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Tuesday, 22 September 2026

On Not Being a Homeowner

quote [ Generational wealth shapes our futures and friendships, whether we talk about it or not. ]

Between renter and a homeowner
[SFW] [people]
[by ScoobySnacks@11:11amGMT] [1 comment]

Monday, 21 September 2026

Marcus Terentius Varro and The Invisible Creatures That Cause Disease

quote [ In the first century BC, nearly two thousand years before the invention of the microscope, the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro made a remarkable observation about the cause of disease. ]

Acting like this will cause disease
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@10:28amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 20 September 2026

She Made Me Do It

quote [ A prominent dressage trainer shot an annoying student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim. ]

I'm the dressage horse
[SFW] [people] [+2 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:22amGMT] [0 comments]

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Then They Came for the Ostriches

quote [ Poultry and paranoia in the Great White North ]

Rappers see me, hide they face like ostriches
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@9:43amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 18 September 2026

I Explored the Deserted Island off the Coast of Philadelphia

quote [ Introducing Petty's Island: the Urban Escape You've Never Heard Of ]

Island right here's remote, okay
[SFW] [travel] [+1 Good]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:19amGMT] [0 comments]

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Veronese's Dogs

quote [ “Oh, if I could only pray”, Luther once said of his dog Tölpel, “the way this dog watches the meat”. Attending to attentive canine figures in half a dozen paintings by Paolo Veronese, Thomas W. Laqueur explores the work of an artist whose love of dogs landed him in hot water with the Inquisition. ]

Sanki sanat gibi ben Paolo Veronese
[SFW] [art] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:03amGMT] [0 comments]

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators 

quote [ In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price. ]

A worker bee up in the scene never will be the queen
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+1 Insightful]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:24amGMT] [0 comments]

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

quote [ The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life. ]

Leading enterprises like my name was captain Picard
[SFW] [tv & movies] [+2 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:10amGMT] [1 comment]

Monday, 14 September 2026

Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use in the Teeth of a Hunter-Gatherer Who Lived Up to 25,000 Years Ago

quote [ This individual may have regularly sucked on betel nuts, known for their mind-altering properties, leading to worsening dental disease. Researchers say the discovery sheds light on addiction in prehistoric environments ]

Just shake it by the betel nut tree
[SFW] [history] [+2 Insightful]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:10amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 13 September 2026

My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why

quote [ The mustard was the same brand I buy every time, Maille Dijon Originale, but it was much, much stronger than usual. ]

Give it up for Dijon, everybody
[SFW] [food & drink] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:51amGMT] [0 comments]

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