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Wholesome Photos That Will Put A Smile On Your Face – Ned Hardy

Drug Distributors and J.&J. Reach $26 Billion Deal to End Opioid Lawsuits – NY Times

Pro-Tip: A smart water-leak sensor can lessen the impact of plumbing problems by alerting you the moment they’re detected, whether you’re at home or away. Put them under every sink, by toilets, by the fridge for the ice maker and basement near the condensate drain for the AC and by the sump pump. This oneresponds quickly to emergencies byu sending smartphone notifications, emails, and texts – Amazon

Guy in hospital recovering from Covid says he still wouldn’t have gotten the vaccine because the government can’t tell him what to do – Streamable

Louise and Martine Fokkens, the oldest sex workers in Amsterdam, now retired, are estimated to have pleasured some 355,000 men, which is greater than the population of Iceland – Telegraph

Rents are going through the roof across much of the U.S as the economy tries to recover – CBS

Man found dead with ‘I touch little girls’ written on chest in New York – News

California launches largest free school lunch program in U.S – PBS

US Covid cases nearly triple in 2 weeks amid misinformation – AP News

Private student loans can be tossed in bankruptcy, appeals court rules – Reuters

Viral video shows Malaysian police destroying 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs with a steamroller – CNBC

Lakers’ LeBron James Becomes 1st Active NBA Player With $1 Billion in Career Earnings – Bleacher Report

The Seven Biggest Lies Cartoons and Fairy Tales Tell Kids – Linkiest

These are the best way to incorporate grip work into MOST workouts. Your forearms will feel like they are about to explode and it gives you an insane pump and Popeye sized forearms – Amazon

Hot Girls Can Be Just As Disgusting As Everyone Else (video) – Leenks

Oklahoma Man Charged With Raping 12-Year-Old After Arriving at Hospital With Victim; Girl Was 9 Months Pregnant⁠ – Fox News

Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook’s future on the metaverse – The Verge

Want More Thirst Traps On Your Instagram Feed? The New ‘Sensitive’ Content Tool Lets You ‘Loosen’ Restrictions. (Or ‘Tighten’) – Towleroad

Couple Getting Married Allegedly Offered Wedding Guests Better Food Options If Their Gifts Were More Expensive – Yahoo⁠

Colorado Dad Found Guilty of Killing Son Who Found His Lewd Diaper Pics – The Daily Beast

Olympic Women’s Handball Team Fined For Wearing Shorts Instead Of Skimpy Bottoms – Ruin My Week

COVID-positive husband dressed as wife, used her negative test to board flight in Indonesia – Daily News

This Dog Daycare Center Manages The Impossible by Taking Perfect Group Dog Photos – Sad And Useless

Monkey Drop Kicks an A-Hole Who Gave Him the Finger And Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

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The Story Of The Cuban Punk Rock Community Who Chose to Infect Themselves with HIV to Escape Persecution

It’s hard to imagine why anyone would voluntarily infect themselves with one of the deadliest viruses in human existence, but for “Los Frikis” – a Cuban punk community living under the regime of Fidel Castro during the 80s and 90s – injecting themselves with HIV-infected syringes was the easiest way to escape persecution and police harassment.

Los Frikis, the name than became synonymous with punks, metalheads and pretty much anyone who didn’t fit in with mainstream Cuban society, came together during the late 1980’s. Their music, dressing style and culture were influenced by that of similar communities in the United States and other European countries, something that didn’t sit well with Fidel Castro’s communist regime. Most of the bands also sang in English, which only made things worse for Frikis in general. Although the language was purely an aesthetic choice, speaking English in those days was considered a huge no-no.

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Confessions Of A Freemason

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For those of us who don’t really know, can you summarize what the freemasons are all about?

Freemasonry is the largest fraternal organization for men who believe in a Supreme Being in the world. More or less.

Is it true that the Freemasons secretly control or maintain a portion of the real control over the United States Government?

