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This J Wants to Know

May 4, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

John Wick, James Bond, Jack Reacher: Why do all action heroes have J names?

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A Stitch In Time

May 3, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

You can lose money but make it back. You can forget knowledge but relearn it. You can lose and regain skills, reputation, and authority.

But time? Once you lose time, it can never be recovered.

— Mark Manson

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Left, I Said!

May 2, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?”

I’ve always wanted to know. You too?

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Now You’re Cooking (Vintage Edition)

May 1, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

You Can Find Over 10,000 Vintage Cookbooks Online

Need to know how to cook cod, prepare a sauce, remove a stain, freshen breath, or dye eyebrows? This book you covered!

The White House cook book; a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home .. : Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira), 1828-1926

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Coloring Outside the Lines

April 30, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

Scientists Engineer Human Cells to Have the Camouflage Ability of Squids

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Progress, Yes Please

April 29, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

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Yes, I know this is a chimney sweep and his apprentice, but their lives were rough too. Photo by LSE Library on Unsplash

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More Mars

April 28, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

You can now explore the highest-res map of Mars ever made

also 

NASA released wild footage of Mars helicopter flying over alien desert | Mashable

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Fun With Caffeine

April 27, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

Today in random things you will never need to know but are oddly fascinating anyway:

Caffenol: A Guide to Developing B&W Film with Coffee | PetaPixel

I used to develop my own film (you know, kids, that thing we had before digital pictures). I also used to drink coffee.

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Knitter vs. Spy

April 26, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

Phyllis Latour Doyle: The Forgotten Spy Whose Knitting Helped Pave the Way for D-Day | A Mighty Girl

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Going Up!

April 25, 2023 by J.R. Johnson

Space Elevator

This is the flip side to the deep ocean explorer post…

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