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For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.
February 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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This is such a beautiful poem, almost like a prayer, and I hope those in need of it are able to see it.

• Siegfried Sassoon •
December 3, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Hi, I’m God.

Jesus said he wants you all to have free healthcare.

Love,

God
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Etymology of the day: to be ‘blowing a hoolie’ (or ‘hooley’) was probably inspired by the Orkney word ‘hoolan’, a howling gale, with a touch of the ‘hooley’ that is a very noisy party thrown in.
November 23, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Word of the Day is ‘gwenders’, from old Cornish dialect: a disagreeable tingling in the extremities (or no sensation at all) due to extreme cold.
November 20, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.

Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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I post a lot of good news about dogs on Twitter but A lot of people asking to also post here now.

Struggle to find the time but if I get over 20k followers here I'll find a way to post daily.

🎤 Mic check. Is this thing on?
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 AM
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The earliest surviving quality photographic portrait of an identifiable person was taken this month in 1839. A self portrait by Robert Cornelius.

It's the world’s first successful selfie.
November 16, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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The sun loses over 4 million tons of mass every second as energy
November 16, 2024 at 6:42 AM
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November 12, 2024 at 11:08 AM