the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread

Ancient Irish royals practiced incest to keep bloodlines alive: study

[URL unfurl="true"]https://nypost.com/2020/06/17/ancient-irish-royals-practiced-incest-to-keep-bloodlines-alive-study/[/URL]

[URL unfurl="true"]https://nypost.com/2020/06/17/ancient-irish-royals-practiced-incest-to-keep-bloodlines-alive-study/[/URL]

So did the Pharaohs of Egypt...

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/news/caught-camera-driver-speeds-down-221900785.html[/URL]

Not sure why you would buy a house with a pool if no one knows how to swim - hoping to learn?
Sad

[[SIZE=7][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]NJ family drowned trying to save young girl — because none of them could swim [/COLOR][/SIZE]]('https://nypost.com/2020/06/24/nj-family-not-knowing-how-to-swim-drowned-trying-to-save-girl/')[SIZE=7] [/SIZE]

Not sure why you would buy a house with a pool if no one knows how to swim - hoping to learn?
Sad

[[SIZE=7][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]NJ family drowned trying to save young girl — because none of them could swim [/COLOR][/SIZE]]('https://nypost.com/2020/06/24/nj-family-not-knowing-how-to-swim-drowned-trying-to-save-girl/')[SIZE=7] [/SIZE]

they're saying 6-7 depth - above ground?
Generally all you have to do in an AG pool is stand up...............

they're saying 6-7 depth - above ground?
Generally all you have to do in an AG pool is stand up...............

I know - from the picture they posted I don't see it being that deep.
I've never been in an above ground pool with a deep end either.

So sad, whatever the reason.:cry:

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-stricken-u-faces-another-144854519.html[/URL]

Coronavirus-stricken U.S. faces another problem: A massive dust cloud from Africa

A massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is drifting across the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to blanket parts of the Southeastern United States this week.

The enormous dust cloud — which some experts say could be the biggest and most intense Saharan plume in 50 years — could aggravate health problems, including asthma and other respiratory illnesses, and make visibility difficult on the ground.

"Dust particles are what we call particulate matter, and we know that breathing in fine particles of anything is not good for the respiratory tract — especially people who are sensitive to poor air quality," said Thomas Gill, a professor of geological sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The added dust pollution may be particularly problematic in light of the coronavirus pandemic, because COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is a respiratory illness.

"There is some emerging information that people who live in places with higher levels of air pollution may be at higher risk" of COVID-19, said Gregory Wellenius, a professor of environmental health at the Boston University School of Public Health. "There may be potential interactions between air pollution and COVID symptoms or progression, but it's still pretty early data."

Still, the potential health impacts of the dusty air could put more pressure on the country's overburdened health care system, Wellenius said.

It's a good thing we're all wearing masks! :(

Maybe it will wipe out the Murder Hornets.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/skies-gray-over-florida-gulf-133914831.html[/URL]

The year has brought a global pandemic, murder hornets, record high temperatures and the threat of a wild hurricane season to the U.S., as well as out-of-control forest fires and locusts in other parts of the world.

I don't get it........................

How does this:

Get this:

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/news/boaters-save-swimming-bear-removing-153451230.html[/URL](y)

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/walmart-turn-160-parking-lots-190547218.html[/URL]
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I don't get it........................

How does this:

Get this:

because she's batshit crazy ?

COVID wrecking havoc with Flag Ship fishery...

[[SIZE=6]For Maine Lobstermen, a Perfect Storm Threatens the Summer Season[/SIZE]]('https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/maine-lobster-summer-virus.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage')

The state’s lobster industry, already struggling before the virus, could be crippled as tourism dries up, leaving boatloads of crustaceans and no one to eat them.

In case you can't get the article, here's the full text attached...

terrific Happy 4th of July...............

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.yahoo.com/sports/now-is-the-time-to-stop-playing-the-national-anthem-at-sporting-events-173026313.html[/URL]

could replace it with Dire Straits' "Money for nothing and the checks are free.."

or after a presidential election for the Super Bowl, " Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, we won't get fooled again!"

of course it did............
*The destructive disease [isn’t entirely understood]('https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cfsph_factsheets/105/'), but experts believe “bunny ebola” originated in China in 1984, where it killed 14 million domesticated rabbits in just 9 months, according to a 2016 Iowa State University study.
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