Yeah but 'palindromes' backwards is 'semordnilap' which is a word/phrase that makes a different word/phrase when spelled backwards and that's pretty fun

Yes! It helped me find some papers I was looking for for my comprehensive exam (ch 1 of thesis), and showed a gap in the field. It also recently updated me that a new paper came out on the topic (it was my paper lol)

This is Merlin, the Red Hot Chili Pupper

I just got back from practicing with the 10" refractor at our university's observatory! Very fun in concept, until I get there and learn that not only did they turn on the spotlight pointed at us, they bedazzled it with Christmas lights too

Lol I also used it in my paper!! I think it's even in the abstract...