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Early Addition: Researchers Swabbed Dozens Of Subways Systems And What Do You Think They Found?
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Published May 27, 2021
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- Scientists in 60 cities around the world swabbed the hell out of their subway systems and discovered that a lot of (mostly harmless) bacteria and microbiomes live on mass transit. (Note: Other scientists say this study is poorly designed, and this same group had to walk back research that claimed the subway contained the plague.)
- The Associated Press has conceded that it "mishandled" the high-profile firing of a staff writer who allegedly violated the company's social media policies.
- A Cincinnati woman won $1 million in a lottery created for Ohio residents who've received a COVID-19 vaccine dose.
- John Davis, one of the real singers behind famed lip-synchers Milli Vanilli, has died of the coronavirus at the age of 66.
- Chris Noth is reviving his role as Mr. Big in the Sex and the City reboot.
- Young people are reviving Jennifer Anniston's outfits from Friends.
- Researchers in the Brazilian Amazon have determined that when monkeys move to a new habitat, they change their accents to sound more like the local monkeys.
- The super blood moon really made the rounds.
- And finally, get yourself a dog who'll give your arms a rest:
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