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![]() Wearing all black except for yellow fins, which I brought up to my waist to show color and that I’m not a big bait fish. They passed by, with a nice 6’ nurse shark following them. I decide it might be a good time to swim back in. On the way back another school of maybe 25 to 30, same 4-6’ length, no tag-along shark. One sole last tarpon of about 5’ just looks at me. Never seen something like that in all my years of diving. Should have bought a lottery ticket! |
![]() Drinking alcohol on airplanes is bad for your body. New study shows it’s even worse than we thought. One of the few consolations of long-haul international flights is the free alcohol, right? Nope. Link |
Common sleep aid, Melatonin, protects your eyesight as you age. In a 2020 study on mice, researchers showed for the first time that melatonin helped protect the retina from damage and the progression of nonexudative AMD. Then a study in 2021 found that patients with AMD had lower melatonin levels in blood serum and tear fluid, while another paper released the same year demonstrated that supplementary melatonin mitigated the progression of the retinal neurodegenerative disease retinitis pigmentosa. However, research is still very much in its early days. Link |
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[Money Wasted] Now a re-do on a 10 year-old Key West amphitheater? I can see taxing the tourists, but come on, we are pricing everybody out with these ridiculous money grabs. Key west is becoming unaffordable more and more. |
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[Blind ‘Eye’ Witness] A Chicago man is suing the city after he spent 12 years in jail on the testimony of a legally blind eyewitness. Darien Harris, now 31, was sentenced to 76 years in jail for murder in 2011. He was exonerated last year, after investigators discovered that the witness who placed him at the scene had severe glaucoma and could barely see. “Justice is supposed to be blind,” said Harris’ attorney. “The eyewitness is not supposed to be blind.” |
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Atmospheric carbon is not a pollutant and humans cannot regulate it. Link |
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[Bumpy Ride] Because of climate change, the upper atmosphere is warming faster in the tropics than in the polar regions. This temperature difference between low and high latitudes increases wind shear in the jet streams, which enhances the formation of turbulent patches of air. Scientists say climate change will increase turbulence in the decades ahead. “Terrified” airline bosses are already taking steps that could make air travel a more restrictive and expensive experience. |
![]() [“Pope bad mouthing women”] When is the first or last time you ever saw the Pope and his ilk wearing “trousers?” Looks to me like they wear dresses/skirts. You’d think the Pope and friends would have more important things to gossip about! |
[Close Call] A Colorado man survived a brush with death when his 10mm-wide silver chain necklace stopped a bullet from penetrating his neck. The victim had been embroiled in an argument when the shooting took place but walked away with just a puncture wound from the attack. |
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[Florida Keys to United ArabEmirates] The United Way of Collier and the Keys and the Embassy of the United ArabEmirates in the United States are excited to announce the launch of a new learning exchange program that will connect reef restoration professionals from the UAE and US. Set to begin in February 2025, the program will enable experts from both countries to share best practices and collaborate on solutions to common conservation challenges. |
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[Airport Noise Complaints] Of the 51,589 aircraft noise complaints recorded in Australia in 2023, almost half were made by one person in Perth. The unidentified resident, who lives under a flight path, filed 20,716 grievances, Airservices Australia said. An individual near Brisbane came in a distant second place, lodging 4,071 complaints over the year. The data was shared with the Australian Senate as part of an investigation into how aircraft noise affects cities. |
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I think I know why North Korea hates us so much. When Russia and the USA split Korea at the 38th parallel they knew that the land north of the line was 85% mountainous with very little arable land to grow food—they wouldn’t be able to sustain themselves—and they still can’t! That makes them very dangerous. |
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Birth Control For Men. My shoulder blades are super horny and active, but they haven’t knocked up anyone yet. [?] |
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The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 6/11/24 at 9:33 am. |