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The US government warns people against using conditioner after a nuclear explosion. It could trap radiation in your hair. Nukes

The US government warns people against using conditioner after a nuclear explosion. It could trap radiation in your hair.

The world's nuclear arsenal has dwindled since the 1950s, but fears of nuclear war still abound. Last month, the US pulled out of a nuclear treaty with Russia that prohibited the two nations from possessing, producing, or testing thousands of land-based mi…
bubmag
September 22, 2019
Links 9/22/19 Julian Assange

Links 9/22/19

The discovery of the ancient Greek city of Tenea BBC Stress caused sleeplessness for the Victorians too but they thought it only afflicted brain-workers The Conversation Bald eagles have found themselves a new home: Suburbia LA Times As global leaders meet…
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September 22, 2019
Peasant Food Feudalism

Peasant Food

During Maerina's discussion about Coq au Vin recently, hotoynoodle described the dish as Peasant Food. That comment caught my attention. It's a phrase I've used more and more over the years to describe the food I like to cook. What I mean when I say it, is t…
bubmag
September 22, 2019
Today in History, September 22, 1862: Abraham Lincoln declared slaves in rebel states to be freed the next year Slavery Abolition

Today in History, September 22, 1862: Abraham Lincoln declared slaves in rebel states to be freed the next year

Artist George Gray Barnard didn't use photographs of Abraham Lincoln to create his bronze statue. Instead, he used Lincoln's life masks to create the mold of his face. It was cast of his face before his assassination.  (Photo: Cara Owsley, The Enquirer/Cara …
bubmag
September 22, 2019