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Visual Capitalist created the US life expectancy chart below based on data from the US Government’s Office of Social Security. Of course, the average life expectancy is going up across the board. Back in the 19th century, global life expectancy averaged just 29 years. Meanwhile, life expectancy increases with the age of the individual. On […] More

Remember the Airbnb host who refused to leave the guest house she stopped paying for, causing the homeowner a lot of stress and money? Here’s another tenant-from-hell story, also based in Los Angeles: In late 2021, a Santa Monica apartment owner went to her 3-bedroom apartment to inspect it after the tenants had moved out. […] More

Elon Musk, rationalizing the flight of major advertisers from Twitter after an antisemitic remark he admits is the dumbest thing he ever posted, now claims that it’s the only platform that isn’t “bought and paid for”. Thing is, though, it was bought and paid for by him. The state of Twitter is a direct consequence […] More

John Deere must heere a right-to-repair lawsuit filed against it by customers sick of its efforts to prevent them repairing their own equipment, reports Reuters. The agricultural giant John Deere wanted to dismiss claims (pdf) alleging that it operates a monopoly through its products and the ability to service them. The suit alleges that John […] More

This folk art Marilyn Monroe beehive sculpture by Birgit Maria Jönsson rules. The wooden sculpture of the cultural icon is great on its own, but as a bonus feature it has a beehive inside of it. This is one sculpture I would prefer to admire from afar!  There is a special little door for the […] More

A woodland rabbit cake deserves an award for being the cutest cake on the internet. I love the Calico Critters standing on it- I’ve never seen them used as cake toppers before. Besides being aesthetically pleasing, this cake  also looks like it tastes delicious. This beauty was created by Jiaxin’s homecafe (@h0mec4fe). Watching the blue/green […] More

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Playstation users who purchased certain TV shows are about to find out they never really owned them at all, as they will soon be removed from their libraries. Link to an article in Kotaku here. The latest pothole in the road to an all-digital future was discovered via a warning Sony recently sent out to […] More

If you’re in need of (more than) a little cuteness today, here you go. Check out this compilation of wallaby joeys from the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. In the video, you can see the adorable critters scratching their bellies, cleaning their snouts, slurping up water, munching on grass and other yummies, grooming each other, and more.  […] More

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Check out some of the contestants participating in the songbird calling contest that’s part of the annual “Sagra dei Osei Cisano” festival held in Bardolino, Italy. Garda Tourism provides this overview of the festival: “Festival del Sisán” is the oldest fair of bird hunting sector in Veneto; fairs of this kind were created in the twelfth century in Northern […] More

Honduras Próspera, an organization based in Delaware, is suing the Honduran government for $11 billion. That’s about two-thirds of the country’s budget, or around a third of its annual GDP. What’s happening, and why are American “philanthropists” allowed to bring a governing body to court? After the 2009 military coup in Honduras, a Special Economic […] More