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Chris Balster retweeted
Disneyland is testing some new technology aimed at speeding up the parking process.
The theme park is experimenting with self-driving vehicles and robotic assistants to help guide drivers through parking areas.
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Five ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with weapons, and they knew how to use ’em. Earlier scholars assumed the maces, daggers, and bows and arrows were symbolic, but new analysis of the women’s skeletal remains shows they were skilled archers.
archaeology.org/issues/novem…
ALT Dagger and arrows (📸 Courtesy Sameh Abdel Mohsen, Egyptian Museum; Courtesy Eman Shawky)
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The English ship Ann Frances sank in 1583 with a locked treasure chest. The chest seemed to have disintegrated by the time archaeologists got to the wreck, but the lock survived—still locked. Now, one intrepid researcher has cracked it. Here’s how:
archaeology.org/news/2026/11…
ALT Lock and coins (📸 Amgueddfa Cymru)
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BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in California to life without parole, saying he opposes "state-sanctioned killing." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cal…
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We love spiders, and we know that in their long, tubular hearts, they love us, too.
Here are some facts about everyone's favorite arachnid:
- Spider webs fall into a few main categories: orb, sheet, tangle, and funnel webs.
Each has a unique strategy for catching prey. 🧵⬇️
ALT Diagram of different spider webs
Chris Balster retweeted
Bill Skarsgård says he brings out his Pennywise voice if his kids misbehave.
“He can slip in there, slip out and then Nosferatu can pop in. There's a whole colorful bunch of schizophrenic daddy.”
(Source: @joshuahorowitz)
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Hollywood studios are banning employees from prediction market betting on movie news, such as castings, release dates and studio earnings.
• Passing this info along to friends & family for them to place bets is also forbidden.
• At least one studio has set up an anonymous hotline to report their fellow employees suspected of placing bets.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com/movies…)
Chris Balster retweeted
He sits and thinks of the things they know
He and the Forest, alone together
The springs that come and the summers that go,
Autumn dew on bracken and heather,
The drip of the Forest beneath the snow…
~A.A.Milne #BonfireNight
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A pod of approximately 70 short-finned pilot whales was spotted just five miles off the Newport Beach coast Tuesday. The rare sighting happened during a whale-watching trip. ktla.com/news/california/doz…
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📍IRAS 05437+2502
🏠 Constellation Taurus
🌈 Visible & near-infrared light
As a “snapshot” observation, this image of a cosmic site full of dark clouds and bright stars was slotted into Hubble's busy schedule as a way to maximize efficiency: go.nasa.gov/4z4WBTX
ALT Against black space, several bright white stars shine, illuminating shadowy clouds of dust, mostly visible in the lower left of the image.