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Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, alarm, amuse, or inspire us.
Hey, did you read:
• About some confusion over whether late-night travel is allowed on the Bloomingdale Trail? —John Dunlevy
• That marijuana is officially legal in Oregon, and the possession limit is much higher than it is in other states? —Drew Hunt
• Hillary Clinton raised $45 million between April and June, the most ever for a presidential candidate in one quarter? —Mick Dumke
• About the Glasgow University Metaphor Map, which tracks 1,400 metaphorical connections in the English language, going back to 700 AD? —Aimee Levitt
• About the world of Christian stand-up? —Drew Hunt
• Or see this video clip of the 1970 Blackhawks taking on the cast of Sesame Street? —Aimee Levitt
• That TV Land pulled Dukes of Hazzard reruns off its schedule because of the Confederate flag iconography on the General Lee? —Ryan Smith
• How PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales in China are disappointing? —Sue Kwong
• This Pacific Standard essay on the mainstreaming of “weird” news? —Kate Schmidt
• That a serene Father’s Day boating trip in Orange County took a turn for the worse when a dolphin leaped into the family’s boat and broke a woman’s ankles? —Tyler Daswick