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 Why do well-behaved children start screaming when they are in a swimming pool? They are noisy by nature, but when near a pool they go nuts. |
| [US Debt Clock] Live. All the numbers in real time. Link |
 [“Are you working hard, or hardly working?”] Hard work is difficult to measure, but it is possible to know who’s working the longest. This heatmap visualizes the average hours Europeans work each week by country, as sourced from Eurostat’s Labor Force Survey (2023). Link |
| [Big Pine Book Club] Saturday, August 17, 10 am. This month the club is discussing Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson: In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. |
 Saudi Arabia wants to top its linear city with a sci-fi soccer stadium. The nation’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid book features some extremely wild architecture. Link |
| When being an organ donor isn’t enough anymore it calls into question everything else, or at least that’s how Kellen Erskine feels in this clip from his second Dry Bar Comedy special. In this clip Kellen talks about being an organ donor and his hate for the dentist. Whether you’re someone who is considering becoming an organ donor, or you’re just someone looking for a good laugh. Video |
[Birthdays] I do not understand why we celebrate our births. Everyone who is alive has been born. It is not special. A birthday party is just a participation trophy. |
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[Peeing Danger] I don’t know if I’d want to put my thingy in that jagged maw. |
| [Google Guilty] Google monopolized search through illegal deals, judge rules. Google’s deals with Apple and others violate law, judge says. Google paid billions to make search engine default on phones. Link |
[Stray Dog] My two favorite hobbies are smoking weed and rescuing stray dogs. |
| Robot dentist can prep a tooth crown in 15 minutes. The makers envision ‘fully automated dental healthcare.’ Link |
[Fast Food Prayer] Please be chicken..please be chicken.. |
| TikTok will permanently withdraw its controversial Lite Rewards program in the EU to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA) — a sweeping content moderation rulebook for online platforms. TikTok Lite is the data-light version of the app, designed to work at slower internet connections and in devices with small memory capacity. Its Rewards program allows users to earn points by liking content, watching videos, following creators, and inviting friends to join the platform. They can then exchange these points for rewards, such as Amazon vouchers. The strategy is as simple as it is disturbing: rewarding screen time with financial incentives. |
 [Free Dope] After Tropical Storm Debby passes, $1 million cocaine washed up in the Florida Keys. A beachgoer found 25 packages of cocaine washed up on shore on a beach in the Upper Keys Village of Islamorada. Link |
| The number of monarch butterflies and other Wisconsin pollinators are falling. Here’s why. Video |
 The female Algerian Olympic boxer controversy involves someone with a type of DSD, a condition she was born with. Whether she has elevated testosterone levels, is 7 feet tall, has a uterus, has some male XY chromosomes instead of all female XX, whatever — is not of her doing. Professional and Olympic sports are going to have to deal with this situation in the future.The Barbarians — Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl? |
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 What’s driving up burger prices? It’s just a burger, but the price of a Big Mac can help us understand the dizzying cost of living. Link |
| X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to San Jose and ‘shared space’ with x.AI in Palo Alto, CEO Linda Yaccarino says in leaked email. |
 [Early Computer Art] After 39 years, Andy Warhol’s lost Amiga art has been found. And it’s for sale. Details of the reemergence help to shed light on an earlier discovery from about a decade ago. And those details come from the very person who taught Andy Warhol how to use a computer. Link |
| [Flasher] Man corners woman in Margaritaville bathroom and exposes self, Key West police say. Link |
 [Disc Brake] A completely different kind of disc brake: 1949 Chrysler. In 1949, the Chrysler Corporation introduced a new disc brake system, but it was nothing like the disc brakes we know today. Here’s how it worked. Link |
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| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 8/6/24 at 9:15 am. |