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The 1885 book that graphed the human face into 81 expressions https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/delsarte-expression-system.html #art #books #Delsarte_system #Genevieve_Stebbins #History #public_domain #theater #boingboing
The 1885 book that graphed the human face into 81 expressions
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Susan Collins would like Maine to notice this principled vote https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/susan-collins-todd-blanche-reelection.html #boingboing
Susan Collins would like Maine to notice this principled vote
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Trump says coal is "a great business." One in three veteran Appalachian miners has black lung https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/trump-says-coal-is-a-great-business-one-in-three-veteran-appalachian-miners-has-black-lung.html #boingboing
Trump says coal is "a great business." One in three veteran Appalachian miners has black lung
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This $54.99 Microsoft Office deal makes your app subscriptions look needy https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/this-54-99-microsoft-office-deal-makes-your-app-subscriptions-look-needy.html #boingboing
This $54.99 Microsoft Office deal makes your app subscriptions look needy
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Cop dressed as shrub catches 74 texting drivers in 6 hours https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/cop-dressed-as-shrub-catches-74-texting-drivers-in-6-hours.html #crime #FInes #police #shrubbery #boingboing
Cop dressed as shrub catches 74 texting drivers in 6 hours
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Fly over ancient Rome as it looked in the second century https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/virtual-ancient-rome.html #3D_reconstruction #ancient_Rome #architecture #History #Manuel_Bravo #travel #video. #boingboing
Fly over ancient Rome as it looked in the second century
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The startup selling proof that a human wrote your manuscript https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/vellumproof-sealed-drafts.html #AI #authorship #Dylan_Reed #publishing #Technology #Vellumproof #writing #boingboing
The startup selling proof that a human wrote your manuscript
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National Guard troops entered a Purple Heart veteran's yard, zip-tied her, then charged her with assaulting them https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/national-guard-zip-ties-purple-heart-veteran.html #boingboing
National Guard troops entered a Purple Heart veteran's yard, zip-tied her, then charged her with assaulting them
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Rocky Horror Show musical director sent threats to self to end production and avoid cast drama https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/rocky-horror-show-musical-director-sent-threats-to-self-to-end-production-and-avoid-cast-drama.html #boingboing
Rocky Horror Show musical director sent threats to self to end production and avoid cast drama
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A German strip mall hides a museum of Braun's design history https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/braun-collection-kronberg.html #braun #design #dieter_rams #History #industrial_design #Kronberg #museums #boingboing
A German strip mall hides a museum of Braun's design history
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This AI photo editor turns your blurry vacation pics into gallery material https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/this-ai-photo-editor-turns-your-blurry-vacation-pics-into-gallery-material.html #boingboing
This AI photo editor turns your blurry vacation pics into gallery material
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The world's largest goat tower was built by accident https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/goat-tower-illinois.html #animals #architecture #atlas_obscura #follies #goats #History #illinois #boingboing
The world's largest goat tower was built by accident
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Congressional candidate arrested after Flock surveillance cameras shot at https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/congressional-candidate-arrested-after-flock-surveillance-cameras-shot-at.html #flock #law #politics #surveillance #boingboing
Congressional candidate arrested after Flock surveillance cameras shot at
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16 felony charges for LAPD officer who recorded colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/16-felony-charges-for-lapd-officer-who-recorded-colleagues-making-racist-sexist-and-homophobic-remarks.html #crime #lapd #law #retaliation #boingboing
16 felony charges for LAPD officer who recorded colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks
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Give your PC an upgrade that BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Copilot can all agree on https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/give-your-pc-an-upgrade-that-bitlocker-hyper-v-and-copilot-can-all-agree-on.html #boingboing
Give your PC an upgrade that BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Copilot can all agree on
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The world's only psychedelic animal lives in a cartel zone https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/psychedelic-toad-poachers.html #5_MeO_DMT #animals #mexico #psychedelics #Science #Sonoran_Desert_toad #wildlife_trade #boingboing
The world's only psychedelic animal lives in a cartel zone
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The world's most precise water costs $120,000 a gallon https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/vsmow-official-water.html #chemistry #isotopes #measurement #metrology #Science #water #boingboing
The world's most precise water costs $120,000 a gallon
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Japanese prints show tiny workers running the human body https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/ukiyo-e-body-prints.html #anatomy #art #History #Japan #ukiyo_e #Utagawa_Kunisada #woodblock_prints #boingboing
Japanese prints show tiny workers running the human body
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Students once played a sport with a ball taller than they were https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/pushball.html #History #photography #public_domain #pushball #Spalding #sports #boingboing
Students once played a sport with a ball taller than they were
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Life-size sand sculptures once lined the Atlantic City boardwalk https://boingboing.net/2026/08/03/atlantic-city-sand-men.html #art #atlantic_city #History #photography #public_domain #sand_sculpture #boingboing
Life-size sand sculptures once lined the Atlantic City boardwalk
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Charmera too modern for you? Kodak's $35 film camera puts 1990 in your pocket https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/charmera-too-modern-for-you-kodaks-35-film-camera-puts-1990-in-your-pocket.html #35mm #cameras #film #gadgets #kodak #boingboing
Charmera too modern for you? Kodak's $35 film camera puts 1990 in your pocket
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A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/a-printable-one-page-guide-to-recording-law-enforcement.html #police #recording #right_to_record #rights #boingboing
A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement
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A 15th-century Persian book says what a snake sighting means https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/marnameh-snake-omens.html #books #divination #History #persia #religion #snakes #Zoroastrianism #boingboing
A 15th-century Persian book says what a snake sighting means
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