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7 Minutes of Terror
Landing a one-ton rover on another planet is no mean feat. It also was pretty scary. […]
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Schlippenpfaff
Have you ever stumbled, looked around, and pretended that nothing just happened? Maybe you thought there was another stair at the top of the flight, made that exaggerated leg movement […]
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The Great SleepJon
Like most people, I enjoy sleeping. Lying down after a long day, curling up with a blanket, and drifting off is one of the simple but great pleasures of this world. When you are…
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First (Human) Love
When kids reach a certain age they begin to wonder where they came from. I imagine the conversation that follows often starts with “Well, when a Mommy and a Daddy really love each other…”.…
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Gradual Change
There is a war raging in the world over an idea first proposed by a bearded Englishman upon his return from South America. The idea, published 154 years ago, has been the centre of…
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Smilodons: Awesome Extinct Animals, Pt 5
Welcome to the fifth and final edition of Awesome Extinct Animals. Today we will be exploring the life and times of an incredible beast that no longer graces the plains and outcrops of Earth.…
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Terror Birds: Awesome Extinct Animals, Pt 4
Birds are typically not that scary (unless you’ve seen Hitchcock’s The Birds). Most are smaller than humans and while many have sharp beaks and claws, they do not tend to target humans. But I know…
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The Art of the Anti-Joke
There’s something so amazing and hilarious about a good anti-joke. Anti-jokes, I guess, were created as a response to the mainstream military-industrial joke-complex. They start off […]
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Neanderthals: Awesome Extinct Animals, Pt 3
What was 5’5″, buried its dead, and went extinct 30 000 years ago? I’ll give you a hint: they belong to the same genus as you and me. Haven’t got it yet? Here is…
Jon Farrow 