Boing Boing, August 2, 2026

A 120-year-old lightbulb, a snake-sighting omen, and Red Bull-funded studies

Happy Sunday! Today's stories: A 15th-century Persian book explains what it means to see a snake. Voters in Clacton-by-Sea faced the longest ballot in UK election history. Red Bull paid for the research concluding that vodka Red Bulls are safe. A lightbulb in California has stayed lit for 120 years while drawing four watts. Police say a Little Debbie de…