The Sunday Edition - Jun 17, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Astronaut, things we saw today, Valentina Tereshkova

Things We Saw Today: On This Day Fifty-Five Years Ago, Valentina Tereshkova Became the First Woman in Space

valentina tereshkova
On June 16, 1963, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman ever to travel into space, piloting the Vostok 6 capsule for 48 orbits and 71 hours before her descent. By the time she got back to Earth, she had spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined up til then.
Science, China, extreme weather, octopus

It’s Raining Seafood in China and Other Headlines I Never Thought I’d Write

Citizens of the Chinese coastal city Qingdao experienced a bizarre natural phenomenon this week, when a storm rained down octopi, shrimp, starfish and more aquatic sea life. The fishy weather was due to a tornadic waterspout, otherwise known as a tornado that occurs over a body of water. The high speed winds act as a vacuum, sucking up sea life, which ends up raining back down when the weather disperses.
News, #MeToo Movement, sexual harassment, workplace harassment

National Study on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Shows That Firing Perpetrators Doesn’t Solve the Problem

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has published an in-depth study on sexual harassment in the workplace, and their findings show that the cultural climate of the workplace is a chief indicator of harassment potential.
Movies, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984

Gal Gadot Debuts First Image of Her Wonder Woman 1984 Costume

Gal Gadot released the first image of herself in the Wonder Woman outfit on the set of Wonder Woman 1984 today on Twitter. The outfit looks very similar to the one she rocked in the original film, only shinier, but that may be a trick of the light. Or maybe Diana is partaking in that wacky modern invention known as dry cleaning.
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