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Dolphins welcome SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronauts home after splashdown (video) | Space

Lifestyle, Travel

SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronauts had some company in the water after they splashed down on Tuesday afternoon (March 18).The Crew-9 mission returned to Earth at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 GMT) on Tuesday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. A fleet of recovery vessels soon converged on Crew-9’s Dragon capsule, named Freedom — and so did some curious marine mammals, who wanted to check out this strange object that fell from the sky into their domain.

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What’s behind the ‘pop and slosh’ when opening a swing-top bottle of beer?

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In a fun experiment, Max Koch, a researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany—who also happens to be passionate about homebrewing—decided to use a high-speed camera to capture what occurs while opening a swing-top bottle of homebrew.

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Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world | Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) | The Guardian

Health & Fitness, Lifestyle

The long read: Since its discovery in the 18th century, nitrous oxide has gone from vaudeville gimmick to pioneering anaesthetic to modern party drug

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Julian Simon Was Right: Ingenuity Leads to Abundance

Lifestyle, Markets

If you’re looking for further evidence that the world is recovering from the disruptions of pandemic policy, the Simon Abundance Index provides just that. After a brief retreat, the index once again portrays a world of cheaper commodities that contribute to human prosperity.

Born from a famous 1980 bet between economist Julian Simon and doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, the index stands as testimony for Simon’s belief that the greatest resource is human ingenuity—although government intervention is perfectly capable of screwing up a good thing.

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You Can Buy a Train From the U.S. Government Right Now

Lifestyle, Travel

Do you love traveling by train? Like, a lot? As in, way more than the average train traveler? If the answer is yes, yes, yes, then we’ve got a really big surprise for you. The U.S. government is selling an entire train, and you can purchase it for a rather affordable price.

As first reported by The Autopian, GovDeals, a “liquidity service marketplace” selling surplus government inventory, currently has an EMD F59 PH Locomotive listed for sale, with a starting bid of $50,000 — or about the same cost as a Tesla Model 3.

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Shares in Mickey Mantle’s boyhood home soon on sale for $7 – ESPN

Lifestyle, Markets

COMMERCE, Okla. — Fans who could never afford a $12.6 million 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card will soon be able to buy a share of the Commerce Comet’s boyhood home for $7.Rally, a collectibles company that sells shares in wine, vintage watches, sports cars and other memorabilia, will offer up to 47,000 shares in the house for $7 each while valuing the property in Commerce, Oklahoma, at $329,000, according to a statement from the company Thursday.

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Every Burger Topping Imaginable, Ranked

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As what could fairly be called America’s favorite food, hamburgers have evolved across the decades to incorporate an impossibly wide array of toppings and styles over the years. What other entree could be capably paired with condiments as diverse as chili, kimchi, and doughnuts?

In fact, the amount of choices we have when selecting our burgers can be pretty overwhelming.

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How Much More You Spend to Work From an Office

Industry, Lifestyle

If your work situation has shifted, and you now have to put in regular in-person appearances in an office, then you might’ve noticed that you’re spending a bit more than you did when you were working from home. If that’s the case — and those grab-and-go lunches and afternoon caffeine fixes have started to add up — you’re definitely not alone.

Owl Labs, a company that builds video-conferencing systems for hybrid workspaces, has released its annual “State of Hybrid Work” report,

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Helmut Newton’s 1956 Bentley Could Fetch $1.6 Million at Auction – Robb Report

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In the world of postwar automobiles, Bentley’s S-Type Continental cuts one of the most elegant profiles ever penned, an early predecessor to the model that’s had two contemporary variants named Robb Report‘s Car of the Year in 2022 and 2023. The classic S-Type Continental is also among the most collectible postwar Bentleys, only giving place to its predecessor, the R-Type, of which just a few more than 200 were made from 1952 through 1955.

For me, these cars are more like art and should be viewed the same.

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Oscar Mayer Offers Hot Dog Fans Their Dream Wienermobile Wedding

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Last July, on an otherwise unremarkable Saturday night, five couples waited in line to get their marriage licenses at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. One couple had driven from Victorville, California to tie the knot on their daughter’s birthday; another couple lovingly “held hands and held each other” as they waited their turn; and the two people at the back of the line were, uh, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

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Artist Harley Langberg Creates Celebrity Portraits Out of Food — Including Al Roker

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An artist is creating one-of-kind works of art using his fridge like a crayon box.On TODAY March 16, Al Roker caught up with Harley Langberg, a 34-year-old father and partner at an investment company who has a unique side hustle: making food art

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10 Ways To Improve Your Retirement Routine According To A Retirement Coach | TravelAwaits

Lifestyle, Retirement

The idea of kicking back with “nothin’ to do” in retirement sounds fabulous in young adulthood or middle age when life can feel overloaded, so it comes as something of a surprise that a major complaint about retirement is having “nothin’ to do.”

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I’m a Longevity Doctor. Here Are My 7 Healthy Habits To Live Longer

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Living a long, healthy life may seem like it requires winning a genetic lottery, but there’s so much more under your control than you realize.

Only 25% of our probability of living a longer life is due to inherited genes, while 75% is due to environmental factors, says Dr. Luigi Fontana, professor of medicine and nutrition,

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