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Does this mean that the #DeepOnes are real? 😉 🐟

'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments

By Herman Pontzer published April 6, 2026

In the book "Adaptable," evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer explores human biology and development, and how people have evolved to survive everywhere on Earth.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/they-could-spend-4-or-5-hours-per-day-underwater-how-humans-adapted-to-the-most-challenging-environments

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'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments

In the book "Adaptable," evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer explores human biology and development, and how people have evolved to survive everywhere on Earth.

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ShadowPlay Dec 10

Regarding the #Smuttynose axe murders -- the man who was accused and convicted may have been innocent... Then who murdered the victims? I have an idea...

https://the-line-up.com/mystery-on-the-isles-of-shoals

#AmWriting #Lovecraftian #SerialKillers #WritingResearch #IslesOfShoals #DevilsShoals #DeepOnes #SmuttynoseMurders

Isles of Shoals: Unearthing the Truth of the Smuttynose Ax Murders of 1873

On an icy March morning in 1873, horror struck the Isles of Shoals when two women were murdered during a home invasion. But was the man convicted really responsible?

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ShadowPlay Dec 10

Oh boy! I've traced the killer's genealogy back to the Orne family of the Isles of Shoals (#Lovecraft's #DevilsShoals)! Specifically, to #Smuttynose, a small island known for the #SmuttynoseMurders! #DeepOnes connection found!

https://newengland.com/yankee/history/smuttynose-murders/

#AmWriting #Lovecraftian #SerialKillers #WritingResearch