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- Nothing But The Truth - ”A radical new interrogation technique is transforming the art of detective work: Shut up and let the suspect do the talking.” American police are having to refine their interrogation techniques, in part because of the number of cases where a suspect confessed, only to be cleared years later by DNA evidence.
- Ruin Your Google Search History With One Click Using This Website - Google keeps a record of your web searches, so now there’s a site that will fill that record with dodgy stuff: ”Click on the magnifying glass and it’ll take over your browser and immediately cycles through a series of search terms ranging from the mildly embarrassing… to the type of thing that might get your name on a list somewhere (“isis application form,” “cheap syria flights,” “how to kill someone hypothetically”).”
- How this hastily shot image of John Lennon became an enduring symbol of freedom - The story behind the shot of Lennon flashing a peace sign to the camera beneath the Statue of Liberty: ”Scrolling back to that day in 1974, Gruen recalls proposing the idea of the Statue of Liberty portrait during a recording session for “Rock n’ Roll,” Lennon’s album of oldies covers. Gruen’s intention for this photo was not commercial; he intended the shot to spark deeper support for Lennon… Lennon liked the idea immediately. Returning from the studio on Oct. 29, Gruen dropped Lennon off at his apartment. Lennon told him, ‘See you tomorrow. Bring your eyes.’”
- 'Shell Shock'—The 100-Year Mystery May Now Be Solved - A new study shows microscopic damage to structures in the brains of those exposed to explosions, which may explain some of the symptoms ascribed to PTSD: ”What we found was a pattern of scarring that in 40 years of examining thousands of brains at autopsy I’ve never seen before and as far as I know is not described in any of the medical literature… it suggests that one should not think about approaching the problem as a purely mental health problem.”
- Blobbyland/cricket st Thomas wildlife park - Photographs of the now-derelict Mr Blobby theme park in Somerset: ”Crinkly bottom in Somerset was set up when Mr Blobby was popular, when their 15 minutes of fame was up it reverted back to the wildlife park it once was until it closed in about 2009. This was a very strange site because it's not completely closed off, the park still runs but it's a adult only hotel so none of the attractions exist and all of the animals are gone. The remaining bits of crinkly bottom and the wildlife park are just fenced off (but not very well).”
- Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station - "Deep under Euston station lies a network of long disused tunnels and a tiny ticket office that have rarely been seen by anyone for over 50 years… The disused tunnels have been in this state ever since the 1960s when the newly built Victoria line arrived, and new tunnels replaced the old, leaving the old sealed off and, for the general public, largely forgotten.” Once again Ian Mansfield reveals an interesting bit of Tube history.
- WTFUK - Rachel Nabors, a web developer from Oregon, came to the UK to speak at a conference in Oxford, but the Border Agency had different ideas: ”After arriving at London Heathrow, I was confident as I approached Border Control. I was waved to kiosk 22 where a young man somberly asked me what brought me to the UK… He took one look at my carefully prepared documentation then waved me to the Corral of Shame.”
- Satirical erotica author Chuck Tingle's massive troll of conservative sci-fi fans, explained - The trolls thought they were subverting the Hugo Awards by nominating him, but he’s turned the tables on them: ”Chuck Tingle, is the author of such storied works as ‘Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt’ and ‘My Ass Is Haunted by the Gay Unicorn Colonel’… You might not think churning out satirical pop culture porn would prime Tingle to become a leading, outspoken opponent of an insular culture war among science fiction and fantasy writers and readers. But that's exactly what's happened.”
- Why You Can’t Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals - ”…and every other major event on the planet. This is a fan’s guide to why you’re totally screwed.” The former CEO of Ticketmaster explains how the entire system of selling tickets for major events is either corrupted, or subverted by technology, so as to benefit ticket touts and those who sell to them.
- Sex, drugs and terrible things: Lurid and decadent poster art from the bad old days - "Thomas Negovan, the gallerist behind the quirky Los Angeles-based Century Guild specializes in Art Nouveau and the Symbolist movement… The originals of these posters are excruciatingly rare works on paper; in some cases, the ones Century Guild have exist in quantities fewer than five and they’re primarily in museums. They’re true “underground” modern art.”
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