Tag Archives: Harper’s Weekly Review

Brilliant solution to global warming disaster

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Citing harm to the local biosphere, Turkmenistan’s president announced that he wants to extinguish the ever-burning fires in the Gates of Hell. Made me curious about Turkmenistan’s president, a guy who clearly has his fingers on … Continue reading

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Animal news: throwing octopuses and talking ducks

From Harper’s November 2021 Findings: Female octopuses throw shells at males who harass them, and octopuses also throw shells, out of frustration, at nothing in particular. An old recording of a talking duck emerged. “You bloody fool,” said the duck.

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Is this animal news or why are people being nuts on planes news?

From Harper’s Weekly Review: On a flight from Syracuse to Atlanta, a woman allegedly refused to stop breastfeeding her cat.

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