Earlier this year NASA got Voyager 2 to restart systems it had shut down through the ultimate in working remotely: sending directions beyond the reach of the sun! The way we send those commands to Voyagers 1 and 2 is pretty basic, but with twists to make up for the extremely long distance. Plus: ISS astronauts have been growing space veggies, and they're pretty good for us. 

How are the Voyager spacecraft able to transmit radio messages so far? (How Stuff Works)

Voyager 2 Returns to Normal Operations (NASA)

NASA's Space Lettuce Is Safe And Nutritious, Paving Way For Crops On The Moon And Mars (Newsweek)

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Dehydration can be a big problem for patients with dementia or Alzheimers. Jelly Drops are colorful, edible treat pods full of water that may be able to help these individuals stay hydrated. Plus: the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum is hosting the new exhibit “Ohio: An Unnatural History," complete with life-size cutouts of mythical Ohio creatures.

Man Creates Edible Water To Help His Grandmother With Dementia Stay Hydrated (Interesting Engineering)

Mythical creatures of Ohio on display at Rutherford B. Hayes museum (WTOL)

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Today is the birthday of Jerrie Cobb, who could have been the first woman in space but ended up flying to great heights nonetheless. Plus: it was on this day in 2011 that a museum in the Netherlands first put on exhibit a work called “Peanut Butter Floor," which was exactly what it sounds like.

Jerrie Cobb, America's first female astronaut candidate, dies at 88 (NBC News)

Cobb, Geraldyn “Jerrie” M., Aviation Pioneer (National Aviation Hall of Fame)

Peanut Butter Floor (Bookofjoe)

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Some moths are built to essentially cancel sound - and it's a pretty effective defense mechanism against bats and echolocation. Plus: a heart-shaped work of art made by bees!

Deaf moths evolved noise-cancelling scales to evade predators (Phys.org)

Bees Create Heart-Shaped Hive When There Aren’t Frames Up to Guide Them (My Modern Met) 

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On this day in 1876, a Mrs. Crouch was outside making soap when “suddenly there descended upon her a gentle shower of meat.” What the heck happened to cause meat to fall from the sky over Bath County, Kentucky? Plus: Lincoln, the goat mayor of Fairhaven, Vermont, runs for reelection against his challenger, Sammy the police dog. 

Kentucky Meat Shower? Yes, meat fell from the sky more than 140 years ago (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Vermont goat mayor in for a 'dog' fight at her Town Meeting Day re-election (Burlington Free Press)

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Can music help cats relax during their visits to the vet? Apparently so - but would music specifically made for cats be even more helpful than music made for humans? Plus: if you missed Justin Bieber's birthday yesterday, visit a museum in his hometown that features all the stuff from his career that his proud grandparents saved! 

This music calms cats the best, study finds (Treehugger)

How a small-town Canadian museum became a shrine to Justin Bieber (The Outline)

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It was on a Leap Day in 1968 that the President of the United States got stuck in an elevator. We'll explain how it happened. Plus: this weekend at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, it's the third annual Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend.

LBJ Stuck In An Elevator (Atlas Obscura)

Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend at Graceland (Memphis Travel)

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A new technology out of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst actually pulls electricity out of the air! But don't worry, it's not like when Sith lords shoot lightning at people. Plus: Steamboat Springs, Colorado sets the world record for the largest single firework explosion. 

New Green Technology from UMass Amherst Generates Electricity ‘Out of Thin Air’ (University of Massachusetts)

The world's largest single firework just lit up the night sky in Steamboat Springs (ABC 7 Denver)

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Disappearing People is a computer program that can make us invisible on our computer’s cameras! Plus: the story of something that cannot be unseen, the world record longest salami. 

This Program Will Make You Invisible (to Your Webcam) (Motherboard)

Salami larger than the Statue of Liberty has broken a world record in Argentina (Mirror UK)

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A project run by researchers at the University of Sheffield, is using foam taken from discarded mattresses to help Syrian refugees start hydroponic gardens in Jordan. Plus: why were there two Miss Sasquatch Queens in Saskatchewan back in 1969? 

Scientists using old mattresses to grow food for Syrian refugees in Jordan (iNews)

Miss Sasquatch Queen (Weird Universe)

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