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Gonna do this fast, here, as, when I take time and mull, this annual post just gets longer and longer—me, trying to include everything. So, before I can think too…
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https://apple.news/ANxLrKiJlR9eipv4VJZCRgg https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/14/the-skeletons-at-the-lake https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-neanderthal-mystery-solved-by-a-child-s-bones-from-40-000-years-ago https://www.businessinsider.com/discoveries-changed-understanding-human-history-evolution-2020-12 People arrived in North America 30,000 years ago, archaeologists say – Business Insider https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/heroes-leonard-roberts-ali-larter-1234854439/ https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30528130/james-harden-houston-rockets-breaking-point Ancient wolf cub found ‘perfectly preserved’ in Canadian permafrost – CNN…
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Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes. – CNN https://more2read.com/review/interview-jeremy-robert-johnson/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wild-west-mentality-lingers-in-us-mountain-regions https://dangerousminds.net/comments/sucked_audience_notes_from_a_videodrome_test_screening https://apple.news/AiannQCfaQ4WJmb9JYP-wyA https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/us/reptile-fossil-220-million-years-arizona-scn-trnd/index.html A realistic ‘Homeless Jesus’ statue sparks conversation — and a visit…
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