☀️ Awesome Things 215: Pope Sports Connections, Travel: Burner Phone?, We Don't Get AI, Maldon Mud Race, Rare Picassos
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
From soccer to baseball: How papal sports connections shifted with new American pope
Pope Francis maintained lifelong ties to his hometown club while using sports as a platform for inclusivity, a tradition Leo XIV may continue with his Chicago White Sox fandom.
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Should You Use a Burner Phone When You Travel? Plus, How to Secure Your Personal Mobile Device
Amid growing concerns about data privacy issues and electronic phone searches by U.S. Customs and Border and Patrol, travelers may be wondering how to travel more securely with their mobile devices. We asked experts for insights.
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Anthropic CEO Admits We Don't Understand How AI Works
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Switzerland turns train tracks into solar power plants
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Mud, sweat and tears - what is the Maldon Mud Race?
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See Rare Pablo Picasso Masterpieces Curated by His Daughter, Paloma
Nearly a dozen of the works on view in “Picasso: Tête-à-tête” at the Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan have never been on public display before
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An Overachiever’s Guide to the Soft Life
Ambition isn’t a dirty word. Neither is rest.
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Chimpanzees use rhythmic drumming for long-distance communication
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Here's the 2025 list of most endangered historic places in the U.S.
Here’s Why Pasta Always Tastes Better at Restaurants
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Leftovers
✅ "Every county clerk in the south." This is the most accurate character sketch ever created.
✅ Nothing is real anymore
✅ This is the exact Late Night episode where Conan O’Brien first met and instantly fell in love with his future wife, Liza (03/03/2000)
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“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.”
– Ella Fitzgerald
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