'Hantavirus unlikely to spread from human to human' youtu.be/lmBZ7k3aKZ4?si=-NjR… via @YouTube

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He wasn't masturbating. What actually happened to his body is significantly worse than any joke. When the fourth pyroclastic surge hit Pompeii, it arrived at 300°C. That's 572°F. The thermal human survival threshold is 200°C. This man died in a fraction of a second. His brain stopped before a single pain signal completed its circuit. What you're looking at is cadaveric spasm. It's a rare form of instant muscular stiffening that only occurs during sudden violent death by extreme heat. The 300°C surge cooked the proteins in his muscle fibers so fast that his body locked into whatever position it was in at the exact moment of impact. Arms, legs, fingers, toes all contracted simultaneously. 73% of Pompeii's victims were found frozen in "life-like" stances mid-action. Running. Crawling. Shielding children. This man was probably just lying down. The flexed limb position you're laughing at appears in nearly every Pompeii body. It's called the pugilistic attitude. Heat shrinks tendons faster than bone, curling arms and legs inward. Boxers after a fire look the same way. The position has zero connection to what the person was doing. Pure thermodynamics. For centuries, archaeologists assumed these people suffocated on ash. A 2010 study proved they were wrong. Researchers heated modern human bone samples to various temperatures, compared them to Pompeii victims, and found the color and cracking patterns matched exposure to 250-300°C. Death was instantaneous. There was "no time to suffocate." This isn't even his body. It's a plaster cast of the void he left behind. His flesh decomposed inside the hardened volcanic ash. In 1863, Giuseppe Fiorelli poured liquid plaster into the hollow cavity. What you see is the shape of absence. 9.4 million people looked at a man who was incinerated alive in a quarter-second and the main reaction was a punchline. The science of how he actually died is one of the most disturbing findings in modern archaeology.

In 233 AD, emperor Severus Alexander celebrated a triumph in Rome despite the fact he actually lost a battle with the Sassanid Persia. History is like poetry, it rhymes... Oh, two years later, poor Severus was dead. At the hands of his own soldiers.

Neo-Nazis stormed the Aboriginal Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne after the March for Australia rally. Thuggish criminal behaviour

Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes @marydejevsky independent.co.uk/voices/chi…

I have been able to identify 5 instances where a transgender-identified person committed a mass shooting. That is out of several million people who identify as transgender. It is statistically illiterate and morally reprehensible to condemn all trans people or the entire trans movement for the actions of a few depraved individuals. You would never apply this logic to any other group of people. But many of you just can't help yourselves.

Just found out that no federal Liberal MPs have PhDs, compared to 20% of the Greens, 6.8% of Labor and 6.7% of Indy’s. Something something fork found in kitchen

Sydney is the densest city in Australia, so it's embarrassing that less than 1.5m people live within this 10km radius, for a population density of less than 5,000 per km². European cities have a density of double to triple this. And we wonder why we have a housing shortage. 🤦

With increased spread of new gas fields across Australia, impacts on health of children needs to be protected. theconversation.com/children…

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a MUCH bigger problem than vaccines or food dyes RFK Jr silent on it share.google/klfjOPQubkhhMoi…

Eleven years ago, Russia shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine’s Donetsk region, killing all passengers and crew on board. Nothing can bring back the 298 lives lost. But justice must be served – to honour their memory and to make sure such a tragedy never happens again. The downing of MH17 is a painful reminder of the consequences of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. Today is also the World Day for International Criminal Justice, a day that underscores the need for accountability in this tragedy. Ukraine remains steadfast in our commitment to uncovering the truth and holding those responsible to account.

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'You may not believe in climate change, but insurance companies sure do'

Dear Urbanists, Families should be able to enjoy city life. They shouldn't have to expect sketchy behavior when walking or riding the bus. If you truly support "all ages and abilities" planning, then don't dodge the difficult conversations about safety & security.

Ex-farm worker here. This whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing? Not true AT ALL. Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are. The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour. At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

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One solar panel can, over its lifetime, harness enough energy to manufacture ~20 more solar panels. The materials required are cheap and abundant. This sets up a virtuous cycle where any country with suitable manufacturing expertise can exponentially grow their solar capacity.