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  • After MLK's assassination, this schoolteacher conducted a legendary social experiment to teach kids about racism

    A Class Divided (full documentary) | FRONTLINEWatch this video on YouTube On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Riceville, Iowa schoolteacher Jane Elliott ran an… Read the rest of the article: After MLK's assassination, this schoolteacher conducted a legendary social experiment to teach kids about racism

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  • Fed-up cobbler fashions extra-long social-distancing shoes

    Romanian Cobbler Grigore Lup noticed that people weren't following the rules of social distancing at his local market, so he decided to make long-nosed shoes as a response. His Euro… Read the rest of the article: Fed-up cobbler fashions extra-long social-distancing shoes

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  • How do you count more than 60,000 sea turtles?

    Great Barrier Reef: drone footage allows researchers to count 64,000 green sea turtlesWatch this video on YouTube More than 64,000 endangered sea turtles are gathered in the world's largest nesting… Read the rest of the article: How do you count more than 60,000 sea turtles?

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Ohio protestor dies after being tear-gassed by police

    Sarah Grossman, 22, died after being tear-gassed by police in Columbus, Ohio, reports the Dayton Daily News. Two days passed between her exposure to the gas and pepper spray and… Read the rest of the article: Ohio protestor dies after being tear-gassed by police

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  • The Pentagon developed a plan to stop a potential Gen Z rebellion in the 2020s.

    From The Intercept: Documents obtained by The Intercept via the Freedom of Information Act reveal that a Pentagon war game, called the 2018 Joint Land, Air and Sea Strategic Special Program,… Read the rest of the article: The Pentagon developed a plan to stop a potential Gen Z rebellion in the 2020s.

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  • Funny (and true) PSA about helping kids understand that porn isn't reality

    Keep It Real Online – PornographyWatch this video on YouTube "Many young Kiwis are using porn to learn about sex." The New Zealand Government released this PSA as part of… Read the rest of the article: Funny (and true) PSA about helping kids understand that porn isn't reality

    • David Pescovitz
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  • In crazy tweet, Donald Trump claims police spied on him

    Yes, it's that time again, the time when we ask: What hot garbage did impeached president Donald Trump spew on Twitter this morning.

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  • The first known baby koala since the Australian wildfires has been born in a zoo

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Australian Reptile Park (@australianreptilepark) Koalas are not functionally extinct, although their population has rapidly declined in recent decades; these numbers have… Read the rest of the article: The first known baby koala since the Australian wildfires has been born in a zoo

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  • China censors Weibo for 'interfering with online communication orders, disseminating illegal information'

    Starting on Wednesday afternoon, the trending list on the popular Chinese social media app Weibo will be banned for one week, the Cyberspace Administration of Beijing said, for “interfering with… Read the rest of the article: China censors Weibo for 'interfering with online communication orders, disseminating illegal information'

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  • Columbus statue trips, falls into lake

    A statue of Christopher Columbus, the slaver, pimp and arriviste who first colonized the Americas, fell and tripped into a Virginia lake last night. Another was beheaded in Boston. A… Read the rest of the article: Columbus statue trips, falls into lake

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  • 'Gone with the Wind' gone from HBO Max

    The streaming service HBO Max has removed the Civil War racist fantasy film “Gone with the Wind” from its service.

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  • Grandpa gets a little too carried away with the VR headset

    Man, 81, goes on rampage with HTC Vive VR headset

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  • This work-from-home team surprises each day with crazy costumes

    “My work team has been one-upping each other every day during our quarantine meetings with homemade costumes,” says IMGURian @squirrld1. “Here's some of my favorites.”

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  • Upload a photo of anyone to this site to find more images around the internet of that person

    Well, this isn't creepy at all. Facial recognition search. A facial recognition website based in Poland claims to offer a service in which you can upload a picture of anyone… Read the rest of the article: Upload a photo of anyone to this site to find more images around the internet of that person

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  • This pocket-sized projector can amplify your phone video up to 10 feet across

    Not too long ago, projectors were those rickety old reel-to-reel devices that projected actual film. Now, projectors are as high tech as they come, and portable units are not only… Read the rest of the article: This pocket-sized projector can amplify your phone video up to 10 feet across

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  • Trump's cowardly fence becomes a powerful message board for protestors

    In early June, about a week after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis — followed by the Trump administration gassing and shooting at peaceful protesters — Trump scuttled… Read the rest of the article: Trump's cowardly fence becomes a powerful message board for protestors

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  • Planning a road trip? Don't hit the road without this luggage carrier

    After spending months cooped up in the house and with the weather heating up, chances are you've already envisioned and planned your next road trip getaway for once the world… Read the rest of the article: Planning a road trip? Don't hit the road without this luggage carrier

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  • This true crime podcast is actually a cool modern adaptation of Lovecraft

    The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Podcast – Episode 01 – Get it First on SoundsWatch this video on YouTube Last January, the BBC released the first episode of a… Read the rest of the article: This true crime podcast is actually a cool modern adaptation of Lovecraft

    • Thom Dunn
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  • Babynames lists victims of lynchings and police violence

    A striking message from babynames.com today: "Each one of these names was somebody's baby."

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Watch a bunch of 5th graders sing a Minor Threat song

    MINOR THREAT sung by the Wirtz Elementary School 5th GradersWatch this video on YouTube Every year, the 5th graders at Wirtz Elementary School in Paramount, California get to have a… Read the rest of the article: Watch a bunch of 5th graders sing a Minor Threat song

    • Thom Dunn
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