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“Where do battle tanks and military trucks go when their service has ended? Enthusiasts and professionals put them to work for search and rescue, marketing and just having fun.” Backyard Battalions. “Westen Champlin, an auto enthusiast and YouTube personality in Kansas, owns a tank. Specifically a 1962 Centurion battle tank.” (I’m thinking of getting one of these for whenever I’m parked near a Cybertruck.)

+ “In a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, scientists describe the latest discovery from the site — a Neanderthal molar with a depression that they believe is evidence of an ancient invasive dental procedure. ‘Basically a root canal.'” (I’m guessing Neanderthal novocaine left much to be desired.)