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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 2430 | Founded | 8 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Numlock News: July 2, 2026 • Atlatl, Subnautica, Minions
By Walt Hickey
Have a great weekend! We’re off until Monday in observation of the holiday.
Walter Mitty
A new study asked respondents if they thought they would be able to handle a situation presented to them, finding that 70...
Numlock News: July 1, 2026 • Shetland, Supersonic, Caviar
By Walt Hickey
Durian
A bumper crop of durian during the same year that many plantations have mature trees of a promising new variety has sent the Malaysian market roiling, prompting some vendors to just give the fruit away. Ma...
Numlock News: June 30, 2026 • BTS, Drones, Cyborgs,
By Walt Hickey
BTS
BTS has notched their second consecutive month as the top tour in the world as of May, grossing $127.8 million selling 641,000 tickets across 12 shows entirely in North America, with nine shows in the United...
Numlock News: June 29, 2026 • Interstellar, Hacky Sacks, Containers
By Walt Hickey
Welcome back!
Hacky Sacks
The bean-filled footbags best known as the genericized brand Hacky Sack are once again popular, a 1990s throwback that had faded for much of the 21st century but has evidently caught on...
Numlock Sunday: Dave Infante talks Fingers and the geopolitics of alcohol
By Walt Hickey
By Walt Hickey
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Walt writes Numlock News, as well as some other stuff. He's a data journalist who is obsessed with culture, society and fascinating numbers buried in the news.
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