It is true that many of founding fathers and patriots (Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Revere), US Presidents (Truman, Ford), Supreme Court Justices (Warren, Marshall) , et al are or were Freemasons, and many of the government buildings were laid Masonically. The influence is undeniable. The Boston Tea Party was carried out largely by Masons, for example. You see many facets of Masonry carried over into our system of government — one person, one vote, secret ballot, executive term limits, even the oaths of office have similarities.

But that said, Masons don’t run the world as if we were a secret cabal. It just so happens that many of our members are accomplished men, which includes politics but is hardly limited to it. Harry Houdini was a Mason. Duke Ellington was a Mason. John Glenn is a Mason.

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Answer These 15 Yes-or-No Questions to Help Evaluate the State of Your Relationship – Psychology Today

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest ddrop since WWII – AP News

Fact Check: Were Pit Bulls Really Nanny Dogs? – Ned Hardy

Never worry about locking yourself out, or worrying about if you locked it when you leave… AND you have the ability to allow someone to gain access in an emergency/short notice without having to be there or otherwise meet up for keys – Amazon

12 people die in flooded subway car during historic rains in China – NY Post

Mental Models: How to Train Your Brain to Think in New Ways – James Clear

Coronavirus conspiracy theoriest dies of COVID-19 – Raw Story

An Overlander’s Guide to Camping For Free in the U.S.A. – Field And Stream

Fox News host Sean Hannity urges viewers to ‘take Covid seriously’, voiced support for science and vaccine – The Guardian

Here’s What It’s Like To Experience Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta 9 In A Tesla Model Y – YouTube

Top U.S. Catholic church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars – Philidelphia Inquirer

A climate control for your bed. It pumps air (at your desired temp, cold to warm) through a top sheet. It’s amazing. Toasty warm in the winter, and I can sleep with a big comforter in the summer but not be too hot – Amazon

Woman Completely Filled Her Car’s Engine With Water (video) – Leenks

Remove these 7 things from your resume ‘ASAP,’ says CEO who has read more than 1,000 resumes this year – CNBC

Girls putting the ‘Undress’ in ‘Sundress’ (34 Photos) – The Chive

The worlds largest penis on record is 13.5 inches when erect and belongs to Jonah Falcon – The Sun

Why Netflix is getting into games – Recode

I’m a Parkland Survivor But My QAnon Dad Thinks It Was a Hoax – Reddit

This Guy Sends His Girlfriend Photoshopped Photos Whenever She Asks If Their Kids Are OK – Sad And Useless

The Biggest A24 Movies Of All Time – Looper

Best Destinations for Spotting Wildlife In the U.S – Journiest

20+ Pics Showing Happiness is Always Within Reach When You Appreciate the Simple Things – Bright Side

33 Invaluable Travel Hacks From Experienced Jet-Setters – Inside Hook

3 indicators you are far too nice – Ladders

Dolly Parton Does Hot Girl Summer For Her Husband of 57 Years! – Egotastic

 

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De Beer mine workers are X-rayed at the end of every shift before leaving the diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, October 1954

Each day at the end of the shift, the miners would have to go through the x-ray machine for inspection.

Some miners would swallow diamonds, even hide them in self-inflicted incisions in their legs.

According to a Botswana based mine, 36% of the workers smuggle diamonds out of its mines by hiding them in the anus, 30% hide them between their buttocks, 14% use their socks and hair, 5% conceal the gems in their mouths, 2% place the gems under their scrotum, 2% hide them in their clothes, 2% use their underwear and 10% use other means.

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Couple whose gender-reveal ceremony sparked El Dorado fire charged with involuntary manslaughter

The couple who used a smoke bomb at a gender reveal ceremony and sparked Southern California’s El Dorado wildfire that killed a firefighter last year has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and 29 other crimes, authorities announced Tuesday.

The charges included one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, three felony counts of recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, four felony counts of recklessly causing a fire to inhabited structures and 22 misdemeanor counts of recklessly causing fire to property.

San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson said Tuesday that the couple could face sentences extending from the “lower teens to low twenties” of years if found guilty on all charges.

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