Dr. Smiti Nathan
@smitinathan.bsky.social
Archaeologist 🏺 & Public Educator 🧪
Academic research: archaeology, Bronze & Iron Age Oman, Ancient Ethiopia, archaeobotany, GIS, remote sensing, ethnoarchaeology
https://smitinathan.com
Academic research: archaeology, Bronze & Iron Age Oman, Ancient Ethiopia, archaeobotany, GIS, remote sensing, ethnoarchaeology
https://smitinathan.com
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LIVE NOW ON LEGENDS AND LECTURES:
What is an artifact? with @smitinathan.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
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#history #archaeology #podcasts
What is an artifact? with @smitinathan.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
youtu.be/3BNMMNliFiw
#history #archaeology #podcasts
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
LIVE NOW ON LEGENDS AND LECTURES:
What is an artifact? with @smitinathan.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
youtu.be/3BNMMNliFiw
#history #archaeology #podcasts
What is an artifact? with @smitinathan.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
youtu.be/3BNMMNliFiw
#history #archaeology #podcasts
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What is an artifact?
@mrsoup.bsky.social @smitinathan.bsky.social
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#history #archaeology
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#history #archaeology
Definition: What is an Artefact? And Dr. Smiti Nathan talks about her Podcast series 'Artifact of the Day'. W/ @M. Franklin #archaeologytiktok #artefact #artifact #definition #meaning
TikTok video by 𝕄𝕣 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕡 (Archaeosoup) 🥣
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🤝🏽 How can volunteering become a way back into archaeology?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and research analyst, Dr. Sneh Patel, shares how volunteering locally helped her reconnect with teaching, her community, and archaeology 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/TdNc-RQRL7g
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and research analyst, Dr. Sneh Patel, shares how volunteering locally helped her reconnect with teaching, her community, and archaeology 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/TdNc-RQRL7g
Reconnecting with Archaeology Through Giving Back
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🤝🏽 How can volunteering become a way back into archaeology?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and research analyst, Dr. Sneh Patel, shares how volunteering locally helped her reconnect with teaching, her community, and archaeology 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/TdNc-RQRL7g
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and research analyst, Dr. Sneh Patel, shares how volunteering locally helped her reconnect with teaching, her community, and archaeology 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/TdNc-RQRL7g
🦴 What can tiny, overlooked bones tell us about Paleolithic life, technology, and art?
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and paleoanthropologist @giuliagallo.bsky.social, shares the background of these bones + how we're using ZooMS to learn more 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/hWVSI1NY4Mk
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and paleoanthropologist @giuliagallo.bsky.social, shares the background of these bones + how we're using ZooMS to learn more 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/hWVSI1NY4Mk
What Tiny, Overlooked Bones Reveal About the Paleolithic
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🦴 What can tiny, overlooked bones tell us about Paleolithic life, technology, and art?
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and paleoanthropologist @giuliagallo.bsky.social, shares the background of these bones + how we're using ZooMS to learn more 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/hWVSI1NY4Mk
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, archaeologist and paleoanthropologist @giuliagallo.bsky.social, shares the background of these bones + how we're using ZooMS to learn more 🏺 🧪
youtu.be/hWVSI1NY4Mk
🗣️ What can voice reveal about history, identity, and expression across time?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, voice coach Christine Adamchats chats about prepping for historical roles, vocal trend shifts, and what today’s voices might reveal about our world.
youtu.be/bnGJuTzHdKw
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, voice coach Christine Adamchats chats about prepping for historical roles, vocal trend shifts, and what today’s voices might reveal about our world.
youtu.be/bnGJuTzHdKw
Voice as a Record of Time
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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October 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🗣️ What can voice reveal about history, identity, and expression across time?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, voice coach Christine Adamchats chats about prepping for historical roles, vocal trend shifts, and what today’s voices might reveal about our world.
youtu.be/bnGJuTzHdKw
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, voice coach Christine Adamchats chats about prepping for historical roles, vocal trend shifts, and what today’s voices might reveal about our world.
