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Posted by Julie808

Study: Whales could play crucial role in fighting climate change “Understanding the role of whales in the carbon cycle is a dynamic and emerging field that may benefit both marine conservation and climate-change strategies,” write the ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKYuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing - Freakonomics

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News & Links

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by xenoview

All solar system's planets visible in night sky

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Nov 9, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Insane Curiosity - How Long Does It Take To Get To The Planets In Our Solar System?

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 30, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Astro Pro - How Many Planets There ACTUALLY Are

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 21, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Diaco

LIFE BEYOND ( 3 Awesome Chapters ) that's Better to turn on Youtube Subtitle ( CC button on the player )

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 9, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by davers

Ansa noun Either of the apparent extremities of the rings of Saturn or of other planets, especially when viewed from the earth or from spacecraft under certain conditions, when they look like two handles.

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News & Links

Sep 20, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKUN chief: World is ‘paralyzed’ and equity is slipping away

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 16, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by RichCC

LINKThese are all the planets that the James Webb Space Telescope has observed so far | Salon.com

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Sexual Deviants

Sep 13, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Davekp

POLLAlways a surefire way to gain some attention.. but.. is anal still a deviance? Is any penetration other than vaginal coitus a deviance? How deviant is oral sex? When can one call a deviance "mainstream"? Just a few ponderings. Any opinions?

Is anal still a deviance?

4 votes Yes.. the brown eye winking is the gate to hell.
10 votes No.. puckers need love too!!
2 votes Only when speaking in polite conversation. ( Read.. I call it a deviance in public but in private.. pour on the AstroGlide

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Politics

Sep 5, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by barjoe

LINKAltercation: Can CNN Actually Get Worse? Apparently, It Can. - The American Prospect

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jul 29, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Gohan

A Sword Among Others By J. L. Young The ship shuddered. Then the co-pilot’s voice thundered into my earpiece. I winced at the sudden aural onslaught. “Captain, we’re under attack!” “On my way,” I replied and pulled myself out of my ...

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Books: Only Books

Jul 29, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by dfross

I enjoyed "The Dictionary of Lost Words", a historical fiction about the creating of the Oxford-English Dictionary and the fight for women's suffrage in the UK.

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Just for Laughs

Jul 19, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Looking for a hot sex?

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Just for Laughs

Jul 9, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by glennlab

You would think they would reassess that title

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Posts

Jul 7, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

I might be able to get behind this religion!

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Posts

Jul 4, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by euG5555

Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 30, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by puff

If this happens to a fully formed human, what is going to happen when we attempt to reproduce in differing gravities? The development of the unborn in the womb? The human colonisation of space is no given.

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Just for Laughs

Jun 23, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

A good question but what is the answer?

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Trump Pinata

Jun 21, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by zeuser

Fifth column.

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General & Hellos

Jun 19, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by silverotter11

To all the Dad's out there. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

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Space

Jun 16, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

“It has been very much under the radar for the public and some decision makers, but we are entering a new era of planetary exploration that is unprecedented in history,” said Dauphas. “Our children and grandchildren will see returned fragments ...

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Photography

Jun 16, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

1978 Park Slope Brooklyn Grand Prix winner's circle.

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Just for Laughs

Jun 16, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Humility comes with knowledge and knowing self.

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Just for Laughs

Jun 15, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

It's not about yoga... Lol

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 13, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by skado

Two oddly contrasting stories I encountered today: Story No. 1. Is LaMDA Sentient? by Blake Lemoine Story No. 2. "They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "Meat. "There's no doubt about it. We picked several from ...

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Just for Laughs

Jun 13, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by zeuser

Guns: c'mon, buy one.

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Music Fans

Jun 11, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Hank Williams was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, He influenced many future rockers as well as country artist. He died in ...

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Just for Laughs

Jun 11, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

Lights flashing, siren blaring!!!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by euG5555

Push Gravity Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the object...

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Posts

Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by euG5555

Push Gravity Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the ...

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Posts

Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by euG5555

Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the object stopping ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jun 2, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by gsiamne

5 Planets Are About to Line Up in The Sky, And You Don't Even Need a Telescope:

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 17, 2022May 2022

Posted by K9Kohle789

Redneck Swmmin pool.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

May 10, 2022May 2022

Posted by gsiamne

The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future:

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 20, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by TheoryNumber3

Another event we shouldn't miss!! 4 planets and the moon are about to line up in the sky

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 14, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by TheoryNumber3

There's going to be quite a show in the sky this summer THE PLANETS ARE PREPPING FOR AN EPIC ALIGNMENT. HERE'S HOW TO SEE IT: For more information :

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Feline Fanatics

Mar 27, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

Sunday morning cuteness

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Gardeners

Feb 3, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by SnowyOwl

It's been a tough winter but it's that time of year again where Canadian Gardeners start putting little seeds into containers inside in the hope that one day, far far away, it will be warm enough to transplant them into their gardens. Canadians are ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 28, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Vox - How to find a planet you can’t see

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 24, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Sounds of Space. A sonic adventure to other worlds!

