Interesting thing I learned today:
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conuly(Some) French speakers, apparently, say CVS with the English pronunciation of those letters instead of the French pronunciation. When speaking French, I mean.
In other news, I got my flu shot today, yay. I was gone for ages, and Jenn was - gasp! - at the office, and when I came back I was very enthusiastically greeted by two extremely excited doggies.
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The Secret Ingredient to America’s Vietnamese Coffee
A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect
Luster Lost
Why James Bond Villains Prefer Post-Soviet Architecture
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'Useless Specks of Dust' Turn Out to Be Building Blocks of All Vertebrate Genomes
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No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers
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A father and son’s Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw
The woman defying the Taliban on girls' education
A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
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Did Covid Change How We Dream?
Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike
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