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NASA has generated oxygen on Mars. The story of the women retirees who hacked the stock market decades before GameStop and Wall Street Bets. And on the eve of his 404th death day, a look at what Shakespeare can teach us about living through pandemics....
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NASA has generated oxygen on Mars. The story of the women retirees who hacked the stock market decades before GameStop and Wall Street Bets. And on the eve of his 404th death day, a look at what Shakespeare can teach us about living through pandemics.
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Links:
- NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet (NASA)
- NASA's Perseverance rover makes oxygen on Mars for 1st time (Space)
- The Midwestern grandmas who became stock market celebrities (The Hustle)
- What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Living With Pandemics (NY Times)
- Earth's Mightiest Heroes Meets Shakespeare Later This Summer with 'William Shakespeare’s Avengers: The Complete Works' (Marvel)
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