Monday, April 29, 2019

Needles in Playground Sand (Wigan) – Men Fear Mosquito Nets (Malawi) – Pete Buttigieg’s Foreign Language Count



Wigan Today [UK]
26 April 2019

Needles found sticking up through sand at fire-wrecked Wigan children's play area

Needles have been found in the sand at a Wigan children's play area shut after being torched by yobs. Nine syringes were recovered from Norley Hall playground on Lamberhead Road by Wigan Council employees. Horrifyingly the needles were placed pointing upwards, suggesting they were placed there deliberately. […]

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The Maravi Post [Malawi]
27 April 2019

Sleeping under net contributes to infertility’ myth still hunting Malaria fight in Malawi

MCHINJI-(MaraviPost)-The myth that says sleeping under mosquito nets contributes to infertility among men in rural Malawi remains a challenge in the fight against Malaria. […] Some women confessed that their husbands still shun mosquito nets for fear of being barren. […]

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The Atlantic
29 April 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s Foreign-Language Count Is Only Going Up

Michael Erard

Peter Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and a Democratic presidential candidate, has become famous for speaking lots of languages. Depending on the day and the media outlet, the number rises and falls. […] One important key to the myth that tends to be built up around polyglots is the vaporous quality of numbers of languages. How many languages can Buttigieg actually speak? […]

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Snopak Kidney Cooler

Conan (TBS), 23 April 2019. Comic video: “You worked hard to illegally harvest that kidney. Don’t just put it into any cooler. The Snopak Kidney Cooler is specifically designed to keep human kidneys fresh and viable until the buyer meets your price. (Can also hold soda.)”


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