Wed. 10/20 - None Pizza With Left Beef: A Slice of History

A brief history of one of the most famous pizzas on the internet. Surgeons have successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically-altered pig to a human. And how to watch the Orionid Meteor Shower this week, if the big ol’ full moon doesn’t get in your way.
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"On this day in history: "None pizza with left beef" was first..." (Adam Quinn, Twitter) 

The Great Pizza Orientation Test (The Sneeze)

None Pizza with Left Beef | Special Delivery Instructions (Know Your Meme)

Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of None Pizza With Left Beef (Gizmodo)

Sexy None Pizza With Left Beef Halloween Costume (Talia, Twitter)

None Pizza With Left Beef's Creator Steve Molaro Interview (Intelligencer)

The Truth about None Pizza with Left Beef (Vlogbrothers, YouTube)

Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test (AP)

In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked (NY Times)

October's full Hunter's Moon of 2021 rises tonight! Here's what to expect. (Space.com)

Full moon in October will obscure Orionid meteor shower (CNN)

Orionid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it (Space.com)

Facebook plans to change company name to focus on the metaverse (The Verge)

Facebook Plans to Change Its Name Because the Brand is Toxic (A/V Club)

A Plague of Nosebleeds Hit Twitch Streamers, But It Was All an Apple TV+ Stunt (Ad Week)
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