC thedailybeast.com/new-zealand-co…

China Bans Effeminate Men On TV npr.org/2021/09/02/103…

Spirit Airlines Crew Changed Out of Uniforms to Avoid Angry Passengers businessinsider.com/spirit-crew-ha…

Five parrots separated at UK zoo after encouraging each other to swear at guests nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/five…

Baby was playing with an iPad and accidentally bought a $10,000 upgrade from Tesla entrepreneur.com/article/375008

Canon put AI cameras in its Chinese offices that only let smiling workers inside theverge.com/2021/6/17/2253…

This motorcycle airbag vest stops working if you don't pay subscription slashgear.com/this-motorcycl…

Yellowstone is Shooting Paintballs at Wolves and Says It’s for Their Own Good thedailybeast.com/yellowstone-is…

Sailor spent 4 years trapped aboard Egyptian cargo ship foxnews.com/world/sailor-f…

Seagull Casually Rides On Another Seagull's Back comicsands.com/seagull-riding…

Dog Breaks Free From Owner And Wins Relay Race At High School Track Meet …g.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/loose-dog-wins…