Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Should I Stay Or Should I Go (To The ER)?

What Should You Do If You Think You Have The Coronavirus?, The Intrepid Mother And Son Who Unraveled A Geographic Hoax, The Insane People Still Planning Cruise Ship Vacations, and more.
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SO, THAT HAPPENED
8-BIT HERO
Roberta Williams Is The World's First Graphic Computer Game Designer — But She's Famous For All The Wrong Reasons
eyeondesign.aiga.org
"Video game history doesn't know how to make sense of her except to single her out."
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?
Original Salvador Dali Artwork Discovered At North Carolina Thrift Store
wavy.com
A valuable piece of art was almost lost, until someone with a sharp eye found it at a thrift store on the Outer Banks late last year.
THE WRITING ON THE WALL
WATCH: These Unexplained Messages Written On A '90s Message Board Remain One Of The Internet's Biggest Mysteries
youtube.com
Hundreds of messages posted on Usenet known as the Markovian Parallax Denigrate continue to flummox internet historians. Here's what we know about them.
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America's #1 Ebike Brand Also Won 'Best Electric Bikes' In Five Categories. See Why
radpowerbikes.com
Rad Power Bikes makes getting around town fun, easy, and environmentally friendly. They're high-performance electric bikes stacked with power, range, and comfort — priced to fit any budget.
WE WANT ANSWERS
PLAYING IT BY EAR
Where Do You Go If You Get The Coronavirus?
theatlantic.com
Coronavirus is totally new to us, and there are still a lot of questions to answer. At what point should you go to a clinic or ask for testing? When do you need to self-quarantine, and for how long? Who needs to be in a hospital, and who can ride things out at home?
MOOSE ON THE LOOSE
The Intrepid Mother And Son Who Unraveled A Geographic Hoax
atlasobscura.com
Atlas Obscura had a page for something called Moose Boulder — until fan Roger Dickey called us on it.
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Meet The Insane People Still Planning Cruise Ship Vacations
thedailybeast.com
Some people see the prospect of a deadly virus and a 14-day quarantine and run far, far away. Others see the deal of a lifetime.
'IT FELT LIKE I WON THE LOTTERY'
Can $500 A Month Change Your Life? A Town In California Is Trying To Find Out
newrepublic.com
A California-based experiment in universal basic income considers the mundane, and potentially transformative, power of a little extra cash.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
REFLECTING ON ITS CHOICES
Guy Puts Tin Foil On His Counter To Keep His Cat Off, Cat Loses Its Mind
rumble.com
Cats will always go wherever they want, particularly places they shouldn't be. Some tin foil does the trick, though.
IN THE NEWS
5 Takeaways As Biden Takes Command Of Democratic Race On Super Tuesday II
US Passes 1,000 Coronavirus Cases
Washington Considers Actions To Bolster Us Economy As Coronavirus Cases Mount
A Common Artificial Sweetener, In Combination With Carbs, May Make Healthy People Glucose Intolerant And Prediabetic
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Make St. Paddy's Day Much Better With A uKeg Stainless Steel Growler
huckberry.com
If you're celebrating St. Paddy's Day with some friends, having a growler for the perfect frothy pour will make it so much better.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
TUPPERWARE TITAN
How A Single Mom Created A Plastic Food-Storage Empire (2017)
mentalfloss.com
The product became a multimillion dollar success not by exploiting women, but by embracing and boosting them. All of this was because of Brownie Wise. The story of Tupperware is her story.
No hoaxes here: It's Wednesday.