Random Nonpolitical News and Links Not Worth Their Own Threads

I love it.

To memorialize what happened, Bennett says the two letters have been framed in their respective offices in Toronto and B.C., both mounted in iridescent, bedazzled frames.

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Considering this and my prior link in this thread, maybe I should create a NSFW version of this thread: Australian scientists discover why human penises are so large - Australian Geographic

Warning: non-explicit imagery of male genitalia can be found within.

“Favored by women.” Source: Darwin.

Allegedly.

Note to AP English teachers: Don’t give your students an assignment to write a horror story if you don’t want to be disturbed.

(Yes, in this day and age, the student should have perhaps exercised more care in their choices…but high school students aren’t exactly known for making wise choices.)

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https://www.techspot.com/news/111506-35000-computer-made-living-human-neurons-can-run.html

Not a particularly notable event aside from the reminder that the New Madrid seismic zone exists, but I appreciate the headline.

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Need to make an entrance when going to prom?

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/topeka-students-make-grand-prom-entrance-in-wienermobile/

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That is awesome!

Hell is for sale.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/05/hell-is-for-sale-hamlet-north-of-ann-arbor-listed-for-625000.html

At the risk of triggering someone…

I wonder whether there’s need for a thread for Ig Nobel award candidates.

Cited paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2849635

“Normal”? We should be more interested in what number is optimal.