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tourist traps Man charged $50 for two espressos and two bottles of water at a Venice cafe stirs up online mob Mark Frauenfelder

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trump That Dr. Strangelove scene where the U.S. President phones Russia about an imminent air strike Xeni Jardin

Kids Watch these cool shifting patterns, explained in detail by the creator Andrea James

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

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Kids An adorable magic trick Cory Doctorow

corruption Revealed: the hidden web of big-business money backing Europe and America's pro-TTIP "think tanks" Cory Doctorow

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