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Protesters face off against riot police in Hong Kong. Sunday saw the territory's largest protest ever, opposing a controversial bill to make extraditions to China easier. 1/18

Thanks to the climate crisis, we can look forward to a significant expansion of dengue fever. 2/18

See also: To reduce your arachnophobia or myrmecophobia, try watching Spider-Man or Ant Man, respectively. 3/18

The International Space Station is now available for commercial exploitation—film shoots, product testing, visiting space folk. 4/18

"You can't easily find the pictures I want on Google Images." Taking photos while you travel is underrated. 5/18

Delta says that at Atlanta’s Terminal F, its “biometric terminal,” fewer than two percent of passengers opt out of facial recognition. 6/18

From last summer, some perceptive thoughts on the differences today between public and private. 7/18

More absurdities from cancel culture: A publisher cancels a book deal after a stupid tweet. Now the tweeter wants $13 million. 8/18

A round-up of vintage TV test patterns, from back in the day when stations didn't broadcast around the clock. 9/18

Maine becomes the second state after California to allow non-doctors to provide in-clinic abortions. 10/18

People in Facebook's "blessings groups"—crowdfunding folks in need—say that they don’t know where they’d turn without them. 11/18

A study finds that the average estimate of happiness is far lower than actual reported happiness in every single country. “Every single country!" 12/18

An all-white town in South Africa, home to the Afrikaner right, tries to go it alone with a crypto scheme. 13/18

“Some of the stories are a bit sinister.” A history of London’s secret, sometimes hidden rivers. 14/18

Today's "nano-bags," or tiny purses, recall pre-eighteenth-century accessories, when women's fashion had more pockets. 15/18

Japan's office chair "Isu" races will feature 10 different grand prix events across the country this year. 16/18

How to make biodegradable “plastic” from cactus juice. 17/18

Related/unrelated: "You played against cactus because you had to play Nadal." Jon Wertheim's "50 parting thoughts" from this year's French Open. 18/18

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