youtu.be/bnGJuTzHdKw
We have a new #ArtifactOfTheDay video out 🏺
Disclaimer: It might stretch traditional definitions of what we consider an artifact (which we mentioned in our series trailer).
youtu.be/IPeqn3o8oNk
#archaeology
Disclaimer: It might stretch traditional definitions of what we consider an artifact (which we mentioned in our series trailer).
youtu.be/IPeqn3o8oNk
#archaeology
The Monumental Egyptian Artifact Preserved Through Global Effort
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We have a new #ArtifactOfTheDay video out 🏺
Disclaimer: It might stretch traditional definitions of what we consider an artifact (which we mentioned in our series trailer).
youtu.be/IPeqn3o8oNk
#archaeology
Disclaimer: It might stretch traditional definitions of what we consider an artifact (which we mentioned in our series trailer).
youtu.be/IPeqn3o8oNk
#archaeology
📚 What can overlooked ancient civilizations teach us about connection, perspective, & the stories we choose to tell? 🏺🧪
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @digitwithraven.bsky.social shares this & more as we chat about her new book, The Other Ancient Civilisations.
youtu.be/RBgL7HHsg0U
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @digitwithraven.bsky.social shares this & more as we chat about her new book, The Other Ancient Civilisations.
youtu.be/RBgL7HHsg0U
Expanding Our View of the Ancient World
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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September 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📚 What can overlooked ancient civilizations teach us about connection, perspective, & the stories we choose to tell? 🏺🧪
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @digitwithraven.bsky.social shares this & more as we chat about her new book, The Other Ancient Civilisations.
youtu.be/RBgL7HHsg0U
🎙️In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @digitwithraven.bsky.social shares this & more as we chat about her new book, The Other Ancient Civilisations.
youtu.be/RBgL7HHsg0U
Our first episode of our new series, "Artifact of the Day," is out now 🏺
We examine an Andean artifact that challenges our modern notions of reading and writing. #archaeology
youtu.be/8IKV8quofKU
We examine an Andean artifact that challenges our modern notions of reading and writing. #archaeology
youtu.be/8IKV8quofKU
The Andean Artifact Redefining Reading and Writing
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our first episode of our new series, "Artifact of the Day," is out now 🏺
We examine an Andean artifact that challenges our modern notions of reading and writing. #archaeology
youtu.be/8IKV8quofKU
We examine an Andean artifact that challenges our modern notions of reading and writing. #archaeology
youtu.be/8IKV8quofKU
We started a new #archaeology video series called, "Artifact of the Day." These are short-ish videos that focus in on one artifact or artifact type 🏺
Check out the series trailer to learn more:
youtu.be/3urN1vO0AQE
Check out the series trailer to learn more:
youtu.be/3urN1vO0AQE
Artifact of the Day | Series Trailer
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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September 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We started a new #archaeology video series called, "Artifact of the Day." These are short-ish videos that focus in on one artifact or artifact type 🏺
Check out the series trailer to learn more:
youtu.be/3urN1vO0AQE
Check out the series trailer to learn more:
youtu.be/3urN1vO0AQE
🪨 What can Malta’s megalithics teach us about curiosity, ritual, & the power of independent research? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @megalithhunter.bsky.social, shares what makes these monuments distinct + how they influenced her education & storytelling.
youtu.be/hU6FmY4eU0A
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @megalithhunter.bsky.social, shares what makes these monuments distinct + how they influenced her education & storytelling.
youtu.be/hU6FmY4eU0A
How Malta’s Ancient Monuments Still Capture Our Curiosity
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🪨 What can Malta’s megalithics teach us about curiosity, ritual, & the power of independent research? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @megalithhunter.bsky.social, shares what makes these monuments distinct + how they influenced her education & storytelling.
youtu.be/hU6FmY4eU0A
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, @megalithhunter.bsky.social, shares what makes these monuments distinct + how they influenced her education & storytelling.
youtu.be/hU6FmY4eU0A
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Join archaeologist Dr. smitinathan.bsky.social as she delves into the past with researchers and artists. Uncover unexpected stories behind objects, places, and people. Perfect for curious minds with no history background needed.
