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Male monkeys have more same-sex romps than hookups with females so they prefer meat to fish, huh? me, too... Same-sex behaviors in macaques were found to both copycat the intercourse they observed and, in addition, perform the act based on their genetic predisposition. This is an interesting twist on the old 'nature versus nurture' debate.

'Life is great' Why fans think NFL star Joe Burrow is engaged to longtime girlfriend “I think life is great for Burrow,” Adam Jones — who played for the Bengals from 2010 to 2017 — revealed on a recent episode of the “Pat McAfee Show.”

Just off California, octopuses are converging by the thousands. Here's why: It was the last hour of a 30-hour dive, nearly two murky miles below the ocean’s surface. A remotely operated vehicle called the Hercules was exploring the foothills of the Davidson Seamount, an underwater volcano about 90 miles southwest of Monterey. Aboard the boat carrying researchers monitoring the Hercules, it was expected to be a fairly boring dive, said Chad King, the chief scientist on the 2018 cruise. Much research had been done near the top and slope of the seamount, but King and his fellow scientists wanted to explore around its base, expecting to find little sponges or corals amid lots of seafloor muck. But then, just as Hercules crossed over a ridge, a curious sight floated across the screen: small, almost iridescent bulbs clinging to the seamount wall. The scientists directed Hercules down, farther into the depths. “And sure enough, that's where we ran into thousands and thousands of these octopus,” King said. “And we were just absolutely floored. We were just giddy.” The scientists, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, had alighted upon what they called an “octopus garden.” The images they captured revealed nearly 6,000 octopuses — leading scientists to estimate the total population of the area could exceed 20,000. The discovery of the thousands of Muusoctopus robustus — or “pearl octopus,” as researchers dubbed it for the animal’s shape and opalescent shine — led a team of scientists on a five-year quest to solve the mystery: Why are there so many thousands of pearl octopuses at the foot of the Davidson Seamount, and how were they living there? The researchers visited Octopus Garden more than a dozen times to find out, and a study published last week in the journal Science Advances shows they solved one part of the mystery. The pearl octopus came to the Davidson Seamount, they discovered, to nestle into the warm crooks of its wall and brood baby octopuses. The ambient temperature of water around the seamount is about 35 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists. But by using sophisticated marine thermometers, the researchers found that the octopuses were settling into crevices warmed by spring water, where the temperature reached nearly 51 degrees. “So we're still unsure exactly about what kind of geological circulation drives these springs, but essentially water’s getting heated somewhere underground there,” said Steve Litvin, marine ecologist at the institute. “And just like a warm spring, you know, I don't want to say ‘Old Faithful,’ but it's bubbling up there out of the rocks.” The relatively warm spring water raises the mother octopus’ metabolism, speeding up the egg development process. Researchers found that octopus eggs in the area hatch in less than two years — far less than the estimated five to eight years it takes in colder temperatures. “They’re in warm water, the metabolism is much faster," King said, "so their life history has been very compressed relative to most deep-sea animals.” Solving one mystery only ignited a burst of other questions for the scientists: Where did the octopus come from? Do they instinctively know that the warm waters will speed up the brooding process? How many other octopus nurseries exist on the seafloor around the world? “We know so little about the deep ocean,” Litvin said. “The discovery of the garden and all these thousands of octopus … just highlights that this is the biggest ecosystem on our planet, and we know less about it than we know about the surface of the moon.” Scientists still don’t know where the grapefruit-sized octopuses came from, or how they knew to settle against the Davidson Seamount’s warm rocks. But over years of monitoring them, they watched the octopuses mate, settle, brood and hatch new offspring. Once an egg is hatched, the mother octopus dies. Shrimps, snails, anemones and other organisms feed off the octopus' carcass. Most deep-sea animals rely on food floating down from the ocean surface — “marine snow,” Litvin called it. But with such a large number of octopuses living and dying in one area, he said, they provide the seafloor community “about 70% more carbon, more food than if only that marine snow was coming down.” “You wouldn't see this specific ecosystem at the garden," Litvin said, "if it wasn't for all those octopus dying.” Once a new octopus is hatched, the juvenile swims off into the darkness, Litvin said. Where does it go? That’s a question for future research to answer, he said. “That's the largest aggregation of octopus in the world,” Litvin said. “So the thought that these kinds of ecosystems are still hiding from us — that after a couple of decades of a lot of deep-sea exploration, there's still that scale of a discovery — is just amazing, and really highlights the need for continued investment in technology so we can expand our efforts to explore the deep sea, find the next Octopus Garden and literally, again, understand how that biggest ecosystem in our planet works.” A female pearl octopus broods her eggs near the Davidson Seamount off California. A 2019 image from video shows female pearl octopuses nesting at the base of an extinct underwater volcano. A time-lapse camera monitors aggregations of female pearl octopuses nesting at the Octopus Garden. https://www.aol.com/news/just-off-california-octopuses-converging-120006000.html

