I decided recently to stop posting collections of daft pictures from Russia. I figured that you guys must have had enough by now. But, then I realised this: I will never, ever tire of these pictures....
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I decided to write about Turkmenistan’s Melon Day after a friend brought it to my attention. It sounded like something I should know more about. At the same time, I found the idea...
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You can’t have missed the Pokemon Go phenomenon that is currently sweeping the known universe. Today, purely for “research purposes.” I downloaded the Pokemon Go app myself. I’ve given it a whirl and,...
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In a lot of people’s brains, “mammoths” are stored in the same slot as “dinosaurs.” In reality, mammoths appeared on earth around 5 million years ago, a solid 60 million years after the last of the dinosaurs wheezed their final...
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Red kites were, not so long ago, a very rare site on our windy isle. But, recent breeding programs have enabled them to become one of Britain’s few natural success stories. Their huge wingspans...
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Some time ago, I posted an article here about a mosh pit simulator. It was a fascinating but sensible affair, created for scientific purposes as part of a proper, grown-up thesis. However, the mosh pit generator...
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With all the drama that surrounds Westminster at the moment, I thought it might be a nice idea to have a break. So I took a short internet-powered walk in the opposite direction to the British...
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Of all the bird species, the feral pigeon must be the one that faces the most derision. I, for one, do not believe that this pigeon hatred is entirely fair; I feel a certain duty...
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“Nature abhors a vacuum,” so we’re told. Nature also abhors a mess; it likes order and patterns. It likes things to match, it likes things to be symmetrical, and it likes things to resemble trees....
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The sun is really hot, and it rains that hotness down on earth all the live-long day; why not use that power? It’s a no-brainer. Nowadays, solar energy is finally coming into vogue as technology...
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