#DidYouKnow: #FairyCircles are circular patches of land barren of plants, varying between 2 and 15 metres (7 and 49 ft) in diameter, often encircled by a ring of stimulated growth of grass.
The cause of fairy circles has long been a puzzle and the investigation has proved challenging.
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#KnowledgeByte: What is a #DwarfPlanet? Why is #Pluto a Dwarf Planet?
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Dwarf planets are worlds that are too small to be considered full-fledged planets, but too large to fall into smaller categories.Knowledge Zone
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We had a very nice surprise last year when we let a sunflower grow in between our corns and beans. The seed was a remain from the previous year and grew wild to 2,80m high, with a multitude of flowers coming out of the stem. Really proud of that one. Learning: don’t plan for everything, also let things happen 🌻😊
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Man Finds Rare Trove of Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings and Manuscripts in His Father's Attic
By Sarah Kuta
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Books by A. A. Milne at PG:
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#books #literature #lost_manuscripts
The papers connected to author A.A. Milne—including original drafts, illustrations, letters, poems and corrected proofs—sold at auction for more than $118,000Sarah Kuta (Smithsonian Magazine)
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Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library
By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney
Dr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter
The NYPL’s Strategy and Public Impact team and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the UPenn's Positive Psychology Center have released a new report as part of an ongoing collaboration to study and advocate for the role of public libraries in the communities they serve.
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By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney, The New York Public LibraryDr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter, University of Pennsylvania In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions.The New York Public Library
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Good morning Mastodon. Here’s a boat-turned-shed on Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Northumbria to brighten your Wednesday morning.
#Woodensday #sheds #boats #HolyIsland #Lindisfarne #northumberland
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"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted — nevermore!"
#OTD in 1845.
Edgar Allan Poe first publishes the narrative poem "The Raven", under his own name in The Evening Mirror of New York, of which he is a staff critic until February. It is rapidly reprinted across the United States and appears in book form by the end of the year.
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The Raven at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/14082
gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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University of Sussex scientist calls promotion of preventative practice when pets are flea free ‘profiteering’Helena Horton (The Guardian)
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Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mechanism in walnuts and their ancestors that has remained stable for 40 million years. Male-first or female-first flowering, balanced by a single genetic locus, parallels sex determination in animals. This evolutionary trait ensures genetic diversity, with distinct pathways evolving independently in walnuts and pecans.
globalplantcouncil.org/genetic… #Plantsci #Palnts #walnuts #PlantGenetics #PlantReproduction
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The RSPB big garden Birdwatch has finished for another year, with the result not due officially for another month.
Last year I had a magpie and a Robin, but I had not long moved in, and there was no garden, so this year it was nice to count 4 Wrens, 5 Magpies, 2 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Bluetits, 2 Blackbirds, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Woodpigeons and a great tit, but my fave visitor was a Grey Wagtail (Pictured).
#NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #RSPB
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#Aliens may be watching from #Lightyears away : Medium
#JamesWebb #Telescope Confirms the #Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought—and Scientists Still Don’t Know Why : Misc
#Chinese '#ArtificialSun' sets a record towards #Fusion power generation : Misc
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
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"Artificial sun" is the popular term for a fusion reactor, a device designed to replicate the nuclear fusion processes that occur in the Sun's core.
These reactors aim to generate clean, abundant energy by fusing atoms together, releasing tremendous amounts of energy in the process.
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Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions.Knowledge Zone
Sumatran Babbler
Exceedingly plain and short-tailed babbler, found in the broadleaf evergreen forests of Sumatra’s lowlands and foothills. Compare with Horsfield’s, Abbott’s, White-breasted, and Short-tailed Babblers; note large pinkish-colored bill and lack of any warm color on the back or sides. Dull, skulky, and generally uncommon, this undergrowth-dweller can be difficult to get a good look at, and is more readily heard than seen. Forages singly and in pairs, typically on or close to the ground. Song is a variable, cheery up-and-down series of notes; in southern parts of the species’ range, singing birds may add a trill at the end of a song. Call is an explosive, rapid chatter.
Link: ebird.org/species/sumbab1
Photo Location: Indonesia
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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of French #Dramatist and #Novelist Romain Rolland (1866). He was awarded the #NobelPrize for Literature in 1915.
The Coca-Cola Company was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia (1892).
Karl Benz patented the first successful gasoline-driven #Automobile (1886).
Happy Birthday #Actress, talk show host Oprah Winfrey (1954).
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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
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Watch out for the Yōkai (妖怪)!
To start a zoo, you need at least two pandas, a grizzly and three polars.
That’s the bear minimum.
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Sounds a lot better than the zoo where all they had was a single dog.
That was a shit zoo.
