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PolitiFact s ruling: Mostly False
Here s why: Josh Mandel, an Ohio politician who describes himself as the first statewide Ohio official to support former President Donald Trump, voiced concern over government waste. The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, Mandel tweeted May 21. Wasteful spending is robbing America’s future, it must be exposed and stopped!
Mandel’s warnings come a bit late. Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake listed them in his 2017 Wastebook.
The fish project, funded with $560,536 from the National Science Foundation, took place at the University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Mudskipper fish, a sort that can live and walk out of water, were put in a chamber and placed on a well-moistened treadmill. Researchers found that the fish could exercise longer
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Oregon Zoo, OMSI, Portland Art Museum, other attractions unite to continue mask policy By Aron Yohannes, oregonlive.com
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A group of the 14 leading Portland-area museums and cultural attractions released a unified statement Thursday that masks would continue to be required for visitors and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The organizations united in the policy include the Architectural Heritage Center, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, Five Oaks Museum, Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Oregon Zoo, Portland Art Museum, Portland Chinatown Museum, Pittock Mansion, and Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals.
Travel Oregon Awards More Than $2 4 million for Projects That Promote Tourism Across the State wweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.