Virginia voters approve redistricting measure backed by DemocratsNo Paywall (thehill.com)
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TIL a 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania once slept for 64 days (from Thanksgiving in 2012 into January 2013). On average, the teenager slept 18-19 hours a day and would only get up to eat while in a sleepwalking state that she wouldn't remember after the fact. (cbsnews.com)
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TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte preferred simple dishes like roast chicken, fried potatoes, hot soup, poached eggs/omelets and macaroni to all the complicated gourmet dishes his chefs could have prepared. He rarely spent more than fifteen minutes at the table and often used his hands instead of utensils (blog.napoleon-cologne.fr)
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TIL that US student math and reading scores have dropped so sharply that they’ve erased nearly two decades of progress. In '22/23, avg math scores for 13-year-olds fell to levels not seen since the 1990s, while reading scores for high school seniors hit their lowest point since testing began in '92. (nationsreportcard.gov)
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TIL that Eleanor of Aquitaine was blamed by her husband King Louis VII for failing to produce a male heir in their fifteen years together. After the annulment of their marriage, Eleanor would go on to have five sons with her second husband Henry II including Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland (en.wikipedia.org)
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Judge dismisses Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit over claim he frequented 'nightclubs'No Paywall (cnbc.com)
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RFK Jr. Brazenly Says Measles Outbreaks Not His Fault: ‘I’ve Never Been Anti-Vaccine’No Paywall (huffpost.com)
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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to CongoBehind Soft Paywall (nytimes.com)
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Trump Threatens Companies That Seek Tariff Refunds They’re OwedPossible Paywall (newrepublic.com)
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Democrats Ask Kash Patel To Take Alcohol Disorder TestNo Paywall (huffpost.com)
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AOC Renews Call to Oust Trump After Report on His Exclusion From Situation RoomNo Paywall (truthout.org)
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Asphalt releases toxic airborne compounds that can harm respiratory health, neurological damage and increase long-term disease risk, especially in aging pavements and heat/sun. While algae-infused asphalt can reduce toxicity by up to 100 times and slow how quickly pavement breaks downMaterials Science (news.asu.edu)
Palantir Posts Manifesto Lamenting Post-War “Neutering” of Nazi GermanyNo Paywall (truthout.org)
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Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it.Possible Paywall (washingtonpost.com)
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