Orts #959

"Governments have complicated relationships with umbrellas."
https://bit.ly/36NBOsp
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The obesity epidemic has been occurring in many species besides ours
The causes are manifold and not well understood
https://bit.ly/2ITdHOC
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[In a 2004 study] researchers analyzed the umbilical cord blood (collected after it was cut) from 10 babies born in August and September 2004 in U.S. hospitals. They found, in total, 287 industrial chemicals in the blood — with an average of 200 per baby — including polyaromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, furans, pesticides, chemicals from flame retardants, industrial lubricants, plastics, consumer product ingredients and wastes from burning coal, gasoline and garbage.

https://bit.ly/37h7FBJ
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a charming piece about the “are we living in a simulation?” kerfuffle
https://bit.ly/2pGpjh1