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Did you know what an occlupanid is? I didnt’!

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  • Posted on February 25, 2026February 22, 2026

People collect them, describe them paint them… …and there is a synthetic taxonomy parody research…

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Smile

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  • Posted on February 25, 2026February 22, 2026

Was not sure whether to laugh or cry at this one… …or this one

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Ponderings

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  • Posted on February 24, 2026February 25, 2026

This post on Reddit, although old, brought back memories for me. When I lived in…

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Fortune telling fish

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  • Posted on February 24, 2026February 22, 2026

I found one of these today, in those boxes or drawers we probably all have,…

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A day

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  • Posted on February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

The sun actually made an appearance yesterday. There is no heat to it yet (it…

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Greetings cards by Anna Gisle

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  • Posted on February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

I love collecting greetings cards so that I always have really nice ones to hand.…

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It’s weird to think that every tiny part of your body has a name

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  • Posted on February 22, 2026February 19, 2026

acnestis: – the “itch you can’t scratch” has a name. in humans, between the shoulder…

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Why is dog poop not white anymore

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  • Posted on February 22, 2026February 20, 2026

It has struck me over the years that you never see white dog poop anymore.…

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Still icy!

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  • Posted on February 21, 2026February 18, 2026

These bigger boats break the ice into smaller pieces. Most of them are over 100m/328ft…

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100 things to declutter

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  • Posted on February 21, 2026February 20, 2026

and from the same author (link in image above), who I follow on Facebook and…

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