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Carl Sagan in 1995: "If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along." He died in 1996

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u/ElvisIsNotDjed — 8 hours ago
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A biodegradable alternative to plastic tree guards is being piloted in French forests: fiber sheets made from recycled salon hair clippings. Human hair naturally deters deer, and as the keratin breaks down it releases nitrogen and amino acids into the soil

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u/ElvisIsNotDjed — 1 day ago
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A Blackpool family's new Lagotto Romagnolo puppy dug up 15 gold sovereign coins worth nearly $8,000 ten minutes into his first family walk. The breed is genetically wired for this - they're the only dogs specifically bred to hunt truffles

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u/ElvisIsNotDjed — 5 days ago
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SCOTUS preserved mifepristone telehealth access in this ruling - but the analysis explains why "at least for now" matters: future challenges, state-level restrictions, and the FDA-authority dynamics still in play

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u/ElvisIsNotDjed — 6 days ago