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What is Anglish?
“Anglish is a kind of English which prefers native words over those borrowed from foreign languages. Anglish is linguistic purism applied to English.” ~ learn more
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Love will find a way.
“Momo, a 12-year-old white-handed gibbon, shocked her keepers at the Kujukushima Zoo and Botanical Garden in Nagasaki in February 2021 when she gave birth despite having no known male companionship.” Now they know how it happened… “The zoo told CNN […]
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Woodstock ‘99 sounds awful.
“With a combination of price gouging, an awful venue, heat, and an overall horrible vibe, Woodstock ’99 has gone down as one of the most chaotic music festivals in history. We’ve rounded up some shocking firsthand accounts from people who […]
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Gynadromorphism.
Any time someone chooses to take really simplistic view of nature, this sort of thing should help snap them out of it. ~ learn more
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Big houses were full of guests.
“In a modern context, big houses rarely serve any narrative purpose beyond jokes about rooms nobody has ever been in, but historically, all that extra space had an important function.” ~ learn more
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The invention of the wheel was useless without the axle.
“The wheel on its own, while promising, is not very useful. Much like a doughnut, its most important feature is the hole in the center. If it wasn’t suitable for attaching a stable platform by combining it with an axle, […]
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Borgs are taking over college parties.
This might be the most ironic thing I’ve read in a while: “Several harm reduction advocates pointed out that drinking from borgs [“blackout rage gallons”] may actually mitigate the dangers of college drinking culture.” ~ learn more
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Ten good news stories for kids in 2022.
“Despite enormous challenges facing many children around the globe, 2022 also brought good news. As we approach the end of the year, here are 10 areas of progress for children we can celebrate…” ~ learn more
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What does it mean to be neurodivergent?
I have been encountering this term more often recently. After a writer whose work I enjoy described herself in this way, I decided to look it up. ~ learn more