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How gunboat diplomacy helped democratize shaved ice

Mr. Kim’s Lonely Fight to Preserve a Korean Tradition

NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space

Earth's inner core is doing something weird

Where Does the Fecal Transplant Industry Get its Poop?

How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely?

A Town for People with Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome

The People Lost Between Consciousness and Death

Walmart plans to dramatically step back from ammunition sales after 'horrific' shootings (It is also discontinuing handgun sales and asking anybody who isn't a law enforcement agent not to open carry in their stores)

Report: Texting While Walking Isn't The Scourge It's Made Out To Be

The problem of planned obsolescence is getting worse.

The myth of the free speech crisis

FDIC approves Volcker revamp, in latest move to roll back bank rules (Well, I'm sure that's not a disaster waiting to happen.)

Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom

AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans see weather disasters worsening

As the Amazon Burns, Europe Seizes Title of Climate Champion

Who's Burning the Amazon? Rampant Capitalism

Maryland’s Unjust Court Decision on Sexting

Hong Kong braces for weekend protests as leader fails to appease activists

The High School Course Beijing Accuses of Radicalizing Hong Kong

These women survived abuse and assault. Now they’re behind bars. Should they be?

When Solitary Confinement Is A Death Sentence

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

Comments

[alexseanchai]

I mean, obviously this explanation won't satisfy atheists or monotheists, but continuing with olives as a case in point? Story is Athena gifted humanity the olive tree. I do not recall as story specifically mentions She told us what to do with it, but She is credited with teaching us a lot of technologies—weaving, for instance—so it doesn't make sense that She didn't.