Headlines are often misleading

Here's an example of a headline that seems to suggest that eating meat helps people to live to 100. 

The commenter at the bottom makes an astute observation that causation and correlation are being confused in the headline. Does eating meat cause one to live to 100? Or is it a correlated factor?

Never stop being a critical thinker!  

And anyway, that's not really the point of the article itself. 

To our gormless senators

Just a reminder that, during her confirmation hearings, Pam Bondi swore up and down that she wouldn't go after political rivals. 

And here she is doing just that. 

She LIED TO YOU. 

That's bad enough. But letting that lie go without saying anything is much worse. 

Several of your colleagues raised concerns about this, but you accepted her words. That have now turned into action. 

Your job is to hold her accountable. She should be removed from office.  

Super Bowl prediction

The prediction proved correct again! 

One of the teams with the highest point differential in week 10 will win the Super Bowl.

The last four standing all come from this group.

Seattle should still win it all based on the lowest points allowed per game through the regular season. 

2025

>> Entering playoffs

Seattle +103

Denver +62

New England +73

Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)

LA Rams +98

Green Bay +37

Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)

Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)

Likely winner: Seattle

>> After Wildcard

Seattle +103

Denver +62

New England +73

Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)

LA Rams +98

Green Bay +37 (lost in wildcard)

Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)

Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)

Likely winner: Seattle

>> After Divisional Round

Seattle +103

Denver +62

New England +73

Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)

LA Rams +98

Green Bay +37 (lost in wildcard)

Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)

Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)

Likely winner: Seattle

Google Earth amusement

Gotta love when people have some fun!

New evidence humans evolved from an African ape-like ancestor - Earth.com

Here's another scientific bit of research that examines an ancestor who was ape-like that may have been a direct ancestor. 

It's not quite the proverbial "missing link" but it does provide some clues as to our own evolution.  

https://www.earth.com/news/evidence-humans-evolved-from-african-ape-like-ancestor-ardipithecus-ankle-bones/

Suitcase stored in a bank vault for over a century reveals lost Habsburg jewels

The story about the suitcase full of presumed lost Habsburg jewels turning up in Quebec of all places is quite the intriguing story. 

But the story of Zita, who was the last leader of the Austria-Hungary empire, and how she lost it all, but made it to Quebec with the jewels is equally fascinating. A short summary is in the second link. 

https://www.earth.com/news/century-old-suitcase-reveals-lost-hapsburg-jewels-diamond-pr25/

https://www.factinate.com/people/zita-bourbon-parma/amp/

Unknown humans lived in the Americas for millennia, then vanished - Earth.com

This story about human lineage worth a read. 

Several times in human history, we've noted that a humanoid lived near (or even with) our ancestors, but they disappeared in history. Though they often left traces of their DNA with our ancestors. 

Here's another case where archeologists have uncovered a mystery group of humanoids that don't fit neatly into what we understand about human history. 

But again, the cool part is that science allows for this, and the theory of our evolution gets updated as we learn more. 

https://www.earth.com/news/unknown-human-lineage-lived-argentina-for-millennia-disappeared-remain-mystery/