The Science Behind Why Coke Tastes Better At McDonald's ( www.goodhousekeeping.com )
I think Coke is gross but for yr perusal.
Real-life 'stillsuit': Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water ( phys.org )
Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as—unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS)—the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.
Animals in Bulgarian zoo cool off with homemade ice cream ( www.euronews.com )
Animals in the capital Sofia's main zoo are cooling off with ice cream as the region endures more high temperatures.
Designed to Fail: Chemical Release at LyondellBasell ( youtu.be )
Video post-mortem by the US CSB of a chemical (acetic acid) accident at a LyondellBassell plant.
If you have 6 million you can buy a stegosaurus. ( www.sothebys.com )
Passion and intimacy with one's partner are not deterrents against infidelity, study suggests. ( www.psypost.org )
Cartogram of the world population by country in 2018
Photos of Jon Bon Jovi wearing shorts in the 1980s. ( www.vintag.es )
He must have tucked better than RuPaul in some of these.
How bog bodies were secured underwater. ( tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com )
Rewards for tourists who litter pick in Copenhagen ( www.bbc.com )
The city hopes to offset the "environmental burden" of tourism with rewards for eco-friendly travellers.
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people ( www.theguardian.com )
Doubt raised about election hopefuls who stood without providing photos, biographies or contact details
Job posting to be a wombat walker. ( www.discovertasmania.com.au )
Newfoundland Christmas ornaments. ( lemmy.world )
Cyclist Julien Bernard fined for kissing wife during Tour de France ( www.bbc.com )
Cycling's governing body says the fine is for "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour".
No leap seconds added to universal time in 2024, IERS says ( www.datacenterdynamics.com )
No leap second will be added to universal time in 2024, the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) has announced.
Turf houses: Iceland's original 'green' buildings ( www.bbc.com )
Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments.
Josh Johnson: Presidential Debate Breakdown ( www.youtube.com )
Pranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse ( www.theguardian.com )
Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z poetry’
How To Build an Owl Theremin. ( youtu.be )
Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living ( www.bbc.com )
‘Guess what? Mummy is a sex worker’: the sexologist who wants to build a ‘slutopia’ for women ( www.theguardian.com )
Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book Slutdom looks at how women navigate sex and shame, and at all ages. She shares what she’s learned as both a sex worker and as an academic.
Penis dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. ( pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov )
This Is The First Animal Ever Found That Doesn't Need Oxygen to Survive. ( www.sciencealert.com )
A desire for a car with a modified muffler is predicted by being a man and higher scores on psychopathy and sadism. ( archive.md )
Online shop selling USED TAMPONS to strangers: 'Lucrative business' ( au.news.yahoo.com )
Too bad I'm in menopause.
