π Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: The big-kicking fullback has never been closer to a call-up before, but he won't let that change his approach.βI got a call from Matt Sherratt and it was good to get some feedback,β said O'Brien, who will be encouraged after Ollie Cracknell wins his first cap at the age of 31 in the autumn.He added: βEveryone wants to play for Wales and I am no different, but in the end my job is to do what I can with the Dragons.β"I'm trying not to…
β¨ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Kelly took 16 months out of the ring after his loss to Avanesan to address his condition.He sought some professional help but largely relied on friends, family, and his faith to change his mindset.βMy friends helped me, but God helped me a lot,β Kelly said.βI spoke to a few people and eventually found this guy Stephen Green who is a friend and mentor of mine now. "I was on a Zoom call about the property and he said he could help with my boxing mindset.…
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**What Youβll Learn**: 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded the Impact of a Massive Asteroid For more than 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a notorious cuneiform clay tablet that reveals that in the past the impact case of so-called KΓΆfel was detected. The circular stone-cast tablet was discovered in the late 1800s from the 650 BC King Ashurbanipal βs underground library in Nineveh, Iraq. Data processing, which was long believed to be an Assyrian tablet, mirrored the sky over Mesopotamia in 3300 BC…
π Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Autobiography and memoir,Fatima Bhutto,Pakistan,Books,Culture π **What Youβll Learn**: Had Fatima Bhutto been leftΒ toΒ her ownΒ devices, her devastating forthcoming memoir would have been almost entirely about her relationship with her dog, Coco. βIΒ know it sounds nuts,β she laughs. And itβs true that being dog-crazy doesnβt quite track with the public perception of Bhutto as a writer, journalist, activist and member of Pakistanβs most famous political dynasty. But the pandemic had forced something of a creative unravelling and when Bhutto took stock, she found herself only really able to…
β¨ Explore this insightful post from WIRED π π **Category**: Gear,Gear / Deals,Deals π **What Youβll Learn**: It's strange It's cold there. (Source: I'm in Illinois, where today's high temperature was 12 degrees F and felt like 6.) Sometimes it feels like my furnace can't keep up, but fortunately, I have plenty of hot blankets around me. I've put them to the test for our best heated blankets buying guide, and a few of my favorite picks are on sale now. They're easy to use, safe, machine washable, and most importantly, they can keep you warm even if winter still…
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**What Youβll Learn**: US TV drama Hot Rivalry - about two male professional ice hockey players who have a secret relationship - has become the first viral show of 2026.For most viewers, talking about this entertainment at work or online is fun. For Jesse Kortum, it went deeper.Born, raised and still living in Minneapolis, he grew up skating and loved ice hockey β but quit the sport when he was 17 because he felt he wouldn't be accepted because of his sexuality.More than two decades later, watching Hot…
π₯ Read this insightful post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Update 30/01/26 β 12:50 pm (IST): In a statement to the folks over at Android Authority, Google confirmed that theyβve tweaked the platform experience to prevent non-Premium users from accessing background playback when using browsers. Background playback is a feature intended to be exclusive for YouTube Premium members. While some non-Premium users may have previously been able to access this through mobile web browsers in certain scenarios, we have updated the experience to ensure consistency across all our platforms. Original article published on January 28,…
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**What Youβll Learn**: WWhen the London Jazz Festival launched online-only in 2020, a captivating live-streamed performance by Swiss harpsichordist Julie Campeche's avant-garde jazz ensemble was a stunning highlight, introducing UK audiences to a talented player and composer who was already turning heads in Europe. Campeche captures the sounds of guitar, zither, and East Asian sounds from the ukulele, mixed with vocal loops, classical music, ambient northern jazz, and more. You might call its soundscape magical or otherworldly if it didn't coexist with the political urgency…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: Hosting the Olympics usually results in an increase in medals β but that's not always the case, as Italy found out the last time it hosted the Winter Olympics in 2006.They won 13 medals in 2002 in Salt Lake City but captured only 11 in Turin β although they had won five golds to four in the United States four years earlier.The Italian Olympic Committee has set a minimum target of 19 medals, one short of its highest tally of 20 medals. This was…
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**What Youβll Learn**: England's Justin Rose shot a seven-under-par 65 to extend his lead to four shots at the Farmers Insurance Open while a returning Brooks Koepka cruised to victory in San Diego.The 45-year-old, who captains Ireland's Seamus Power, sits at 17 under after parring his own record 36 holes in the tournament.Rose launched the day's round Friday on the more challenging South Course with an eagle, six birdies and just one bogey.βI feel like I've won in my career on tough golf courses in general, so I…
