Ugh, the weather is awful. Hot, hot, hot.
Jun. 10th, 2020 11:44 amAt least it'll drop down into the (high) 70s for the next week.
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With the public locked out during coronavirus, stuffed animals ride this San Diego roller coaster
How Did Ancient People Keep Their Food From Rotting?
This mighty medieval woman outwitted and outlasted her rivals
Meet Hertha Ayrton, the mathematician who cleared WW1 trenches of poisonous gas
She was the last American to collect a Civil War pension —$73.13 a month. She just died.
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U.S. coronavirus cases have been slowly ticking up since Memorial Day (Looking at the timing, this uptick is due to Memorial Day Weekend, not the protests. However, if you're concerned about the protests spreading covid-19, the best thing to do is to demand that the cops stop holding protestors in jail. Or anybody, really, unless they're an immediate danger to the general public.)
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Date: 2020-06-08 02:42 am (UTC)