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Covid In the Woods

Scientists have discovered shockingly high rates of COVID infections among the 25 million white-tailed deer in the U.S., with 60 percent of sampled deer infected. The deer show no evidence of infection; the virus seems not to affect them.

Fastest Animal In the World?

Compared to what? Methanocaldococcus villosu, a type of Archaea, only one micrometer in size, can swim half a millimeter in one second. That may not seem like much, but while a a cheetah can run at nearly 70 mph, or 20 body lengths per second, a M. villosus cell sized up to cheetah scale, would swim approximately 1,875 miles per hour.

The Land Stolen From Native Americans 

Indigenous people in the US “have lost nearly 99 percent of the land they historically occupied”.  Vast tracts of this land were stolen after treaties with the US Government were violated. Over 40 percent of tribes from the historical period have no federally- or state-recognized present-day tribal land. Of the tribes that still have a land base, their present-day lands are an average of 2.6% the size of their estimated historical area.

American Blue Crabs Are Invading France
The French fear that blue crabs in the Mediterranean will destabilize local food chains and fisheries.  

Rapid Improvement After Paralysis
An epidural electrical stimulation (EES) system developed specifically for spinal cord injuries enabled three men with complete paralysis to stand, walk, cycle, swim, and move their torso within 1 day. Amazing!

It's Not Raining Men
On a giant blue alien planet 63-light years from earth, it rains molten glass.

Rosemary as Medicine?

Rosemary may be useful in the fight against COVID and other inflammatory diseases.

Play Just One Board Game for Life?

The Campaign For North Africa is a 1979 board game that is so complex it would take 20 years to get through a single game if you played it 90 minutes a week.

The Truth About Iron Skillets

You can absolutely use soap to clean them. Lodge Cast Iron says so, and so too does Field Company Cast Iron, Serious Eats, and America’s Test Kitchen.

Best Clickhole Link Ever

“The Time I Spent On A Commercial Whaling Ship Totally Changed My Perspective On The World”