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The tale of the voracious star
For all my fearful fellow creatures who see black holes wherever they look, this from Harper’s Weekly Report: A star 1,300 light-years away swallowed a planet in its orbit and may soon devour another celestial object with 22 times Jupiter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Mysteries of Life, Science, The Facts of Life
Tagged black holes, Harper's, Jupiter, planet Jupiter, the planets
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Multi-species animal news!
From the latest edition of Harper’s Weekly Report: A man from Mexico City was killed when a crocodile attacked him at a beach near a luxury resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and dragged him out to sea; and a man … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Survivor", alligator attacks, British Premier League, crocodile attack, cyber cockroaches, elephant seals, foie gras, Harper's, Israel-Palestine conflict, Mormon crickets, Perplexity, Puerto Vallarta
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Thackeray praised women’s intellect. An unfortunate update
Maybe I shouldn’t extract paragraphs from a novel I am only a quarter of the way through. And I certainly should double check facts, especially the ones I’m staring directly at and thinking, “Wait, is this right?” So my mea … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Henry Esmond", Charles II, James II, James the Duke of York, July 4 1776, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, New York, the English Restoration, the Glorious Revolution, the Stuart dynasty, William and Mary of Orange, William Makepeace Thackeray
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