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Canberra woman Sarah-Jane Parkinson jailed for making false rape claim against ex-partner ~news australia.act.canberra crime Article 797 words 5 votes
Xenophon: The ancient Greek rebel leader who saw Socrates solo-dancing ~humanities.history Article 2867 words, published Jan 10 2019 3 votes
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Tabletop games dominated Kickstarter in 2018, while video games declined ~games.tabletop board games Article 496 words 5 votes
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CERN reveals plans for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) - almost four times longer than the current Large Hadron Collider ~science physics.particle Article 341 words 19 votes
In home of original sriracha sauce, Thais Say Rooster brand is nothing to crow about ~food Article 1233 words 7 votes
A German mint just released a coin commemorating seventy years of currywurst ~food Article 323 words 6 votes
The internet, but not as we know it: Life online in China, Cuba, India and Russia ~tech internet Article 13 votes
Israeli Christians protest artwork depicting Ronald McDonald as ‘McJesus’ ~humanities religion Link 9 votes
Apple launches $129 battery cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR ~tech apple Article 297 words 8 votes
The Pyramids of Giza - Chapter 1: The charlatan and the gossip ~humanities.history Article 4598 words, published Jan 11 2019 4 votes
Battle of the ax men: Who really built the first electric rock 'n' roll guitar? ~music Article 4165 words 3 votes
Americans more likely to die from accidental opioid overdose than in a car accident ~health medicine Article 531 words 12 votes
Who owns the internet? (What Big Tech’s monopoly powers mean for our culture.) ~tech internet Article 3518 words 11 votes
Spice & Wolf VR anime crowdfunding campaigns end with 72 million Yen (about US$668,300) ~anime Article 284 words 9 votes
The world's oldest person: Guinness, 122-year-old Jeanne Calment and a Russian conspiracy theory ~science Article 3183 words 9 votes
Sydney's driverless Metro completes first full run on NorthWest corridor ~transport Article 399 words 6 votes
Impossible Burger 2.0 tastes so real it made this vegetarian's stomach turn ~food Article 1090 words 17 votes
How cartographers for the US Military inadvertently created a house of horrors in South Africa ~design Article 5229 words, published Jan 9 2019 15 votes
Waste crisis looms as thousands of solar panels reach end of life ~enviro energy.renewable Article 738 words 8 votes
Amazon unveiled Key for Garage—a system that allows Amazon drivers to unlock garage doors to make secure deliveries. ~tech privacy amazon.key for garage Article 815 words 15 votes
The future of the minimum wage is alive in Seattle ~finance economics Article 888 words, published Jan 4 2019 7 votes
Some plants “hear” through flowers. A study found petals vibrated in response to recordings of a bee’s wingbeats, leading plants to sweeten their nectar. ~science Article 1565 words 10 votes
It's the end of the gene as we know it ~science biology Article 2867 words, published Jan 2 2019 15 votes