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Zebra is the American medical slang for arriving at an exotic medical diagnosis when a more commonplace explanation is more likely.[1] It is shorthand for the aphorism coined in the late 1940s by Dr. Theodore Woodward, professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who instructed his medical interns: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras”.[2] Since horses are common in Maryland while zebras are relatively rare, logically one could confidently guess that an animal making hoofbeats is probably a horse. By 1960, the aphorism was widely known in medical circles.[3]
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_(medicine)

A Big Tobacco Moment for the Sugar Industry
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/a-big-tobacco-moment-for-the-sugar-industry Amazing how much impact ~5M in ’16$ & 1 @NEJM review had on the US #diet

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When a radiant energy source is directed at a Crookes radiometer, the radiometer becomes a heat engine.[citation needed] The operation of a heat engine is based on a difference in temperature that is converted to a mechanical output. In this case, the black side of the vane becomes hotter than the other side, as radiant energy from a light source warms the black side by black-body absorption faster than the silver or white side. The internal air molecules are heated up when they touch the black side of the vane.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookes_radiometer

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To understand how this peculiar situation can come about, suppose you wanted to get from Atlanta to Cincinnati on February 6th. Delta is the only airline that flies direct between these cities, and this week the lowest one-way fare it was offering for that date was $251. However, Delta was also offering flights from Atlanta to Dallas with a stop in Cincinnati for just $197. Why? Because two other airlines also fly direct from Atlanta to Dallas, so price competition on that route is especially fierce. However, there is little to stop those wanting to go from Atlanta to Cincinnati from reserving an
Atlanta-Cincinnati-Dallas trip for $197 and simply ending their journey at the “hidden city” in the middle of their booking, saving $54.
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Phantom flights
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21639575-economics-air-ticketing-can-produce-some-peculiarities-phantom-flights @Skiplagged selling tickets A=>C w/ stop at B which are less than just A=>B; perverse incentives!

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/a-big-tobacco-moment-for-the-sugar-industry?mbid=social_twitter

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-house-science-committees-anti-science-rampage

https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/samsung-loses-26-billion-market-value/?sr_source=Twitter

http://gizmodo.com/full-moons-can-apparently-trigger-earthquakes-1786530723?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

AC http://seas.yale.edu/news-events/news/air-conditioning-bringing-you-relief-and-microbes @jordan_peccia : Cold, alt wet & dry…in units forms a unique environment…promoting a narrow range of microbes

As #LGA Is Overhauled, CheckIn Line Starts at Highway
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/nyregion/la-guardia-airport-reconstruction-drop-your-bags.htm As a main airport for southern CT, perhaps forming at border