We decided to check out Reese's Bats [Amazon], which present the company's classic chocolate-coated peanut butter snack in a Halloween-themed form. This is what bats are now.

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The Pyongyang Broadcast Network channel on YouTube looks like it might be an official organ of the DPRK, with its stern propaganda videos and comically oldfangled portraits of the Kim family. And now it's running numbers videos—inscrutable recitations of numbers and words similar to the cold-war radio broadcasts of legend. Here's a report in Yonhap, [&]

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"With a population of 328 million in the United States, it may require 2.13 million deaths to reach a 65 percent threshold of herd immunity, assuming the virus has a 1 percent fatality rate, according to an analysis by The Washington Post." Impeached President Donald Trump's new top medical adviser is leading the White House to adopt a "herd [&]

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That's an interesting take from a dead guy. A now-deleted tweet from Herman Cain's Twitter account says COVID-19 isn't as deadly as everyone thought it was. Herman Cain died of COVID-19. That's it. That's the blog post. [h/t Aaron Rupar]

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The Los Angeles Zoo's 19-year-old lion Frasier had a busy 1972. Over an 18 month period, he sired 35 cubs, baffling zookeepers and earning him the sobriquets "The Sensuous Lion" and "The Lovable Lion." He's featured in the first episode of Wild Lives, a new series by Popular Science. He captured the public's imagination and [&]

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Moscow police said on Monday they have begun a criminal investigation into the beating of opposition activist and political blogger Yegor Zhukov, longtime foe of the Kremlin. An image of Zhukov bloodied and beaten outside his home circulated on social media this weekend. Fellow Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny remains in a medically induced coma [&]

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Elon Musk confirmed last week that a Tesla employee reported a credible ransomware plot. The employee had been offered $1 million dollars to install the ransomware at their Giga Nevada facility, according to the FBI. Via Wired, which has excellent coverage of the details: Earlier this month, according to a recently unsealed criminal complaint, a [&]

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Blending all the colors of a seaside vista, Jukebox Print shared this lovely footage of their letterpress being inked. This overprint instructable with neon Pantone shades is really cool, too! Image: YouTube . Jukebox Printing

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A drone floating serenely off the Florida coast, checking out the beaches and towers, almost gets sliced and diced by a chopper racing by. "The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation of a near collision off the Hollywood coast," reports CBS Miami. The hotel you can see at the beginning of the clip is [&]

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In 2019, climate scientists deliberately locked The Polarstern into an Arctic ice floe about 500 km from the North Pole, taking detailed and novel measurements. Scientist Gunnar Spreen of MOSAiC, aka the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate, shared a grim report about the summer melt. Via Earther: But there should not [&]

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Boyce Langston from Living Big in a Tiny House visits Keith and Jen, who created a yellow submarine in their backyard. It started with a small grain silo that Keith bought for next to nothing, then they kept adding little flourishes. Now they use it as a bed and breakfast or a guest house. Boyce [&]

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Kraig Adams makes beautiful and soothing documentaries about his hiking alone on scenic trails, like this 70-mile hike on the Sawtooth Loop Trail in Idaho. With just a touch of quiet music underneath the nature sounds, and the occasional drone shot, these are a very relaxing way to spend an afternoon working. They're great for [&]

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Ohio-based Michael Dutko must be nuts about squirrels, or maybe he's just a little nuts. Either way, he's crafted an amazing "Nutty Bar" that offers seven kinds of nuts on tap for his backyard bushy-tailed critters. Hilarious! KDKA: Dutko said he built it to help his neighbor with her bird-watching hobby. "The whole reason I [&]

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Staring at the blank page is often the most intimidating moment of any writing project. Deciding exactly what to say and how to say it can be nerve-racking. If you're writing fiction, you've also got a whole separate set of questions that need answering. Have you worked out your story beats? Have you defined your [&]

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Police broke up an illegal all-night rave on Sunday in Thetford Forest in eastern England. The rave raid came days after the British government launched a crackdown on "serious breaches" of COVID-19 restrictions. Potential fines for breaking the rules are as much as 10,000 pounds ($13,000). From Reuters: Dozens of officers, some holding protective shields, [&]

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United Airlines on Sunday released a video saying they've listened to customer complaints and will end their standard $200 fee for changing a ticket for travel within the United States. "When we hear from customers about where we can improve, getting rid of fees is often the top request," United CEO Scott Kirby said in [&]

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If you're trying to make an omelet, you won't get very far without a few key ingredients: some eggs, a few veggies, maybe a protein or two, and a little cheese. Sure, you can make an omelet with just eggs, but to make it any type of a memorable meal, you better have some of [&]

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Pepe the Frog emerged into this world as a happy-go-lucky amphibian whose life's purpose was to get high and eat pizza with friends in Matt Furie's Boy's Club comic. But that was before the internet got a hold of him. In a nightmare so insidious you know it started on a message board, Pepe was [&]

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Love or hate your current work from home setup, it never hurts to explore your options. To help, we've assembled nearly 20 attention-grabbing deals on some of the best mouse and keyboard offers around right now to upgrade your current situation. Mouses Wireless Optical Mouse  $12.99; originally $29 No one needs to be using [&]

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YouTuber Seth Everman plays just four notes on his piano and asks, "What's the name of this song?" The answer may surprise you! (The Awesomer) screengrab via SethEverman

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