Odds ‘n Sods:

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Reader Diana V. suggested this: 100-year-old way to filter rainwater

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Gary S. mentioned: Cloak of Invisibility?

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F.G. sent this: Conquest vehicles reveals the Evade, its new, gigantic unarmored SUV. JWR’s Comments: They should have named this vehicle the Poser. Driving an unarmored vehicle that looks armored is something akin to openly carrying an unloaded gun. What idiocy. Owners will just be looking for a fight that they know they can’t win. This article reminded me of one of my late wife’s favorite treble entendre sayings: “If looks could kill, there’d be lifeless bodies littering the streets.”

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H.L. sent this: As drought looms in India, fear for its cattle

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Sandman mentioned an article on government databases that are tracking license plates