Okay. For those who absolutely must have something a bit naughty. This is as far as I go. How on Earth he was able to ay such things back then is totally beyond me. But it's really funny.
Hmm. Okay now! I wanted to post the link to Noel Coward - I Went to a Marvellous Party, but none of the Youtube links I found would play! I'm sure I could download them, but this is strange. I tried with both Supermium and Firefox. I wonder what's going on.
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Watching Ivor Novello. I've had enough political rubbish for the day. Now, shall I watch The Lodger (talkie) which I haven't seen, or I Lived with You, which I have and loved? Hmm. Maybe The Lodger, though the sound quality is really bad, evenn for me, and I'm accustomed to wax syllinders!
The Lodger (Do not be confused with the version from the 1920's which has Novello but is silent, or the one from the 1940's, which has sound but not Novello.)
youtube.com/watch?v=Oznvzwx5QS…
I Lived with You. (Warning! This is hilarious and will make you laugh aloud!"
It's not a family gathering without "blue tin cookies."Vincent Leung (Atlas Obscura)
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'It’s official: Research has found that libraries make everything better.'by haloarhBOOKSNS (Trending Books)
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Wild suburban Turkeys - get the light right and they are a gorgeous bronze colour, not black at all.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Birding
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You win this round, nature. You win this round.
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Hey Fikran, welcome! 👋
If you want help using this place feel free to ask anything!
There is also lots of help for new people on the website at fedi.tips (especially the Quick Start section at the top).
If you're totally confused by everything on here, this short video might help: tilvids.com/w/f747058d-3991-40…
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
Mastodon in 180 Seconds 🐘
Lately, everyone seems to be trying to jump ship from Twitter to this new thing called "Mastodon". But when they do it, the first thing many of them say is "I don't get Mastodon. How does it work?" It's actually not complicated, just "different" from what you're used to. Here's a really simple explanation to help get you started.
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Members Only 142 – Medieval Childhoods
We discuss how kids spent their time back in the day. And I totally want to play water jousting and prison base! Face slap, on the other hand, sounds awful.
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Bali Myna
An eye-catching white starling with black tips to the tail and wings, bare blue facial skin, and long plumes that hang down the nape. Juvenile is shorter-crested than adult, with yellow wash. Found in small groups in open forest, where it spends time in the trees and foraging on the ground. Avoids dense forest. Restricted to northwest Bali. Differs from Black-winged Starling in having the black on the wings confined to tips, and in showing blue facial skin. Song is an untidy jumble of scratchy, chattering notes and whistles.
Link: ebird.org/species/balmyn1
Photo Location: Indonesia
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Deathmatch In Hell in Tokyo, Japan
Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.#horror #death #bars #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
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10 Hyde Park Place in London, England
A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.#architecture #homes #section-Atlas
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You've probably heard that "we are stardust," but this graphic breaks it down further & tells you what kind of stars your dust came from--and which elements didn't come from stars at all.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/ #science #nature #space
This periodic table depicts the primary source on Earth for each element. In cases where two sources contribute fairly equally, both appear. || PeriodicTableOrigins2_print.jpg (1024x682) [251.7 KB] || PeriodicTableOrigins2_Large.NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
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I only recently learned about Hydrogen (by number of atoms, the majority of our bodies!) from Katie Mack's podcast on Crash Course.
It's kind of obvious when you think about it - H is the ingredient not the product of star reactions - but I'd never really stopped to think about that.
Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist, walks #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green through the history of the entire universe - including the parts that haven’t been written yet.pod.link
🎱 Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01…
#pinball #games #mechanical #reuse #vintage
Steve Young’s passion built a business that keeps historic tables running.Ars Contributors (Ars Technica)
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Thailand’s health ministry frees up millions to provide HRT for 200,000 trans people
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/28/thailand-health-ministry-trans-hrt/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has freed up millions of baht to provide HRT for 200,000 trans people in the country.PinkNews Reporter (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
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New Side-Channel Attacks on Apple CPUs: FLOP and SLAP Expose Browser Vulnerabilities
Recent research reveals critical side-channel vulnerabilities in Apple's latest processors, potentially allowing attackers to extract sensitive data from web browsers. With techniques like FLOP and SL...
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#news #tech #SpeculativeExecution #FLOP #SLAP
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Beloved West End cinema fighting for its future
The cinema in Leicester Square is one of the few remaining independents in central London.
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Zak Miskry built two kinetic sculptures, a dragonfly and a firefly with a working light, using scrap metal and recycled electronics.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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in reply to Richard Rollinson • • •Hehe, nice 😊 I find it funny how birds spread the seeds all over the place. We actually did start to feed them with the sunflower’s seeds as well this winter, let’s see if it will grow in unexpected places. So looking forward to Summer! ☀️
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •It is a lot of fun indeed and very satisfying 😊