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Steven Ford once snuck 20 friends into the White House for a party, assuming the food and drinks were free — until Gerald Ford showed him the bill the next day.
mlive.comu/Fred_J9 — 16 hours ago
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In 2020, scientists renamed 27 human genes after Microsoft Excel repeatedly auto-formatted their names as dates, leading to widespread mistakes in genetic research papers.
theverge.comu/Fred_J9 — 3 days ago
Some people with advanced dementia or severe brain injuries unexpectedly become mentally clear shortly before death — a rare phenomenon known as terminal lucidity that still lacks a confirmed scientific explanation.
my.clevelandclinic.orgu/Fred_J9 — 5 days ago
Does Love at First Sight Last? What Could Actually Happen Over Time
marriednotperfect.comu/Fred_J9 — 5 days ago
The ancient city of Petra was rediscovered by a Swiss explorer who went to great lengths to blend in — mastering Arabic, adopting local customs, and earning the trust of Bedouin communities — before being led to the hidden gorge that revealed the city.
en.wikipedia.orgu/Fred_J9 — 6 days ago
How refreshing it is during dating that..
u/Fred_J9 — 6 days ago
At just 17 years old, pitcher Jackie Mitchell stunned crowds by striking out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back-to-back during an exhibition game. Soon after, the baseball commissioner voided her contract, and Ruth later made dismissive comments about women playing baseball in the press.
en.wikipedia.orgu/Fred_J9 — 7 days ago
“Daughter from California syndrome” is an informal term sometimes used in medicine to describe a distant family member who suddenly becomes involved in a terminal patient’s care. Often unaware of the patient’s condition, they may push for aggressive treatments that conflict with medical advice.
en.wikipedia.orgu/Fred_J9 — 9 days ago
A man escaped from a federal prison in Illinois by scaling two 15-foot fences, then surrendered to the FBI four days later so he could present them with his desalination invention.
en.wikipedia.orgu/Fred_J9 — 10 days ago
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Internal messages from Boeing revealed engineers describing the Boeing 737 MAX as “designed by clowns, supervised by monkeys” following crashes that claimed 346 lives.
npr.orgu/Fred_J9 — 11 days ago
Madonna once uploaded her own album to file-sharing sites, but each track was just a loop of her insulting people who downloaded it. In response, hackers took over her official website and released the real album.
news.bbc.co.uku/Fred_J9 — 11 days ago