Tue. 10/13 - A Star Spaghettified By a Black Hole (Yes, that's the technical term)

<p><strong><em>What’s up with all those merpeople and sea monsters on old maps? Why Peru opened up Machu Picchu after seven months for one single man to visit. The supermassive black hole that spaghettified a star. And the Anti-Ad Ad Club paying influencers to trash talk corporations.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>FightCamp, <a href="http://joinfightcamp.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">joinfightcamp.com/RIDE</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://lithub.com/why-did-renaissance-europeans-see-merpeople-everywhere/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?</a> (Literary Hub)</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1562-mapmakers-thought-america-was-full-of-mermaids-giants-and-dragons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In 1562 Map-Makers Thought America Was Full of Mermaids, Giants, and Dragons</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-peru-tourism-japan/peru-opens-machu-picchu-for-a-single-japanese-tourist-after-almost-seven-month-wait-idUKKBN26X2JK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost seven-month wait</a> (Reuters)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/world/americas/machu-picchu-japan-tourist-coronavirus.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After a 7-Month Wait, This Tourist Got Machu Picchu All To Himself</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201012115956.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ESO telescopes record last moments of star devoured by a black hole</a> (Science Daily)</li><li><a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/astronomers-get-a-front-row-seat-to-a-star-getting-torn-apart-by-a-huge-black-hole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Astronomers get a front row seat to a star getting torn apart by a huge black hole</a> (Bad Astronomy)</li><li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/get-paid-for-shitti