The Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Edition
Third Comey Indictment, Anthropic IPO, and a Pumpkin Picasso
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Nearly 100 years
That's how long people around the world have reported the same bizarre experience after eating certain wild mushrooms: visions of dozens, even hundreds, of tiny, colorful humans. The reports are strikingly consistent across countries and decades, and researchers are now trying to explain why the same tiny figures keep appearing.
Source: Science Daily
Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, giving trick-or-treaters and costume parties a full weekend night.
Feb. 14: Super Bowl LXI kicks off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with Jay-Z headlining the Apple Music halftime show.
- 1858Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th US president, is born in New York City
- 1904New York City's first underground subway line opens to the public
- 1962A US U-2 spy plane is shot down over Cuba on the Cuban Missile Crisis' most dangerous day
- 2004The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918, ending an 86-year drought
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