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News & Links

Jan 23, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

LINKNew chief scientist wants NASA to be about climate science, not just space

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 19, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by xenoview

Earth's core cooling faster than previously thought, researchers say The planet's core has been cooling for billions of years but perhaps "more rapidly than expected," which could expedite the end of life on Earth — though not for quite a while. ...

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jan 7, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Gohan

Excerpt from my latest WIP by J. L. Young “Port calculation complete. Port calculation complete. Port calculation comp….” Syrane sat up, “Understood.” Under her breath, she said, “I have to get this thing a personality.” A map of the ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 3, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

Be very careful....

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 2, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Iron Integral to the Development of Complex Life on Earth – And the Possibility of Life on Other Planets

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 30, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by xenoview

Should Pluto be a planet again? The debate rages on A group of researchers say Pluto was unfairly maligned by a decision to relegate it to "dwarf planet" status — and that we should consider our solar system to have more than 150 planets. ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Dec 28, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

SciTech Daily - Largest Collection of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Milky Way Animation of Free-Floating Planets

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Dec 28, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by johnnyrobish

Alex Jones’ Wife Arrested for Domestic Violence After Shampoo Bottle Attack The Daily Beast reports new details have emerged regarding the Christmas Eve domestic violence attack on InfoWars conspiracy theorist host Alex Jones - by his wife ...

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Celebrity Pictures

Dec 27, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Ray13

Lon Chaney Jr as the Wolfman with best friend.

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Quotes

Dec 1, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

“There is a rumour going around that I’ve found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist”………….. Terry Prachett.

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All Things Astronomy

Nov 7, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Star System With Right-Angled Planets Surprises Astronomers

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Nov 5, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Researchers Revise Recipe for Building a Rocky Planet Like Earth

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Health & Happiness

Oct 20, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by SnowyOwl

I think that Greta is doing an amazing job on the angry and rightfully outraged, young environmentalist front but there is more than one path to finding a solution to the man made problems with our planet's environment.

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Posts

Oct 17, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by euG5555

Objects do not fall to the ground. When you use the term falling you are assuming that gravity is a force of attraction between two objects. When two objects collide there is a change in uniform motion which is more obvious in the object with lesser ...

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News & Links

Oct 14, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKPrince William tells billionaires: Forget space race and focus on saving Earth

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News & Links

Sep 25, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 09/24/2021

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The Best of Late Night & News

Sep 20, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Brian Tyler Cohen - New Jersey Governor SLAMS Republican opponent in must-see takedown (interview with Phil Murphy)

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Music Fans

Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville

I’ve had a great day at the Planetarium with Neil learning all about the planets, stars, and cosmology in general…filling in lots of gaps in my knowledge. So for my teatime treat I’ve decided to kind of follow that theme with World In Union by...

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Politics

Sep 9, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by holdenc98

worried about the side show red herrings of black lives matter and feminism? don't worry it will all be over soon. global warming is making short work of our species. all in an instant on the cosmic calendar of this planets life. every day more ...

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Posts

Sep 6, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by bobwjr

The forgotten people who built it

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Spinliesel

Today. in 1946, Freddy Mercury was born. Thes ere the days of ur lives

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COVID-19

Sep 4, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Jolanta

Another day in lock down when even going to the supermarket is a treat.

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Religion & Spirituality

Sep 4, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKR'amen! The Flying Spaghetti Monster Finally Gets A Praise-Worthy Hymn | HuffPost

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Sep 2, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ello

Alannah Myles : Black Velvet

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Aug 30, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Anton Petrov - New Type of Planets, Hycean Worlds, Could Be Best For Finding Alien Life

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Health & Happiness

Aug 29, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Petter

A Covid sceptic who was hospitalised with the virus and went on to urge other people to get vaccinated has died. Marcus Birks, 40, from Leek, Staffordshire, died on Friday leaving his family "shattered", his wife said. He was admitted to the ...

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Just for Laughs

Aug 28, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by johnnyrobish

Majority of Atheists Believe There May Be Intelligent Life on Other Planets A recent study conducted by Pew Research Center, surprisingly found that 85% of atheists believe there’s a good possibility there could be life on other planets, as ...

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News & Links

Aug 24, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by snytiger6

POLLThe Vast Majority of Atheists Believe in Intelligent Life on Other Planets | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets?

41 votes Yes.
42 votes Maybe.
5 votes No.

