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The 1619 Project and Trump’s insidious attempt to rewrite history
<p>The President calls a truthful interpretation of history ‘toxic propaganda’, because he doesn’t think history is about telling the truth</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-speech-1619-project-critical-race-theory-b473614.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
The death of Jimi Hendrix: the unanswered questions
<p>Was the guitar genius unconscious for hours while a girlfriend and roadies removed drugs from the scene? Did someone pour red wine down him until…
Preserved Ice Age cave bear found by Siberian reindeer herders
<p>Discovery is ‘of great importance for the whole world’, says Russian scientist</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cave-bear-siberia-russia-ice-age-preserved-reindeer-herders-b445552.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
Watch Blondie’s Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978)
Here’s the great Debbie Harry of Blondie explaining the Pogo dance on a 1978 episode of TV Party, the iconic NYC public access cable TV…
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ Trailer: Netflix Unveils First Footage from Aaron Sorkin’s Protest Drama
Netflix has a mighty arrow in its awards quiver this season with the release of writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s long-in-the-works drama “The Trial of the Chicago…
Windows Me, 20 Years Later: Was It Really That Bad?
Twenty years ago, the turn of the millenium saw some serious software bugs. No, we’re not talking about Y2K here: We’re talking about Windows Me….
9/11 remembrance ceremonies go on amid pandemic and social distancing requirements
Attendees in NYC wore masks, greeted each other with elbow bumps rather than handshakes and stood 6 feet apart. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9-11-remembrance-ceremonies-go-amid-pandemic-social-distancing-requirements-n1239862 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Aviation museums’ “most wanted list” of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history
Aviation historians and museum curators like those at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum go gaga over any photos, correspondence, or curiosities related to…
Airport construction in Mexico unearths more than 100 mammoth skeletons
Amid busy construction crews racing to build an airport in Mexico, scientists are unearthing more and more mammoth skeletons. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/airport-construction-mexico-unearths-100-mammoth-skeletons-rcna113 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids
The record-breaking Nile level could inundate precious relics as the country is hit by heavy rains. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54070697 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Use This Map to Find Out Which Dinosaurs Lived in Your Area
Like many children, I went through a dinosaur phase. The idea that instead of people, these giant lizard monsters roamed the earth both terrified and…
Why I Loved Microsoft Bob, Microsoft’s Strangest Creation
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Windows 95, and people have a lot to say about it. My favorite part of Windows 95 was…
Why DOS Was (and Is) a Thing
In late 1980, someone at IBM had a pretty neat idea. Responding to the popularity of “personal computers” like the Apple II and the TRS-80,…
75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in U.S.
Torn between two warring nationalities, the experience led him to refuse a loyalty pledge to the U.S., renounce his citizenship and return to Japan. Source:…
Study claims chondrite asteroids are responsible for the Earth’s water
A new study has been published claims that a type of meteorite called an enstatite chondrite could be responsible for the abundance of water on…
Lara Trump misquotes Abraham Lincoln during RNC speech after seemingly taking words from a meme
“Abraham Lincoln once famously said: ‘America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we…
Pet Monkeys Brought to Ancient Egypt Were Buried With Sea Shells and Other Trinkets
Monkeys recovered from an ancient Egyptian pet cemetery have been traced back to India. The compassionate burials, in which the monkeys were laid down in…
Statue of women’s rights pioneers unveiled in Central Park
A statue commemorating Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled Wednesday in New York City’s Central Park. The monument is the first in Central Park…
Mass grave discovered in Japan with bodies buried in circular holes
Remains of more than 1,500 people found in 19th century mass grave believed to have died during epidemic Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mass-grave-osaka-japan-epidemic-19th-century-a9690276.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Robin Williams improvised a line in Good Will Hunting that was so hilarious 'you can see the camera shaking'
Matt Damon struggles to keep it together as Williams steers scene in unexpected direction Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/robin-williams-good-will-hunting-improvised-line-matt-damon-laugh-wife-farting-scene-watch-a9684851.html Indie Brew found this story and shared it with…
The Least Important Election of Our Lives
With four more years of Donald Trump on the ballot, and the nation spinning into a recession, and an unprecedented global pandemic, it’s a more…
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