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Fri. 04/29 - Books That Kill: Arsenic-Laced Covers & Other Poisonous Pigments


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How an innocent trip to the library could give you arsenic poisoning. Plus, a new pterosaur fossil seems to confirm the prehistoric reptiles had some pretty cool feathers. And, how would you like to meditate with Yoda and Chewbacca?

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    Poison Book Project (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library) 
  • These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you (National Geographic)
  • Prussian blue and its partner in crime (Journal of Art in Society) 
  • When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut and Adrian Nathan West
  • Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery (ScienceDaily)
  • This ancient creature developed feathers long before the dinosaurs (Inverse)
  • Fossil of Sick Pterosaur Crest Reveals Clues to Feather Color (Gizmodo)
  • Star Wars and Headspace let you practice mindfulness in a galaxy far, far away (Mashable)
  • Best Star Wars Day Deals: Early Discounts Available Ahead Of May The 4th (Gamespot)
  • Gene Wilder Documentary in the Works at White Horse Pictures (Collider) 
  • It's Always Something a book by Gilda Radner
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