Andrew S. Troth
@andrewtroth.bsky.social
Trying not to be part of the problem since 1972
Newest audiobook release: https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Distant-Fae-Audiobook/B0DV83RTWL?qid=1742150509&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=gzQwuPeOhtqPuU9j&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=6WTAZVW6JVXM
Newest audiobook release: https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Distant-Fae-Audiobook/B0DV83RTWL?qid=1742150509&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=gzQwuPeOhtqPuU9j&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=6WTAZVW6JVXM
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The Best Videos of ICE Busting Their Asses in the Brutal Minneapolis Winter
Watch out for that ice, you fascist clowns.
gizmodo.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Species in Utah’s Great Salt Lake
And they've proposed two "kind of crazy" ideas for how it got there.
gizmodo.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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This Dead Star With a Glowing Shock Wave Shouldn’t Exist
The recent discovery has left astronomers dumbfounded.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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60,000-year-old traces of world's oldest arrow poison reveal early advanced hunting techniques
Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South A...
phys.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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773,000-Year-Old Fossils Add a New Twist to Humanity’s Deep Origins
New research sheds light on the ancestors that gave rise to Neanderthals, Denisovans—and us.
gizmodo.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Glowing blue Mycena lazulina mushrooms look like tiny cartoon flowers
These fantastic photos of Mycena lazulina, shared by Christine Jones (@mycohuman), show the wonders of these tiny fungi up close. This small but striking species of bioluminescent mushroom stands out…
boingboing.net
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Hundreds of Mysterious Victorian-Era Shoes Are Washing Up on a Beach in Wales. Nobody Knows Where They Came From
The leading theory is that the black leather boots, which were discovered by volunteers, were traveling on a cargo ship that sank nearby roughly 150 years ago
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Rubber Tyre Duck
A rubber duck made out of a decidedly different kind of rubber.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Meet five new species discovered in 2025
A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
www.npr.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Or What You Will was the best. I’m lining up more Jo Walton to read.
How to Kill a Dragon is a hardcore academic linguistics book, just to be clear.
Both books earned their five stars, but in very different ways.
How to Kill a Dragon is a hardcore academic linguistics book, just to be clear.
Both books earned their five stars, but in very different ways.
January 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Or What You Will was the best. I’m lining up more Jo Walton to read.
How to Kill a Dragon is a hardcore academic linguistics book, just to be clear.
Both books earned their five stars, but in very different ways.
How to Kill a Dragon is a hardcore academic linguistics book, just to be clear.
Both books earned their five stars, but in very different ways.
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‘Zombie Stars’ Might Be a Beacon in Our Search for Dark Matter
To answer odd questions, physicists have odd ideas.
gizmodo.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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20 Everyday Words and Phrases Turning 50 in 2026
These familiar words and sayings, such as ableism, couch potato, and more, aren’t as old as you might think.
www.mentalfloss.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Name Age Calculator
Estimate the most likely age for someone given their first name, using SSA data and actuarial tables.
name-age-calculator.randalolson.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Giving a 140 pound stingray a check-up requires 8 people
The male leopard whiptail ray also boasts a four-foot-three-inch wingspan.
www.popsci.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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