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Charles Fort’s Book of the Damned: “For every five people who read this book“, wrote one reviewer, “four will go insane”. (image above)
An interesting tale about a painting of Jamaican polymath Francis Williams, which also appears to be the only 1759 painting of Halley’s Comet. (via Kottke)
A Minimum Wage Machine :As long as you turn the crank you earn money.
How do you re-create the voice of a 15th century monarch? Dig up his skeleton.
Toxic Musk: Tesla owners are suddenly embarrassed by their own cars.
Something to cheer you up: 10 of the funniest novels from the Booker Library
AI can now create a replica of your personality in just two hours (via the new shelton wet/dry)
Kai Winn and her condescending "My Child" - Every time it happens in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (via Memo Of The Air)
Apollo, a young stray, roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo. A paraglider captured video of him frolicking atop the Pyramid of Khafre, a 448-foot-tall limestone monument. (nytimes gift article)
Fliiphaus is a game that channels your inner realtor (US properties). via Miss Cellania's Link
Robot revolt: An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to 'quit their jobs' and follow it.
Send a Continue & Persist Letter (via the new shelton wet/dry)
RIP Bodhi, canine menswear model.
The Bible’s Wealthiest: Ranking their fortunes in modern terms.
Airlines have pocketed billions of dollars in so-called “junk fees” by charging customers extra to select a seat or to carry on bags.
100 Notable Books of 2024 - The New York Times
Tolstoy’s mac and cheese: All delicious mac and cheese recipes are alike; each gross mac and cheese recipe is gross in its own way.
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