one of the perks of working from home: nipping outside now and again for a quick birb break
La Chelle Dame Sans Merci
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Reporter at ScienceAlert. Book nerd. Animal nut. Sailing the stars aboard Spaceship Earth.
one of the narrative techniques that annoys me the most is "if I knew then what I know now", especially repeatedly, and especially when it doesn't actually pay off. nails on a chalkboard.
Sheril KirshenbaumFor thousands of years, fermenting beer was considered a household task for #women.
By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.
Sound familiar? It should.
You see, when male brewers felt threatened, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.
https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix
Hank GreenI am 100% not shitting you when I say scientists named mastodons after their teeth which they thought looked like nipples. “Mastos” as in breast. “odont” as in tooth.
We’re on a website that, in Greek, literally means “Booby Tooth.”
We’re on a website that, in Greek, literally means “Booby Tooth.”
this is the cosy warm blanket of book I've been craving...
this is the content you're all waiting for... Spooky the Greyhound wearing her new spooky shirt
what's one book you have to keep buying because you keep pressing your copy on people, demanding that it's so good they simply HAVE to read it?