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Two Greek words for ‘fear’ (which I wish we had), the best icy pole in the world, top-notch lizard news, the earliest person whose name we know, there are a lot of extremely cute international terms for ‘hamster’, why not make a list? And some unsolicited advice
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“In fact, they believe there may be as many as 150 million dead mammoths frozen beneath the Siberian tundra just waiting to be dug up.” Also, Victorian…
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I love petty resentments and cutting insults, but since I’m basically a nice person, I only ever feel comfortable enjoying them when they’re directed a…
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"Stop calling yourself salmon!" splutters furious Taiwanese official. Real Ferries Bueller vibes. Also in this issue: a neolithic gravesite, struggleca…
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Vampires in folklore and fiction, systemetised. A mouse-muscles fact. Self-decapitating seaslug. Small tip for focusing at work. The thing about ventur…
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Ancient artistic fuckups, a weird amount of iceberg content, and dealing with the “I can’t start any tasks because I have an appointment in 5 hours” pr…
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L—R: The hedjet, the White Crown of Upper Egypt, the deshret, the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, the pschent, the Double Crown of unified Egypt.
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This will only be a small improvement to your life, but it will be an objective and tangible improvement, and who is turning that down these days?
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