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Storm skid reaches 9, longest in franchise history

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Storm skid reaches 9, longest in franchise history The Seattle Storm stumbled at home en route to a 90-75 loss to the Chicago Sky on Saturday night, their ninth consecutive defeat, which broke the franchise record of eight set during the franchise’s first year as an expansion team in 2000.

ESPN 215 2023-07-23

Question about history of bathroom sinks

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Question about history of bathroom sinks TLDR: Why did bathroom sinks get so big? I’m visiting an aunt who built her house in the 1960s. The bathroom sink I am using is very low, small, and has no area in front of the sink to place things. I work in an office that was built in 2021 and the sinks in the men’s room are twice the size, and has 3 inches of counter space in front of the si…

Reddit Interior Design 129 2023-07-21

Reddit removed your chat history from before 2023

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Reddit removed your chat history from before 2023 Image by Alex Castro / The VergeReddit users have noticed the site unexpectedly removed everyone’s chat history prior to January 1st of this year. Those asking why have been directed to a changelog update from June announcing feature updates to chats (via Mashable). The update’s headline didn’t say anything about data going away, and burying any…

The Verge 209 2023-07-16

Gundy: Bedlam rivalry with Oklahoma is ‘history’

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Gundy: Bedlam rivalry with Oklahoma is ‘history’ Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said that the school’s Bedlam rivalry with Oklahoma will be ‘history’ after this season due to the Sooners move to the SEC in 2024.

ESPN 202 2023-07-13

A brief history of Elon Musk sabotaging Matt Levine’s time off

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A brief history of Elon Musk sabotaging Matt Levine’s time off “My life has not been ruined by having to write about Elon Musk on Saturdays.” | Laura Normand / The VergeThis story, originally published October 28th, 2022, has been updated because, well, you are never going to guess what happened. Matt Levine would like you to know that Elon Musk does not actually ruin all of his vacations. Sure, he was at S…

The Verge 179 2023-07-12

What the worst team in NBA history learned about losing

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What the worst team in NBA history learned about losing The Philadelphia 76ers started the 1972-73 season by losing 21 of 23 games. They’d finish with the worst record in NBA history, 9-73. This is the story of what the team learned about themselves through turmoil.

ESPN 232 2023-07-10

Kevin M. Kruse, Re-righting History

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Kevin M. Kruse, Re-righting History Historian Kevin M. Kruse discusses the ongoing threat of untruths in our understanding of American history and of each other; also, “Interfaith Voices” host Ambereen Khan, who’s a mom in the Montgomery County School System where anti-gay fearmongering has triggered alarm among some Muslim and other minority families. The post Kevin M. Kruse, Re-…

Religion News Service 295 2023-07-06