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ICYMI: Werner Herzog Doesn't Know What Pokemon Go Is And Doesn't Care
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- Werner Herzog says he doesn't have a cell phone, wishes film school didn't exist, and doesn't know what Pokemon Go is.
- Tim Kaine has many talents, and spelling is one of them. Watch him kill it at a spelling bee.
- Correction: Reporter who dubbed the name "D.B. Cooper" had actually meant to use "Dan Cooper." But that's not the real name, either.
- The Moleskin company, known for its portable notebooks, has opened up a cafe in Milan.
- Michael Keaton received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yay. He also said that Beetlejuice 2 isn't happening. Boo.
- Chipotle, amid plunging stock prices, will open up a burger joint in Ohio.
- There are a lot of loops to jump through if you want to visit Cuba.
- A play about the 2015 San Bernardino shooting attack has been put on hold after families of the victims spoke out against it.
- Scientists have found cancer in a 1.7 million-year-old bone, which makes it the earliest known case of cancer.
- Speaking of old stuff. Here's 340-year-old cheese found in a shipwreck.
- You've almost made it to the weekend. It's nearly time to take a victory lap:
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