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Today in HIstory

1556		Henry II of France and Philip of Spain sign the truce of Vaucelles.
1631		A ship from Bristol, the Lyon, arrives with provisions for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1762		Martinique, a major French base in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, surrenders to the British.
1783		Sweden recognizes U.S. independence.
1846		The first Pacific Coast newspaper, Oregon Spectator, is published.
1864		Federal forces occupy Jackson, Miss.
1865		The three-day Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Va., begins.
1900		The United States and Great Britain sign the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, giving the United States the right to build a canal in Nicaragua but not to fortify it.
1917		U.S. Congress nullifies President Woordrow Wilson‘s veto of the Immigration Act; literacy tests are required.
1918		The Soviets proclaim separation of cult and state.
1918		SS Tuscania, a luxury liner of the Cunard Line subsidiary Anchor Line, is torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-77 off the coast of Ireland, sending 210 people to their deaths; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk during World War I.
1922		The Reader’s Digest begins publication in New York.
1922		William Larned’s steel-framed tennis racquet gets its first test.
1945		American and French troops destroy German forces in the Colmar Pocket in France.
1947		The Soviet Union and Great Britain reject terms for an American trusteeship over Japanese Pacific Isles.
1952		New York adopts three-colored traffic lights.
1961		The Soviets launch Sputnik V, the heaviest satellite to date at 7.1 tons.
1968		U.S. troops divide Viet Cong at Hue while the Saigon government claims they will arm loyal citizens.
1971		Two Apollo 14 astronauts walk on the moon.
1972		It is reported that the United States has agreed to sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to Israel.
1985		U.S. halts a loan to Chile in protest over human rights abuses.

People Living With Total Paralysis Can Still Communicate

Scientists Prove People Living With Total Paralysis Can Still Communicate

Patients with Complete Locked-In Syndrome were able to answer questions via modern brain imaging

Dating App Matches People Who Hate the Same Things

New Dating App Matches People Who Hate the Same Things

Your dream girl could be one angry swipe away

Woman Stupidly Films Her Oral Sex Act In Courthouse

Woman Stupidly Films Her Oral Sex Act In Courthouse

She was already facing drug paraphernalia charges

Swanky Private Sex Club Where Rich People and Celebrities Get Weird

See the Swanky Private Sex Club Where Rich People and Celebrities Get Weird

Pony up $75k and you can join in on the fun

Did you know ...

"After a police chase in 1956, in which he crashed his motorcycle, [Robert Craig] Knievel was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving.  When the night jailer came around to check roll call, he noted Robert Knievel in one cell and William Knofel in another.  Knofel was well known as “Awful Knofel”... so Knievel began to be referred to as Evel Knievel..."

Body Odors You Should Never Ignore

5 Body Odors You Should Never Ignore

Because these smells can signal more than a skipped shower

A Tooth Infection Suddenly Killed This 26-Year-Old Guy

A Tooth Infection Suddenly Killed This 26-Year-Old Guy

Here’s why you shouldn’t ignore a throbbing toothache, either

An Honest Meditation for These Times

Fuck That: An Honest Meditation for These Times

Fox 'News' Literally Praises Last Jobs Report Under President Obama As Economic Win For Dumbass Trump

Fox 'News' Literally Praises Last Jobs Report Under President Obama As Economic Win For Dumbass Trump

Fox 'News' insulted President Obama one last time by crediting Dumbass Trump for the good January jobs report.

Department Store Chain Drops Ivanka Trump Like A Bad Habit

Department Store Chain Drops Ivanka Trump Like A Bad Habit As Daddy Fucks Over Our Country

The Dumbass Trump name continues to crumble as the Dumbass fucks up our country.
See, fucking your daddy has consequences.

Chicago veteran faces deportation after two tours of duty in Afghanistan

‘As American as anyone’: Chicago veteran faces deportation after two tours of duty in Afghanistan

A Chicago veteran is facing and fighting deportation after spending time in prison for drug charges.

Extent the Koch Empire Is Willing to Go to Take Over a University

Investigation Reveals the Extent the Koch Empire Is Willing to Go to Take Over a University

Nazis Once Published List of Jewish Crimes

Nazis Once Published List of Jewish Crimes, Dumbass Trump Now Pushing to Do the Same for Immigrant Crimes

Another Dumbass Trump Sycophant FIRED From His Job

Dumbass Trump Sycophant Uses Patton Oswalt’s Dead Wife To Attack Him And Gets Righteously FIRED From His Job

Again, when will wingnuts learn that their hateful social media activity will cost them their employment?

Truth About the Disgraceful Murder of Emmett Till

Uncovering the Truth About the Disgraceful Murder of Emmett Till

Vegas Overrun with Bunnies

In Las Vegas, it's illegal to abandon a pet. But people do it anyway, just not at a shelter. People who have abandoned pet rabbits by just setting them free have sparked a takeover that might remind one of the movie Night of the Lepus.

The yards, parks and lots of Vegas are home to thousands of feral rabbits. Known as “bunny dump sites” to the legions of volunteers that care for their residents, they’re strange places, more tragic than adorable, where the human heart clashes with the limited resources of the state. Released by overwhelmed pet-owners and left to breed, the rabbits now overwhelm any attempt at government control, digging up public property, chewing on pipes, and ending up dead in the sewers. To survive, they depend entirely on the kindness of self-identified “bunny-lovers”—volunteers faced with an impossible task.

People feed the abandoned bunnies, but that leads to more bunnies. Local shelters are trying to "trap, neuter, and release" the rabbits, but have limited funds, and that's technically illegal anyway because of the abandonment regulation. Read about the bunny infestation in Las Vegas at Atlas Obscura.

The Freaky Swivel Neck of the Barbeled Dragonfish

Most vertebrates go to any length necessary to protect their vital spinal cord. The barbled dragonfish is not that concerned, and has dispensed with continuous neck bones as a tradeoff for eating bigger prey. A study by Nalani Schnell and David Johnson described the small but scary-looking fish's anatomy as having a gap between the neck and head where no bone restricts its head movement.

Now, to add to the freak show, it appears some barbeled dragonfish have a rather freestyle connection between their head and their body—one that allows them to achieve a 120 degree wide, banshee-like mouth gape.
“We certainly know of no other fishes with this feature,” Johnson told Gizmodo. Most vertebrates have bone-to-bone joints between the head and the neck, including us, he added.
The discovery came about through Schnell’s dissertation work, which focused on the peculiar anatomy of the barbeled dragonfish’s upper vertebra. Her early research showed that these creatures have a “flexible gap” between the occipital bones at the base of the skull, and the first ossified vertebra of the neck. Within this flex region, notochord tissue—a cartilage-like material that runs through the spines of all vertebrates—lacks the typical bony outer casing.

The fish is apparently unaware of how easy a spinal cord can snap. But since it lives in the deep and can withstand pressures we cannot, it's a safe bet to say that the marbled dragonfish is pretty tough. Read more about the research at Gizmodo.

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