Man Drinks A Dysentery Smoothie To Help Develop A Vaccine, Has A Really Bad Time

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RUSSIA REPORTEDLY DEPLOYS MILITARY DOLPHINS IN UKRAINE

The Russian Navy has reportedly deployed several trained dolphins to defend a naval base at the Sevastopol harbor in southern Ukraine in February, according to USNI News, an independent news publication by the U.S. Naval Institute. The bottlenose dolphins were released into the Black Sea inside two separate pens inside the harbor's sea wall, as seen in satellite images. The Byte

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CRYPTO IS WINNING, AND BITCOIN DIEHARDS ARE FURIOUS ABOUT IT

Bitcoin is a pure distillation of what John Maynard Keynes called finance's "animal spirits." Anyone who's transacting in Bitcoin has joined a chosen community of fellow believers — Bitcoin is backed by, in practical terms, nothing. The U.S. dollar may not be pegged to gold anymore, but the U.S. government still levies taxes in dollars, which it spends on a very real-world military. Since Bitcoin doesn't have that, the way people feel about it really matters. The Verge

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LET THERE BE LIGHT! (ON SALE)

We all need to fend off the darkness from time to time. What better way to do that than by literally improving the light sources in your home or office? During this lighting sale, you can find all sorts of great lighting deals at incredible prices. Cracked

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MAN DRINKS A DYSENTERY SMOOTHIE TO HELP DEVELOP A VACCINE, HAS A REALLY BAD TIME

A man has documented, in glorious detail, how he drank a dysentery smoothie as part of a human challenge trial for a potential vaccine. Several teams — one in the U.S. and one in France — are currently attempting to create a vaccine for the disease, but for this they need volunteers who are willing to participate in "human challenge" trials, where people will be infected with bacteria in order to test the vaccine's efficacy. IFLScience

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JUICE UP YOUR GADGETS — FROM ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE

We've all lost juice at inconvenient times. Say goodbye to low battery alerts with Nomad's Base Station Pro, a truly positionless charging experience. This padded leather surface features an ultra thin, 18-coil matrix — giving you and up to three devices the flexibility to transition from your home to the office, and everywhere in between, without zapping your battery. This full-surface wireless charger's slim profile makes it easy to slip in any bag when you're on the go and provides optimal space to power up your gadgets. The Fascination

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LOCH NESS MONSTER IS 'OBVIOUSLY' NOT JUST A WHALE PENIS, SCIENTIST SAYS

Scrolling the Twitter timeline is always a trepidatious experience. You never know what you'll be confronted with. It could be the best meme in the world, a comment that will ruin your life, or some full-frontal nudity. Or maybe, you'll get to see a whale d*ck for the first time. Vice

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