No Small Boy Stuff

In today's episode:

 - TIL of a court in France which stopped a girl being named "Nutella" and forcibly renamed her to Ella in the absence of her parents. The Judge said that the name Nutella would "only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts," a complaint not heard by her parents as they did not attend the hearing. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/12ikt0k

 - TIL that is not possible to exceed the weight limit (70 lb) of a US Postal Service small flat rate box, even if you filled it with the densest substance on Earth. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/12eatpb

 - TIL: Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan as part of a “Work Life Choice Challenge” by shutting down offices every Friday. Productivity, measured by sales per employee, increased by almost 40% compared to the same period the previous year. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/12d8080

 - TIL that the neurologist who invented lobotomy (António Egas Moniz) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for this highly invasive procedure, which is widely considered today to be one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/12ivzv8

 - TIL After eating the "miracle fruit," very sour foods will taste sweet for 15 to 30 minutes. "Miracle fruit" or Synsepalum dulcificum releases a sweetening potency that alters the taste buds. For about 15 to 30 minutes, everything sour is sweet. Lemons lose their zing and taste like candy. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/12exgd1

In today's episode:

 - Why don't humans take preventative medicine for tick-borne illnesses like animals do? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12gxeaa

 - Why do city pigeons so often have mutilated feet? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12fjlhl

 - Why are there so many pre-modern human fossils from the past several million years, but very few pre-modern chimp or gorilla ones? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12f44oi

In today's episode:

 - Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftingnews/12c9s7l

 - ‘Much less stressful’: London City airport ends 100ml liquid rule https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftingnews/12bav2x

 - Dad drops 79 pounds to be organ donor for teenage son https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftingnews/12guase

In today's episode:

 - New study reports 1 in 5 adults don't want children, and they don't regret it later https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/12djfe8

 - Suddenly, the US is a climate policy trendsetter. In a head-spinning reversal, other Western nations are scrambling to replicate or counter the new cleantech manufacturing perks. ​“The U.S. is very serious about bringing home that supply chain. It’s raised the bar substantially, globally.” https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/12fsoq6

 - Legal and finance jobs are among the most at risk from AI, while construction and trade jobs face minimal influence, studies suggest https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/12bhc49

 - Walmart's US CEO tells workers not to worry about their jobs despite announcing a major push into store automation https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/12fixqp

In today's episode:

 - Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12gi97p

 - India releases tiger census data: 3,167 tigers in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018 https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12gchds

 - French and German tourists turn their back on Brexit Britain. https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12g219n

 - Despite Lula's promises, deforestation still rampant in Brazil https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12g82r6

In today's episode:

 - ELI5: If humans have been in our current form for 250,000 years, why did it take so long for us to progress yet once it began it's in hyperspeed? https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/12f6oz1

 - ELI5: Why do some animals, like sharks and crocodiles, have such powerful immune systems that they rarely get sick or develop cancer, and could we learn from them to improve human health? https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/12aozmj

 - ELI5: Is there a scientific reason not to shower during a thunderstorm? https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/12ci3hx

 - ELI5: Why aren't bamboo products like Toilet Paper/Paper towels considerably cheaper than their tree counterparts? https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/12bl1hg

 - ELI5: Why do wine bottles do that little indent at the bottom of the bottle https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/12eig0e

In today's episode:

 - EU has made Nintendo agree to offer free life time repairs of irresponsive Switch controllers. It’s in line with the recent ‘right-to-repair’ adopted in the EU. https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12ex99t

 - Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise unveiled women https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12fhuuc

 - ‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12fcebq

 - Dutch journalist who writes critically on China targeted in “bizarre” intimidation scheme, including a bomb threat made in her name against the Chinese embassy in The Hague https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12ffl5h

In today's episode:

 - Does properly stored water ever expire? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12c7841

 - As you age hair sprouts in places it didn't grow - what's happening with the follicles? Are they new or dormant ones awakening? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12d6m9w

 - Why were some terrestrial dinosaurs able to reach such incredible sizes, and why has nothing come close since? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/128dnvx

 - Is the morphology between human faces significantly more or less varied than the faces of other species? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/12e988d

 - Why does respiratory rate increase during anaerobic exercise if muscles use glycogen as fuel, not oxygen? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/129fv5n

In today's episode:

 - Armenia will participate in NATO maneuvers, abandoning CSTO exercises https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12e61li

 - Turkish graphic designer detained over anti-Erdoğan stickers he designed, "Is this product too expensive for you? This is thanks to Erdoğan. " https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12efisi

 - Czech government approves plan for regulated cannabis market https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12elso2

 - India to require Facebook and Twitter rely on gov't fact checking https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12ehj64

 - Pope Francis to skip Good Friday procession due to cold weather https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/12elqcm

In today's episode:

 - What brand do you hate and why? https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/12cstjx

 - What was the most out of touch with reality thing a rich person ever said to you? https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/12cy3t1

 - What was something you've genuinely lost sleep over? https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/12d19n7

 - Men, how would you feel about receiving a hand written love letter from a girl? https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/12dcaqz