Fashion fans are going to eat up this Chanel diner. The Parisian luxury fashion house is opening a diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — but don’t expect to be served greasy grub like burgers and french fries. From Sept. 8-10, Chanel fans can visit the Lucky Chance Diner for a free experience to celebrate the launch of the Chance Eau Fraîche perfume. The diner will be adorned with a Chanel touch, with pink and green interiors, Instagrammable photo opps, a pink double-C logo clock, a branded napkin holder and more. Lucky Chance Diner will take over the corner at 225 Wythe Ave., a location that was once home to the iconic Wythe Diner. Reservations are free, however, the beauty-themed diner is already completely booked up. An event page says “walk-ins are also welcome.” When guests arrive at the Chanel-inspired diner, it will seem like a normal dinner experience, complete with a host stand, booths and countertop seating — though the menu will look different from your ordinary diner menu or even “girl dinner.” Instead of an array of food options, the menus will feature a selection of fragrances. Sitting at the diner booths will be an interactive, 30-minute experience that is devoted to finding the Chance scent that suits you best. How the interactive fragrance experience will happen is a surprise, but after finding your new signature scent, guests will go to the back of the diner where there will be a vending machine with a chance to win customizable gifts. More games will be available in the outdoor garden, as well as a pick-up window to purchase a Chance fragrance. Select sizes and concentrations of the four Chance fragrances will be available for purchase, including the new scent. For the most part, the pop-up diner has no food, just smells — but complimentary beverages will be available in the diner and “refreshments” will be served in the outdoor courtyard. Chanel’s new fragrance and beauty boutique is just a five minute walk from the trendy diner, so guests can take a light stroll after their light diner eats to spend money on the fragrance they love after their “personalized scent discovery.” Reservations are 30 minutes long, and while they are not required, they are encouraged as the interactive experience is included in the reservation. The Lucky Chance Diner is open to the public for three days from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The pop-up diner is housed where the Wythe Diner served devoted fans from 1968 to 1988. After it closed, it became Relish from 1997 to 2010, and most recently, Cafe De La Esquina — the Brooklyn outpost of Manhattan’s La Esquina — from 2011 to 2018. In 2019, it was reported that the corner of Wythe and North 10th Street would be the new home of a six-story apartment building. Instead of an array of food options, the menus will feature a selection of fragrances. The diner will be adorned with a Chanel touch, with pink and green interiors, Instagrammable photo opps, a pink double-C logo clock, a branded napkin holder and more.

Daniel Radcliffe looked ultra buff in a new episode of “Miracle Workers.”

Astoria woman busted for assaulting customs agent with karate chop at JFK Airport I'm a very gentle person; had it been me, it would've been with a lamb chop. Child rapist who escaped Arkansas prison on a jet ski is captured at a Quality Inn with his family Who figures out how to escape prison on a jet ski(!) then gets caught at a Quality Inn?

I was never going to pay that.

I don't know, but this is definitely the dumbest woman: Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. It’s a second marriage for both of us. He cheated on his ex with me. Soon after we were married, he told me that, given the chance, he would cheat on me, but that I shouldn’t worry because no really pretty woman would ever want him. Six years into our marriage, I needed to find something on his phone and saw he had signed up on a dating website for married people looking to cheat. We went to counseling. He said he wasn’t planning on following through; he just wanted to see what was out there. Not long afterward, I noticed he had checked a website for dating foreign women, but he needed a credit card, so he gave up. Off to counseling again. I told him that was strike two. Last month, I went on vacation with my daughter. Last week, he accidentally deleted something on his phone and asked me to find it. What I also found were emails from women offering their services, all of them sent while I was away. (“Send money, I’ll send more titillating photos.”) He claims he didn’t ask for them. There are eight or 10. My question: Is this strike three? — Foolish Lady in Maryland Dear “Lady” (and I use the term loosely): It should be obvious to you by now that your husband isn’t interested in being faithful. If you’re looking for a reason to leave him, this is strike three. If not, it’s strike 2 1/2. (Please get yourself tested for STDs.) NO, it’s strike 6. YOU were strike 1, what he told you after your marriage was 2, the first two phone situations were 3-4, his being able to stand staying married to such an enormous moron for 18 years is #5.

