☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 157
Another week of internet awesomeness.
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11 Terrifying Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True
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Octopuses Redesign Their Own Brain When They Get Chilly
Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder: scientists have found the cephalopods can recode their brain when temperatures change
Reddit, Twitter, Mastodon: where are we all supposed to go now?
It’s the end of a social era on the web. That’s probably a good thing. But I already miss the places that felt like everyone was there
Charles Harrelson: The Hitman Father Of Woody Harrelson
Sometimes, the most interesting actors come from eccentric parents or broken childhoods. The latter is undoubtedly the case with Woody Harrelson, whose father, Charles Harrelson, was a professional hitman who spent most of his life in prison.
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Yes, You Can Control Your Dreams: The Strange Science of Lucid Dreaming
Once dismissed as a new age fad, lucid dreaming has gained attention as a possible performance enhancer and therapeutic tool.
Stop Pining for the ‘Good Old Days’
Nostalgia is a terrible guide.
Dunedin artist paints oranges all over town — more than 1,000 so far
The First Chinese Restaurant in America Has a Savory—and Unsavory—History
Venture into the Montana eatery, once a gambling den and opium repository, that still draws a crowd
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Top Food Trends For Every Decade Of The Last 100 Years
In the ever-shifting culinary landscape, the past century has seen food trends ebb and flow, driven by a curious blend of health concerns, convenience, and the pursuit of novelty.
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Leftovers
🥩 The Clever Bowl Hack To Keep Crust In Tact While Resting Steak
✍️ 56 Delightfully Unusual Words for Everyday Things
🖥️ How to erase your personal information from the internet (it’s not impossible!)
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