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Today in History

1689		England’s “Bloodless Revolution” reaches its climax when parliament invites William and Mary to become joint sovereigns.
1807		President Thomas Jefferson exposes a plot by Aaron Burr to form a new republic in the Southwest.
1813		During the War of 1812, British forces under Henry Proctor defeat a U.S. contingent planning an attack on Fort Detroit.
1824		A British force is wiped out by an Asante army under Osei Bonsu on the African Gold Coast. This is the first defeat for a colonial power.
1863		In an attempt to out flank Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia, General Ambrose Burnside leads his army on a march to north Fredericksburg, but foul weather bogs his army down in what will become known as the “Mud March.”
1879		Eighty-two British soldiers hold off attacks by 4,000 Zulu warriors at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift in South Africa.
1905		Russian troops fire on civilians beginning Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg.
1912		Second Monte Carlo auto race begins.
1913		Turkey consents to the Balkan peace terms and gives up Adrianople.
1930		Admiral Richard Byrd charts a vast area of Antarctica.
1932		Government troops crush a Communist uprising in Northern Spain.
1939		A Nazi order erases the old officer caste, tying the army directly to the Party.
1943		Axis forces pull out of Tripoli for Tunisia, destroying bases as they leave.
1944		U.S. troops under Major General John P. Lucas make an amphibious landing behind German lines at Anzio, Italy, just south of Rome.
1971		Communist forces shell Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the first time.
1979		Abu Hassan, the alleged planner of the 1972 Munich raid, is killed by a bomb in Beirut.
1982		Reagan formally links progress in arms control to Soviet repression in Poland.

This Test Could Spare Your Prostate

This Test Could Spare Your Prostate

And avoid over-diagnosis of prostate cancer, too

Women’s cognitive decline begins earlier than previously believed

FINDINGS UCLA researchers have found that mental sharpness in women begins to decline as early as their 50s. The study, which followed the same group of healthy women for 10 years after menopause, found that … Read more

Neil deGrasse Tyson slaughters anti-science crank at press event

‘We’re not just making shit up’: Neil deGrasse Tyson slaughters anti-science crank at press event

Neil deGrasse Tyson blasted an anti-science skeptic who confronted him at a press conference last week when the man tried to convince him that the Large Hadron Collider is an existential threat to mankind but that HIV is not because it doesn’t cause AIDS.

Lethal opioids from China are getting to the streets of America courtesy of the US Postal Service

Lethal opioids from China are getting to the streets of America courtesy of the US Postal Service

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

California unveils sweeping plan to combat climate change

California unveils sweeping plan to combat climate change

Actually Dumbass, Majority Of Americans Love The Environment

Despite the denialism of the incoming junta, most Americans agree that environmental protection is well worth the economic cost, and a majority believe it's the government's job to regulate in favor of the environment.

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Wingnuts in two states are trying to give themselves power to overrule courts

Wingnuts in two states are trying to give themselves power to overrule courts

Scenes From Deplorable AmeriKKKa

Scenes From Deplorable AmeriKKKa: Dumbass Trump Sycophants Are Putting Their Bigotry on Full Display

Louisiana men film themselves harassing and punching a trans woman

'Shoot that bitch!': Louisiana men film themselves harassing and punching a trans woman

Missing Wife

Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home!
Sheriff: Height ?
Husband: I’m not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
Sheriff: Weight ?
Husband: Don’t know.
Sheriff: Color of eyes ?
Husband: Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.
Sheriff: Color of hair ?
Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can’t remember.
Sheriff: What was she wearing?
Husband: Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don’t know exactly.
Sheriff: What kind of car did she go in ?
Husband: She went in my truck.
Sheriff: What kind of truck was it ?
Husband : A 2016 pearl white Ram Limited 4X4 with 6.4l Hemi V8 engine ordered with the Ram Box bar and fridge option, LED lighting, back up and front camera, Moose hide leather heated and cooled seats, climate controlled air conditioning. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, Weather Tech floor mats. Trailing package with gold hitch, sunroof, DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio, Cobra 75 WX ST 40-channel CB radio, six cup holders, 3 USB port, and 4 power outlets. I added special alloy wheels and off-road Toyo tires. It has custom retracting running boards and under-glow wheel well lighting.
At this point the husband started choking up.
Sheriff: Take it easy sir, We’ll find your truck!!!

The biological myth of promiscuous males and sexually coy females

Scientific data should smash the biological myth of promiscuous males and sexually coy females

Daffodils Of Spring

Let's Talk About Animals

Let's Talk About Animals: Baby Animals! Animals Dressed Like People! Babies And Animals!

Who needs a little laughter and job today? (65,000,000+ people raise their hands). Let's scroll through this happy article.

Impending extinction crisis for non-human primates spurs a call for action

The plight of Earth’s primates has prompted researchers around the world to call for sweeping societal changes before hundreds of non-human species are driven to extinction. Thirty-one prominent scientists, including Yale University biological anthropologist Eduardo … Read more

This Shark Loves Cuddling

Generally speaking, marine animals don't like to be touched but that's not always the case. In fact, professional diver Rick Anderson has a close friendship with a Port Jackson shark that constantly seeks out his pets and belly scratches.

It all started when he started trying to show his diving students how friendly sharks can be by playing with one freshly hatched shark. From that point on, whenever Anderson dived in those waters, the shark would find him and seek cuddles and scratches. This has gone on for seven years, "it got to the point that if I didn’t notice her, she would come out and tap me on the legs until I held out my arms for a cuddle, often to the amazement of my students," he says.

Of course Rick encourages other divers to be respectful of wild animals,"they’ll let you know if they don’t want to be handled," he says, adding, "If you touch some of them, you can also wipe off their protective layers of skin." So please, don't go running around trying to pet under water animals just because this shark is adorable.You can read more about the shark and Rick and see more pictures on Buzzfeed.

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