Queensborough Community College celebrates opening of new Male Resource Center Interesting... a center with the resources to help you find a male. I hope it's co-ed.

That's really weird. As a medical professional, I would think you'd be more familiar with where/how to pick these up... What does COVID-19 look like?

Investors hoping Instacart delivers in highly anticipated IPO filing

France to spend $216 million to destroy 80 million gallons of surplus wine are you sure you wanna do that.wav crapfest.wav

Sacre bleu! That's nuts! People losing it after discovering how cashews actually grow: 'This is not real' Australian man Jackson Jansen was shocked when he discovered the popular “nut” is actually a seed that grows on the outside of a specific apple variety.

I can't help it. I keep seeing 'Bob Barker passes...' showing on the 'front page' of this forum, and I am (as I'm sure all of you are) reminded of the time Dorothy was going to remarry Stan, and Debbie Reynolds was interviewing to be the new roommate: Truby: “My husband passed just last summer.” Rose: “Passed what?” Dorothy: “A slow-moving Winnebago, Rose.” No disrespect meant to Mr. Barker, who had an admirable career and used his celebrity in an admirable way. 99 years is a nice, long ride, and I'm sure it was quite a good one.

Aldi Is Selling the Cutest Dog Bathrobes For $5 https://apple.news/A5PAOv3f7QSenAmEl2d-7sg

Thank god I'm poor and don't have to deal with all this mishegos. DEFINITIONS n. "Foolishness, nonsense, craziness." EXAMPLE SENTENCES "I don't want to get involved in their mishegos." LANGUAGES OF ORIGIN Yiddish

Jan 2022: A1C 8.2, my Dr. put me on Metformin. May 2022: A1c 6.7, down 18 pounds. Weight plateaued for a year, A1C remained 6.7-6.8. May 2023: Dr. put me on Ozempic. Today: Down 27 pounds since May, A1C 5.7!!!! If you want to reach me, I'll be doing a photo shoot for the cover of Men's Health. The only problem is that I'm in Medicare's coverage gap, and a refill is $750 for 3 months. My brother in law's doctor switched him to the medium pen, so he had an extra pen & a half he gave me and the Dr. had one sample left that he gave me. I'm good through late Oct. My pulmonologist is in the same building and I haven't seen him since before covid (I had an appt for 2 weeks after the 1st cases hit, but cancelled). I'll make an appt with him soon, and stop in to see the endocrinologist that day, & maybe he'll have more samples. Otherwise it's back to Metformin for 2 months (I have plenty on hand), & your appetite is supposed to go crazy when you stop Ozempic, so that should be fun.

FUN PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Milwaukee's 100-MPH-throwing rookie reliever Abner Uribe is having an excellent year. Today was a little bit less so... Abner Doubleday would've been rolling over in his grave (with laughter) because his namesake: Faced 4 batters Threw 18 pitches Walked 3 and hit the other Threw 3 wild pitches

Last night I almost posted 'What a positive attitude about erectile dysfunction!' I didn't because I thought it would be rude. But what the heck...

Both appeared often, and thrice together, on COMEDY KNOCKOUT, a show that ran on Tru-TV for 3 seasons/84 episodes. 3 comics competed for the audience's approval. You can catch them now on MAX, I believe. S1 E22. We're Jewish Now Matteo Lane does a startlingly accurate Mariah Carey impersonation, and Josh Wolf has an endless list of suggestions for Matteo's dream job. S2 E11. What Is This Show? Matteo says he shaves his asshole in this one. Amanda Seales definitely knows what not to say at a renaissance faire, and Matteo Lane kisses frogs for a very special reason. S2 E31. Deep V Find out what Arden Myrin, Matteo Lane, and an artisanal pickle maker have in common. Matteo had a hole in the crotch of his jeans in this one, but Josh went & sat in the audience to check that it couldn't be seen.

Is that the poster for "THE LIFE OF DECAPRIO"?

I couldn't find it in the store that day. But one these years I'll try some.