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Scientists

Aug 19, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Top 10 Reasons the Universe Is Electriic 9: Electric Comets 35 min. Through eight installments of this series, Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric, we have highlighted some of the most powerful signs of evidence for a fundamentally...

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Scientists

Aug 18, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric 7 Charged Outer Planets 25 min. In this series, we have presented evidence for a dramatically new way of viewing all celestial bodies. In an Electric Universe, nowhere can one find an “island in...

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Scientists

Aug 18, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric 6 Charged Inner Planets 21 min. In the first five installments of this series, we outlined some of the most compelling evidence that the role of electromagnetism throughout the cosmos is vastly ...

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Feline Fanatics

Aug 18, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Does your cat do this ?

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This Day In History

Aug 15, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by altschmerz

August 15, 2006 Voyager 1, the most distant man-made object, reached 100 astronomical units from the sun — meaning 100 times more distant from the sun than is Earth — about 15,000 million km (9,300 million miles) from the sun. At such great ...

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Family & Parenting

Aug 13, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by holdenc98

THE PLANET'S DEADLY PEST SPECIES BITES THE DUST? see?....R.I.P. humanity. and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out ............... ............milky way galactic intelligent life case file 456768 B 649. destroyed its own biosphere for ...

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Posts

Aug 5, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Her ignorance knows no bounds

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Scientists

Aug 5, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

The Case of the Missing Delta Where is the material that was where the Grand Canyon is? The canyon is about 400 kilometers long, 28 kilometers wide, and almost two kilometers deep. Geologists think it has been forming for millions of years, since ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 5, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

The Case of the Missing Delta Where is the material that was where the Grand Canyon is? The canyon is about 400 kilometers long, 28 kilometers wide, and almost two kilometers deep. Geologists think it has been forming for millions of years, since ...

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Feline Fanatics

Jul 28, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2

Wednesday morning cuteness

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Just for Laughs

Jul 26, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2

Breaking News!!! Barbie turns 85 today!!!

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 25, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by powder

Stolen from facesplat again so will copy manually. "What if UFO's are just billionaires from other planets?"

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Quotes

Jul 21, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Marionville

“Know what is important and what isn’t. Have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don’t, and the courage to stop those who won’t”……………Mark Goulston.

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Michiganders

Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by BeeHappy

Perfect day for tubing down the Muskegon River.

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Vegan\Vegetarian World

Jul 12, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Wildgreens

The Dimming

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Health & Happiness

Jul 10, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by xenoview

Bad dog? Research suggests superbug link to man's best friend

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Quotes

Jul 9, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

I am unable to believe in a God susceptible to prayer. I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits, and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds. -- ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 7, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Kepler telescope glimpses population of free-floating planets

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jul 5, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by davers

Au fond adverb at bottom or to the bottom; thoroughly; in reality; fundamentally.

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aussie sceptics

Jul 4, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by luke20002

Belief in Intelligent life in other planets

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 29, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Astronomers uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than previously thought

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Posts

Jun 23, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Geordielad2030

Me and a mate

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Quotes

Jun 18, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by yvilletom

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality…………….Albert Einstein

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Trump Pinata

Jun 17, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by TheGreatShadow

Good thing trump created Space Force! The extratesticles are attacking! Ahhhh! Seriously this was just live on fox. Better get that border wall built ASAP! lol I doubt there is any intelligent life on this planet, but there probably is out there ...

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Critical thinking

Jun 10, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by holdenc98

SOME OBVIOUS BUT QUARANTINED BITTER OLD THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SUICIDAL CORNER THE HUMAN RACE HAS BACKED ITSELF INTO, UNDER THE LUDICROUS LEADERSHIP OF "THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE"......AND A FIVE MINUTE TREASURE FROM HANS HAUG'S ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 31, 2021May 2021

Posted by bobwjr

LINKThe Bizarre Characteristics Of Uranus | Our Solar System's Planets: Uranus - YouTube

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

May 31, 2021May 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Breakthrough: Shrinking Planets Could Explain Mystery of Universe’s Missing Worlds

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News & Links

May 29, 2021May 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Satellites may have been underestimating the planet's warming for decades

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General & Hellos

May 18, 2021May 2021

Posted by RussRAB

I always find it interesting to learn about the ancient history of our earth and how the conditions it has existed under for the majority of its existence refutes arguments from religious understanding. The linked video is "What was the earth like 2 ...

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Abuse Survivors(Emotional, verbal, physical, sexual, toxic relationship)

May 18, 2021May 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

I went for a walk on Sunday evening and as I was returning to my apartment building, a huge dog(bull mastiff?) came out of nowhere and charged at me. I braced myself and in a deep voice shouted for it to stay away (I sounded like I was possessed by ...

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