Today's Puzzles
Phrase RaceName the phrase before the letters fill in.~1 min · Play →All InBet your chips across 10 trivia categories.~4 min · Play →Double TakeStudy the board, then find every pair.~1 min · Play →Guess It!Name the mystery from five clues.~1 min · Play →Common ThreadFind the four hidden links in 16 words.~3 min · Play →Best PlayFind the highest-scoring word on today's board.~3 min · Play →
Today’s Internet Rabbit Hole
The Chinese Spy Who Convinced a French Diplomat He Was a Woman for 20 Years
The extraordinary true story of Shi Pei Pu, a French diplomat, a child who wasn’t theirs, and one of the strangest espionage scandals of the Cold War.
In 1964, a 20-year-old French embassy employee named Bernard Boursicot arrived in Beijing and met someone who would change his life.
29 Parenting Memes for Parents Who Haven’t Had a Moment of Peace Since 2019
The Daily Quiz
28 People Who Deserved an Apology From the World
History has a way of remembering the heroes and villains, but sometimes it gets the story completely wrong. Some people were mocked, blamed, imprisoned, or had their reputations destroyed, only for the truth to come out years later. Others spent their lives being dismissed, only to be proven right long after the damage was done.
In a fascinating Reddit discussion, users shared examples of people who were treated unfairly by society, and their stories are a reminder of just how wrong the court of public opinion can be.
Today’s Internet Rabbit Hole
The Daily Quiz
What Does the President’s Chief of Staff Actually Do?
Imagine having a job where you don’t command the military, can’t sign a bill into law, and weren’t elected by a single voter—but you can decide who gets five minutes with the most powerful person in the world.
That’s the president’s chief of staff.
It’s one of the most influential jobs in Washington, and also one of the least understood. Most Americans can name the president, vice president, and maybe a handful of cabinet secretaries. But the person who spends much of the day managing the machinery around the president? That name often escapes them.
Daily Links
slate.com · paywall
It’s One of the Most Frequently Taught Novels in American English Classes. It Was Also a Psyop.
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ChatGPT ‘manipulated and encouraged’ a woman to poison her husband, suit alleges
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How Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on Midterms…
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The 8 AI Giants Behind Nearly Half of the S&P 500’s Growth
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Tesla is 'winding down' Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory
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Finland Is Inviting 16 Singles on an All-Expenses-Paid Blind Date, Here’s How To Apply
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U.S. infant bleeding episodes jump as vitamin K refusals rise, two studies find
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The Fastest Production Car In The World Just Broke 310 MPH On A Public Road
Today’s Internet Rabbit Hole
30 Photos That Will Take You Somewhere You Haven’t Been in Years
Daily Links
upworthy.com
Entire social media 'health' channels are now completely AI-generated. Here's how to spot them.
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Relaxed bear wins award for luxurious eating style, underneath an Alaskan waterfall
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Confessions of a Five-Star Hotel Manager
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Animals seeing their favorite person (video)
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Would you take a test to see if your life will be cut short? I did – and it changed me
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Two friends were fishing in Mississippi in 1973. Then they were abducted by aliens
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The Soviet War on Smoking
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3M To Pay Over $7 Billion To Settle 'Forever Chemical' Groundwater Claims
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NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
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The World Economy in 2040, in One Chart