Interesting Links for 14-08-2020

[andrewducker]

In the 1850s people thought there were 23 planets in the solar system

(tags:solarsystem space history )

Anger at 193 week waiting list for trans patients to see a doctor on NHS (target is 18 weeks)

(tags:LGBT healthcare UK )

Storm leaves 30m hole in Union Canal, knocking out the Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line.

(tags:trains canal Scotland )

Germany: 120,000 hectares stripped bare by field mice

(tags:mice food farming Germany Doom )

Israel and UAE reach historic peace deal

(tags:Israel middle_east GoodNews )

Nearly 300 workers test positive at M&S sandwich supplier in Northampton

(tags:pandemic food )

Why 'Lovecraft Country' book, HBO series are named for a racist

(tags:racism history hplovecraft tv )

Hands up who wants to zip line in to the mouth of Godzilla?

(tags:Godzilla awesome )

Young children would rather explore than get rewards

(tags:psychology children reward )

The Mesmerizing Geometry of Malaysia's Most Complex Cakes

(tags:Malaysia cake pretty )

It's Time to Demystify the Serial Killer.

(tags:murder )

Transparent TVs are pretty darned impressive

(tags:Technology television impressive video )

"Discourses of Delay" - the 12 arguments that global warming deniers have moved to.

(tags:globalwarming argument discussion )

Ongoing EU-China deal casts a long shadow over Brexit talks

(tags:europe china uk trade )

Comments

[sigmonster]

There’s a legend that Hatto II was devoured by a plague of mice in Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Tower

[anna_wing]

Serial killers are dull, vulgar losers who should be caught, tried, convicted, executed and forgotten as expeditiously as possible.