Thu. 06/23 - The "Anti-Hunger" Molecule Formed By Intense Workouts

A newly-identified molecule may explain why some workouts make you super hungry and others leave you without an appetite at all. Plus, a spectacular planetary conjunction is on display this weekend––how to catch sight of five planets at once. Researchers have a new theory for why all those fish fell from the sky in Texas last year. And a new J.R.R. Tolkien book is coming out in November. Sort of.

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Links:

• Why Does a Hard Workout Make You Less Hungry? (NY Times)
• The unexpected link between hunger and exercising (MIC)
• 'Anti-hunger' molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover (Stanford)
• Five major planets to line up in rare planetary conjunction (BBC)
• Five planets are aligned in night sky for first time in 18 years in June (Washington Post)
• Rare 5-planet alignment comes into better view this week (Space.com)
• Researchers figured out why fish fell from the sky in Texarkana, and it's pretty gross (The Dallas Morning News)
• Mon. 01/03 - It's Raining Fish (Hallelujah) (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
• New Tolkien Book, The Fall Of Númenor, Collects The Second Age Stories That Influence Prime Video's The Rings Of Power (SlashFilm)
• New Tolkien book: The Fall of Númenor to be published (The Tolkien Society)
• Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name (CNN)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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