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Thu. 01/20 - A Film Studio IN SPACE

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Some reassurance from the experts that being bad at Wordle is not a sign you’re less smart than everyone else. Plus, the International Space Station is getting a film studio and sports arena. No word yet if Space Jam 3 will be shooting there. And how officials around the world have continued to successfully use sewage to predict COVID outbreaks. Sponsors: Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Links: Being Bad at Wordle Doesn't Mean You're Dumb. Here's Why (NBC LXTV) Georgia Tennant text tweet (Georgia Tennant, Twitter) A film studio may be launching in space in 2024 (Mashable) UK company behind Tom Cruise space film unveils plans to launch space movie studio (The Verge) Film Studio to Be Launched in Space in 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter) In Sewage, Clues to Omicron's Surge (NY Times)  Yankee Candle Reviews Say 'No Smell' Amid Omicron Surge (Business Insider) Biobot wastewater data for US (Biobot Analytics) Wed. 06/17 - How Poop Can Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks (Kottke Ride Home) M&M characters redesigned for a "more dynamic, progressive world," Mars announces (CBS News) M&Ms' beloved characters are getting a new look (CNN) green m&m (greenmfanfic, Instagram) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day?

0:04.8

Treat them to something that never goes out of style.

0:07.7

A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.

0:11.1

They're classic for a reason.

0:12.9

And all for just £15 at Waitrose.

0:16.3

Selected lines and stores.

0:17.6

Subject to availability ends 14th of february welcome to the cocky ride home for

0:27.7

thursday january 20th 20th 22 i'm jackson bird today some reassurance from the experts that being

0:35.5

bad at wordle is not a sign you're less smart than anyone else.

0:40.3

Plus, the International Space Station is getting a film studio and sports arena.

0:46.4

No word yet if Space Jam 3 will be shooting there.

0:49.4

And how officials around the world have continued to successfully use sewage to predict COVID-19 outbreaks.

0:58.1

Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

1:03.5

Earlier this month, I told you all about Wordle, the five-letter word game that generates a barrage of green and gray boxes on social media every morning.

1:13.6

The fervor is beginning to die down, but it does seem like everyone is still talking about it, which can be frustrating for people that tried it out and don't feel like it's for them.

1:25.5

On Tuesday, I shared with you a game called WikiTrivia,

1:28.7

a history game that challenges you to put events in order on a timeline, and I've seen a good

1:33.2

number of folks saying that they like it better than Wordle because it interests them more or

1:37.9

just functions more the way that their brain works. Jason Kotke was one of them, saying on Kotke

1:43.6

dotky.org earlier this week that

1:45.0

wiki trivia is much more his speed than Wordle, which tracks with another link that he shared

1:50.4

yesterday in article titled, Being Bad at Wordle Doesn't mean you're dumb. And while the framing

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