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"She was going to a frat house, she knew what she was going to get."
Oh yeah?
If that's what frat houses are for, close them all entirely, immediately.
The Nazis also sought to purge society of the "unfit," and "undesirable." By the end, more than a quarter million German citizens with physical disabilities or mental illnesses were systematically murdered.
The first steps down that road looked exactly like this.
Michael doxxed the wrong person.
This is irresponsible journalism as well as a crappy thing to do to a rape victim.
He was so eager to name her that he didn’t do his due diligence and will likely be sued into oblivion.
She’s a Jane Doe for a reason.
Shame on you.
A black fungus feeds on radiation in Chernobyl.
In the radioactive ruins of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, scientists found an extraordinary black fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, thriving in one of Earth’s most toxic environments.
Rather than merely enduring radiation, this fungus seems to harness it through radiosynthesis—a process akin to photosynthesis but driven by gamma radiation, converting it into chemical energy. It’s among the rare organisms capable of this feat.
Even more remarkable, when tested on the International Space Station, the fungus flourished, forming a biofilm that blocked up to 84% of cosmic radiation, hinting at its potential as a living radiation shield for astronauts. With radiation posing a major hurdle for deep-space missions to Mars and beyond, this self-regenerating biological layer could revolutionize spacecraft design by replacing heavy, bulky shielding.
On Earth, researchers are exploring its use in bioremediation to detoxify radioactive sites too hazardous for humans, potentially transforming nuclear disaster recovery. As one scientist put it, “It’s like nature crafted a biological radiation shield.” From Chernobyl’s ruins to space, this humble fungus could help humanity thrive in the universe’s harshest environments.
This is Yelyzaveta Devdyuk. She was 26 years old. She had her best years ahead, but russia killed her in an overnight strike on a residential apartment building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. 🕯💔
One blue cup was the only thing standing between a boy and dehydration, and the internet helped locate a solution.
Ben Carter, a teenager with severe autism from England, would drink only from one specific blue training cup he had used since childhood. When the cup was discontinued and his last one began falling apart, his father issued a desperate online appeal.
For Ben, it was not simply a favorite cup, since even tiny changes in shape, color, or texture could make him refuse to drink, and his attachment was so strong that he had previously been hospitalized with dehydration after rejecting other cups.
The story then went viral. The manufacturer tracked down the original mold, restarted production, and made 500 identical cups just for Ben, giving him what was essentially a lifetime supply. One blue cup, one worried father, more than a decade after the model was discontinued, and 500 replacements made for one boy.
Sometimes the smallest things can mean everything.