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Nature lover, bibliomaniac, worrier. Yes, those are some of my bookshelves.
I am still not an Algerian news network. Maybe I should have picked a different user name this time.
Banner pic: tightly packed paperback fiction. Profile pic: egret.
I am still not an Algerian news network. Maybe I should have picked a different user name this time.
Banner pic: tightly packed paperback fiction. Profile pic: egret.
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Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search
Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Right now on reddit there's a guy inventing a new kind of brick to build his home with and it's going about as well as you can imagine
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Right now on reddit there's a guy inventing a new kind of brick to build his home with and it's going about as well as you can imagine
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i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
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The Kamakura Daibutsu (The Great Buddha of Kamakura) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha over 11 meters tall that was cast in 1252. Originally it was inside a large hall which was destroyed and it now stands uncovered in the grounds of Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.
#WyrdWednesday #Buddhism
#WyrdWednesday #Buddhism
August 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Kamakura Daibutsu (The Great Buddha of Kamakura) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha over 11 meters tall that was cast in 1252. Originally it was inside a large hall which was destroyed and it now stands uncovered in the grounds of Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.
#WyrdWednesday #Buddhism
#WyrdWednesday #Buddhism
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Dec 1950: Rail Travel ad from British Railways
«a Merry Christmas
a Travel-Happy * New Year»
«a Merry Christmas
a Travel-Happy * New Year»
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Dec 1950: Rail Travel ad from British Railways
«a Merry Christmas
a Travel-Happy * New Year»
«a Merry Christmas
a Travel-Happy * New Year»
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it's great that convergent evolution made sure we have the "evil muppet lurking in the swamp" niche covered on multiple continents
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it's great that convergent evolution made sure we have the "evil muppet lurking in the swamp" niche covered on multiple continents
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🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
🏺
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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Oh go on then. All five together (which really highlights my inconsistencies…)
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Oh go on then. All five together (which really highlights my inconsistencies…)
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Happy Doctor Who day!
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy Doctor Who day!
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I was out hiking and a mountain biker passed.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I was out hiking and a mountain biker passed.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
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It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. Photo from my collection, 1949.
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. Photo from my collection, 1949.
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Well, Tokyu Denki of all people should know that light acts as a wave, not a particle, when travelling through a single slit.
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Well, Tokyu Denki of all people should know that light acts as a wave, not a particle, when travelling through a single slit.
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
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The Chichibu Night Festival, held on Dec 2–3, in Chichibu is one of Japan’s most spectacular winter events. It features six massive, ornately designed floats parading through the streets, kabuki performances, and a breathtaking fireworks display.
Chichibu Night Festival
Experience Chichibu Night Festival - Japan's largest winter celebration with 20-meter illuminated yatai floats, fireworks & 300-year tradition. Visit December.
www.hey-japan.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Chichibu Night Festival, held on Dec 2–3, in Chichibu is one of Japan’s most spectacular winter events. It features six massive, ornately designed floats parading through the streets, kabuki performances, and a breathtaking fireworks display.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Pretty amazing light in Edinburgh just after sunrise this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Pretty amazing light in Edinburgh just after sunrise this morning.
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Looks as if our brief interlude of light is over, so here's another glimpse of Glasgow through yesterday's morning mist.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Looks as if our brief interlude of light is over, so here's another glimpse of Glasgow through yesterday's morning mist.
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Sometimes you write a book that you think (hope) people will love, then it doesn’t sell. This is mine. Maybe it’s just to niche, but if you like the sound of it, give it a try. Or buy it for the musicals loving autistic person in your life. mybook.to/MyFairLord #books #musicals #genderswap
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Sometimes you write a book that you think (hope) people will love, then it doesn’t sell. This is mine. Maybe it’s just to niche, but if you like the sound of it, give it a try. Or buy it for the musicals loving autistic person in your life. mybook.to/MyFairLord #books #musicals #genderswap
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BBC Radio 3
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're out for a bracing walk or keeping cosy at home.
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're out for a bracing walk or keeping cosy at home.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
BBC Radio 3
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're out for a bracing walk or keeping cosy at home.
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're out for a bracing walk or keeping cosy at home.
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NEVER EVER ANNOY AN ENGLISH OAK 😬🫣
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
NEVER EVER ANNOY AN ENGLISH OAK 😬🫣
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I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
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I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
a hippopotamus is standing in a puddle of water next to two crocodiles
Alt: A crocodile doing his best to stay calm while a baby hippo noms on him.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
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Wonderful forest silhouette fused glass and enamel printed glass coasters. Lovely blue and grey streaky glass coasters with black enamel printed tree designs. Perfect for the home.
#ukgiftam #ukgifthour #etsygifts
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4316...
#ukgiftam #ukgifthour #etsygifts
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4316...
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wonderful forest silhouette fused glass and enamel printed glass coasters. Lovely blue and grey streaky glass coasters with black enamel printed tree designs. Perfect for the home.
#ukgiftam #ukgifthour #etsygifts
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4316...
#ukgiftam #ukgifthour #etsygifts
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4316...