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John C Reilly is one of only two people to have been nominated for an Emmy (an Almost Christmas Story), Grammy (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), Oscar (Chicago), and Tony (True West) without winning any.
September 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
White lines show the area to be excavated. Pink are made by surveyors and rod men. Red paint means electricity; blue, drinking water; yellow, gas; orange, communication cables for phones and alarms; and green, sewers, while dashes, arrows, and brackets track pipes.

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Behind the Mysterious Symbols Spray-Painted on Our Streets
All over New York’s sidewalks and sewers, colored markings hide in plain sight, telling construction crews where to dig and creating accidental art.
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September 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The average date night in America now costs $189 because of inflation.

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July 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I made some World Cup Prop bets featuring novelties like "Will a player or manager be seen blowing a raspberry in slow motion?" and "Which muppet will appear first during the halftime show?"

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World Cup Prop Bets 2026
AI slop has really lowered the bar for those of us that enjoy producing regular slop, so here’s some musings on the World Cup Final! For the first time since 1994, America got the distinct honor of ho...
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July 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Alan Francis has won the World Horseshoe Championship 29 times, in 1989, 1993, 1995–1999, 2001, 2003–2010, 2012–2019 and 2021–2025.
July 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Zoologically, there are typically recognized to be five animals known to stalk and hunt humans as prey:

Lions
Tigers
Leopards
Crocodiles
Polar Bears
July 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Artists with the most number 1 songs on the hot 100: the Beatles, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Taylor swift, drake

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Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna to Drake & More
These are the artists with the most No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
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June 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert is planning to give up on the internet and move to a farm in Vermont www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes
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June 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
A trillion dollars laid end to end would stretch for 96,906,656 miles, a distance farther than the sun.
June 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/s...
Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking
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June 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
In an article filled with bone chilling quotes, this one stands out “Police departments in Texas are not required to report incidents of force in schools unless they shoot someone.”

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Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students
School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.
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May 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
How Democrats Can Win, According to This Nobel Economist www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/o...
Opinion | How Democrats Can Win, According to This Nobel Economist
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May 25, 2026 at 11:10 AM
U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...
U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops
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May 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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90% of people with certain names are born in the same generation.
From the dataisbeautiful community on Reddit: [OC] 50 US names highly concentrated within a single generation
Explore this post and more from the dataisbeautiful community
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March 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Team USA dominated two opponents comprising of NFL stars Saturday at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in BMO Stadium, where the sport will be contested at the 2028 LA Games.
March 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The word “tranche” sounds more institutionally prestigious than “slice” until you’re ordering a tranche of pizza.

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Here a Tranche, There a Tranche, Everywhere a Tranche, Tranche!
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March 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Africa is the continent with the most French speakers.
March 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The AI slop seems to be overloading kids processing of fantastical events and under loading their processing of stories.

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Video: The A.I. Videos on Kids’ YouTube Feeds
The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their c...
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February 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Equatorial Guinea is the only African country where the primary language is Spanish
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Patients A B & C need kidneys. B + C spouses are willing to donate, but Spouse B is a match for Patient A and Spouse C is a match for Patient B. They all agree to pull the trigger donor C shows up and completes the chain of donations. The largest chain was 126

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | Want to Make a Difference? Donate Your Kidney.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Phoenix AZ is the 5th most populous city in the US
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A fascinating 4th amendment case- how much do you trust the police not to lie about why they entered?

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Supreme Court Backs Police Entry Without Warrant in Emergencies
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January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

Do schools really need the state to get involved to tell them to use science of reading, testing data, and growth mindset? Maybe.
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best
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January 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
There are 46 Massachusetts towns that start with the letter W.
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM