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How One Man Discovered the Obscure Origins of the Word 'OK'
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoThe Germans thought it came from an abbreviation of Oberst Kommandant, a high military rank. Others thought Andrew Jackson picked up and popularized the Choctaw interjection “okeh” in his years ...
Latino Republicans and Independents Back Trump’s Deportation Plan—to a Point
New York Times· 3 days agoHispanic voters disillusioned with Democrats want tougher immigration enforcement, but dozens of...
How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCut off the angles A white shark swims across a sand bar off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts,...
Women ‘fed to the sharks’ under Texas Senate sexual harassment policy, Texas Monthly reporting finds
The Hill via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoYoung women working in the Texas state Senate have little protection against sexual harassment and...
Trump advances plan that could wreck UK hopes of helping Ukraine defeat Russia
The i newspaper online iNews· 3 days agoDonald Trump will move quickly to pressure Ukraine to end the war with Russia if he wins November’s...
At The Mississippi’s Mouth, Louisiana Bears Runoff Burden
Mississippi Free Press· 3 days agoThomas Olander has watched his shrimp catch shrink over the last 15 years. It’s not just the...
I tried world's strongest energy drink – it fired me up but not how I expected
Daily Star· 3 days agoYou'll probably recognise the name TENZING from browsing your local supermarket fridge for a drink...
The mysterious maths at work in the Tour de France
BBC News· 3 days agoIf you look at where previous winners of the world's most famous cycling race are from, a surprisingly common pattern emerges. The Tour de France is...
Trump’s shooting stirs memories of other assassination attempts. Here are ones that occurred in...
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days ago“We should not accept that signing up to run or take an oath of office means we face a deluge of...
Meet the American who invented the TV remote control: self-taught Chicago engineer Eugene Polley
AOL· 3 days agoEugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. Polley, a self-taught mechanical engineer from Chicago, invented the television remote control in 1955. Eugene Polley changed our ...