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Wed. 10/20 - None Pizza With Left Beef: A Slice of History

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A brief history of one of the most famous pizzas on the internet. Surgeons have successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically-altered pig to a human. And how to watch the Orionid Meteor Shower this week, if the big ol’ full moon doesn’t get in your way.

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"On this day in history: "None pizza with left beef" was first..." (Adam Quinn, Twitter) 
  • The Great Pizza Orientation Test (The Sneeze)
  • None Pizza with Left Beef | Special Delivery Instructions (Know Your Meme)
  • Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of None Pizza With Left Beef (Gizmodo)
  • Sexy None Pizza With Left Beef Halloween Costume (Talia, Twitter)
  • None Pizza With Left Beef's Creator Steve Molaro Interview (Intelligencer)
  • The Truth about None Pizza with Left Beef (Vlogbrothers, YouTube)
  • Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test (AP)
  • In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked (NY Times)
  • October's full Hunter's Moon of 2021 rises tonight! Here's what to expect. (Space.com)
  • Full moon in October will obscure Orionid meteor shower (CNN)
  • Orionid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it (Space.com)
  • Facebook plans to change company name to focus on the metaverse (The Verge)
  • Facebook Plans to Change Its Name Because the Brand is Toxic (A/V Club)
  • A Plague of Nosebleeds Hit Twitch Streamers, But It Was All an Apple TV+ Stunt (Ad Week)
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