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· 8mo ago

Video: The Rise, Chaos, and Traumatic End of ALF [15:36] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDmIPPi4TiE&utm_source=DamnInteresting

The Rise, CHAOS, and Traumatic End of ALF

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· 6mo ago

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute?utm_source=DamnInteresting

bbc.com

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

A mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today.

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· 6mo ago

Hunting lynx wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice prize
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c150yl0y5vzo?utm_source=DamnInteresting

bbc.com

Hunting lynx wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice prize

A young lynx caught mid play has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2026.

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· 6mo ago

How Many Lives Do Amber Alerts Really Save?
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-technology-history/how-many-lives-do-amber-alerts-really-save?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Office for Science and Society

How Many Lives Do Amber Alerts Really Save?

On Sunday, March 22nd of this year, a large swath of the population in Quebec was woken up at 4:25 as cell phones lit up and screamed. An Amber alert had been broadcast. Less than four hours later, the two missing children were thankfully found, unharmed, and the alert was cancelled. Amber alerts cast wide nets in an effort to find abducted children and teenagers, but each time one is transmitted in Canada, we go through a predictable cycle. Many complain that these alerts cannot be turned off o

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