Interesting Links for 02-08-2017

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This week I had one of the most disturbing train rides of my life – and it changed my perspective on Black Lives Matter

(tags: culture racism )

The Rise and Fall of the 'Freest Little City in Texas'

(tags: USA politics society )

Job Ad - NASA Planetary Protection Officer

(tags: superheroes NASA jobs )

Sabotaged by Polish orthography

(tags: language Poland via:andrewducker )

Google Trends eclipse interest

(tags: data visualisation eclipse maps USA )

The man who has focused on one word for 23 years

(tags: Macedonia Greece diplomacy )

How a DNA test opened a 100-year-old mystery

(tags: adoption family genetics )

McConnell Tricked Into Admitting He Wants Tax Cuts for Rich

(tags: politics tax USA )

3D Scans of 7,500 Famous Sculptures, Statues & Artworks

(tags: 3D 3D-printing art history )

Aboriginal man's first contact with whites was an atomic bomb test

(tags: wow atomic-bomb Australia Aborigine history VR virtual-reality )

The copyright claim on the Star Wars music that wasn't there

(tags: copyright Star-Wars wtf )

'He's a friend from work!' Thor: Ragnarok’s most quotable line comes from an unlikely (and heartwarming) source

(tags: Marvel funny quotes movies )