Tag Archives: Harper’s Weekly Review

When does a stick of dynamite feel like a candle?

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Naomi

Also from Harper’s Weekly Review — and I have a couple of questions about this: …a Connecticut woman sustained serious injuries after mistaking a stick of dynamite for a candle during a power outage… Do you have the same questions? … Continue reading →

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Some peculiar animal news from all over the place

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Naomi

Actually, from Harper’s Weekly Review. My favorite is the one about the enterprising crocodile in the Key Largo canal. 596 endangered pig-nosed turtles from Indonesia were intercepted at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong; and smugglers in Cameroon were arrested … Continue reading →

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Let’s take a treason break with some global animal news!

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Studies revealed that rats were depriving coral reefs of bird droppings; and, as they were being transported to a new wildlife reserve in Kenya, eight endangered black rhinos died. A jaguar escaped its enclosure at a … Continue reading →

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