“James S. Murray has made a career of fear. Along with others in the notorious improv group The Tenderloins, Murray stars on Impractical Jokers, a TV show in which the improvisers are subjected to an escalating game of truth or dare — and endure skin-crawling ‘punishments’ if they fail to live up to the challenge.” Read more at The Portalist. November 11 is Veterans Day. Check out some facts about how this holiday came about, how to observe it, and more. Read more at Mental Floss. The adorable gremlin known as Baby Yoda is embroiled in the first controversy of his young life after the latest episode of The Mandalorian showed him eating frog eggs. “The great egg debate rages on. In season 2 episode 2 of The Mandalorian, titled ‘The Passenger,’ Baby Yoda was fascinated by the Frog Lady‘s eggs. Which isn’t that surprising. He loves eating frogs in general so seeing a giant Frog Lady and seeing her eggs probably seemed like a prime dining opportunity.” Read more at The Mary Sue. SpaceX’s beta-testing of Starlink has already begun transforming the way Americans in rural areas use the internet. Read more at PCMag. Massive datasets around the spread of COVID-19 uncovers four superspreader sites to avoid in the coming months. “In recent history, no other global event has radically transformed our daily movements quite like Covid-19. To limit the coronavirus’s insidious spread, people have been advised to stay home, social distance, and at times, lockdown. To show how these mobility shifts influence disease transmission, scientists have just released a far-reaching, yet fine-grained, dynamic model.” Read more at Inverse. Critically acclaimed rock band EELS’ new music video “Are We Alright Again” stars actor Jon Hamm. Watch the whole thing below!
