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murder hornet on tennis racket

Tennis rackets are legit weapons against Murder Hornets in Asia

How do you defeat the Asian Murder Hornet? Beekeepers in Asia use tennis rackets to defeat the Murder Hornet. Scientific American takes a look at how Asia handles this monstrous hornet: Beekeepers can help by installing entrance traps over the doorways of managed hives that have holes large enough for a bee to pass through …

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There is a 64% chance that someone I know will die of the coronavirus COVID-19.

There’s a lot of talk about whether the media is overhyping coronavirus (COVID-19). I was wondering how many people I know will be infected and possibly die from COVID-19, so I did the math. People who will die from COVID-19 Between 2% to 3.4% of people who contract COVID-19 dies. Let’s be conservative and take …

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Peeps giant gingerbread men

Gingerbread Men Peeps: both cute and unappetizing

Is it possible to be both cute AND unappetizing? Peeps accomplished that with their Gingerbread Men Peeps. They are quite possibly the most dramatic possible combination of cute and unappetizing. So cute, but so unappetizing! The Daily Meal has a funny write-up on these giant sugar-laden treats If you look forward to getting Peeps every …

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Pay Day candy bars should go into vending machines, not Baby Ruth

The last Pay Day bar

A message I sent to a vending machine company: We have a vending machine on the 3rd floor of the Tribune Tower in Chicago (435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611). Almost every day I get a Pay Day bar. Sometimes twice a day! Today I hit D7 on the vending machine. My delicious Pay …

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