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(Almost) Clash of the Trivia Titans (Book and Film Globe)
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Something newsworthy happened on "Jeopardy!" this month: Yogesh Raut and Troy Meyer, two members of the top tier of American competitive quizzers, both

(Almost) Clash of the Trivia Titans - Book and Film Globe

It appears that Jeopardy! is the highest profile stop on the elite quiz circuit, but others carry greater prestige

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Rob Burbea metta retreat lectures

Rob infuses this series of lectures about metta with genuine love and kindness. Inspiring and profound.

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Tom Hanks On The Moon Landings & What He Learnt Working With Astronauts (The Rest Is History)

After watching this, I fully expect you to tell me that Tom Hanks is still the sexiest man alive.

Downloadable audio if you want to listen instead

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When and How to Spot the ‘Devil Comet’ (NASA)

A source I read several weeks ago implied that this was a special comet. This NASA article makes it sound barely worth the effort to step outside after sunset 🤷

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On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep (CNN)
www.cnn.com Exclusive: On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep | CNN Politics

CNN gained access to an epic flight on one of the venerable eight-engined jets that serve as an instantly recognizable symbol of American air power.

Exclusive: On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep | CNN Politics

Somewhat interesting video aboard a B-52

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myNoise: Customizable Background Noises • Ambient Sounds • Relaxing Music
mynoise.net Background Noises • Ambient Sounds • Relaxing Music | myNoise ®

myNoise sets the standard for online background noise machines and interactive soundscapes.

Background Noises • Ambient Sounds • Relaxing Music | myNoise ®

An amazing tool that dynamically generates sounds of various kinds

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Google Books Ngram Viewer

A neat tool that plots the frequency of terms appearing in the Google Books database, currently indexed between 1800 and 2019.

Examples:

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Plasma on Starship's re-entry

They captured this video by relaying the signal through Starship’s wake to the Starlink network. I don’t know if anyone has seen the plasma phase in real-time before. Perhaps the military via their satellite network

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The Thai connection to Red Bull

The Horner chaos exposed the fact that Red Bull Racing is co-owned by an Austrian group and a Thai group. How did people from Thailand get involved with Red Bull? Because a Thai man invented the energy drink. Red Bull's Austrian founder invested after finding it helped with jet lag.

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Meaning of the "hand with wheel in the palm" symbol

From a car conversation comment...

The hand with a wheel in the palm is a symbol for ahimsa, meaning nonviolence. It comes from Jainism

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