Human Poop Found to Be Full of Plastic: Scientists say plastics that are dumped into our oceans break down into microscopic bits and are then consumed up the food chain - eventually ending up getting pooped out in human stools. So, for those of you who say “I don’t really give a crap about all the plastics in our oceans” - turns out that you do after all.
Dyson Set to Manufacture Its Electric Car in Singapore: After helping convince people in the UK to support Brexit, iconic UK vacuum manufacturer Dyson just announced it will manufacture its new electric car at a plant in Singapore. Building their factory in Singapore instead of the UK after encouraging everyone to vote for Brexit? Well - that sucks almost as much as their vacuums do.
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World's Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found Off the Coast of Bulgaria: The world’s oldest, intact shipwreck - thought to be an ancient Greek merchant ship, has been discovered off the coast of Bulgaria, with a complete rudder, rowing benches, and hold. While maritime archaeologists were really jubilant about the find, President Trump told reporters that he prefers ships that stay above the water.
Study Finds Most Americans Wish to Die Before Hitting 100: A Pew Research survey asked people if they would prefer to live a lifespan of 120 years or die earlier found that the overwhelming majority didn’t wish to live the longer lifespans. Well, considering our exercise and dietary habits, I think its a pretty safe bet they’ll all get their wish.
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Donald Trump Tells Michigan Crowd He’s a Nationalist: Speaking to a crowd of rabid followers in Michigan, President Donald Trump told the crowd that even though it may not be popular to say these days, he is a proud “nationalist.” Gee, the term “nationalist” is getting pretty damn close to other terms which are “no longer popular.” Terms which lost popularity after WW II. Of course, in all fairness, you can’t really say he’s a “white nationalist” - because he paints his face orange.
Mars May Have Enough Oxygen to Sustain Subsurface Life: While much research has focused on whether life ever existed on Mars in the past, a JPL-led team looked at the amount of oxygen in the Martian soil and determined that Mars may have the ingredients for life to exist now - only underground. I’m so happy for Mars. They really deserve it. I’ll bet all those people who thought there could never be life anywhere other than Earth, are now looking up at Mars and seeing red.
Canada Running Out of Marijuana Two Days after Legalization: Marijuana retailers across Canada have reportedly been experiencing shortages or running out of stock entirely just two days after the country moved to legalize the recreational sale of marijuana. The shortage is apparently so severe, the UN General Assembly voted unanimously to ask Willie Nelson to head up to Canada to do a benefit concert. One thing’s for sure, if Canada is finally able to replenish its pot supplies - Santa’s going to really enjoy those Canadian Christmas cookies this year.
BepiColombo Launches on Long Journey to Mercury: BepiColombo, a joint mission of the European and Japanese space agencies, set off from a launchpad in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on its long journey to Mercury. Geez, Mercury is right next to the sun - so a lot can go wrong. One thing’s for certain, if this mission fails - someone’s sure gonna have to take the heat.
Truck-Size Asteroid Makes Fourth-Closest Pass by Earth on Record: An asteroid roughly the size of a truck came within 10,000 miles of our heads Friday morning and then continued on its way without incident. Oh great, an asteroid the size of a truck. And it’d be just about my luck that the damn thing thinks the Earth is a truck stop.