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Join archaeologist Dr. smitinathan.bsky.social as she delves into the past with researchers and artists. Uncover unexpected stories behind objects, places, and people. Perfect for curious minds with no history background needed.
🎨 What can a multi-generational home in rural Galicia, Spain, reveal about memory, creativity, and connection?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, multimedia artist, Laura Fajín Riveiro, shares how her Galician childhood continues to shape her creative practice.
youtu.be/7rtOkA_BB3I
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, multimedia artist, Laura Fajín Riveiro, shares how her Galician childhood continues to shape her creative practice.
youtu.be/7rtOkA_BB3I
Three Generations Shaping a Galician Artist’s Work
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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August 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🎨 What can a multi-generational home in rural Galicia, Spain, reveal about memory, creativity, and connection?
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, multimedia artist, Laura Fajín Riveiro, shares how her Galician childhood continues to shape her creative practice.
youtu.be/7rtOkA_BB3I
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, multimedia artist, Laura Fajín Riveiro, shares how her Galician childhood continues to shape her creative practice.
youtu.be/7rtOkA_BB3I
🧀 Curious about cheese in the past? Check out our latest video exploring what cheese can reveal about ancient rituals 🏺🧪
youtu.be/8RF7RO9GqDU
#archaeology #foodarchaeology #foodhistory
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#archaeology #foodarchaeology #foodhistory
What Cheese Reveals About Ancient Rituals
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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August 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🧀 Curious about cheese in the past? Check out our latest video exploring what cheese can reveal about ancient rituals 🏺🧪
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#archaeology #foodarchaeology #foodhistory
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#archaeology #foodarchaeology #foodhistory
What can mapping tell us about public health in medieval cities? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, Dr. Taylor Zaneri, discusses how archaeology, historical texts, and maps come together to reveal what was really happening on the ground.
youtu.be/5-QWmUb3wpA
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, Dr. Taylor Zaneri, discusses how archaeology, historical texts, and maps come together to reveal what was really happening on the ground.
youtu.be/5-QWmUb3wpA
What Maps Reveal About Medieval Public Health
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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August 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What can mapping tell us about public health in medieval cities? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, Dr. Taylor Zaneri, discusses how archaeology, historical texts, and maps come together to reveal what was really happening on the ground.
youtu.be/5-QWmUb3wpA
🎙️ In this episode of Curiosity Meets The Past, Dr. Taylor Zaneri, discusses how archaeology, historical texts, and maps come together to reveal what was really happening on the ground.
youtu.be/5-QWmUb3wpA
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Very excited to be in conversation with the excellent Dr @flintdibble.bsky.social to discuss ancient and modern migration. Today at 2pm over on YouTube. If you can’t join us then , do have a listen after!
www.youtube.com/live/R-61QdX...
www.youtube.com/live/R-61QdX...
Memory, Migration, and Exile with Dr Mai Musié
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August 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Very excited to be in conversation with the excellent Dr @flintdibble.bsky.social to discuss ancient and modern migration. Today at 2pm over on YouTube. If you can’t join us then , do have a listen after!
www.youtube.com/live/R-61QdX...
www.youtube.com/live/R-61QdX...
It's the last day in July, and my podcast's launch phase is officially over 🎙️🏺🧪
Curious how it went? I just published a video on it:
youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?...
P.S. The Curiosity Meets The Past will now publish episodes every other week. Find past episodes here: smitinathan.com/podcast/
Curious how it went? I just published a video on it:
youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?...
P.S. The Curiosity Meets The Past will now publish episodes every other week. Find past episodes here: smitinathan.com/podcast/
the truth about launching my niche podcast
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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July 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's the last day in July, and my podcast's launch phase is officially over 🎙️🏺🧪
Curious how it went? I just published a video on it:
youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?...
P.S. The Curiosity Meets The Past will now publish episodes every other week. Find past episodes here: smitinathan.com/podcast/
Curious how it went? I just published a video on it:
youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?...
P.S. The Curiosity Meets The Past will now publish episodes every other week. Find past episodes here: smitinathan.com/podcast/
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Just a couple days left to submit an abstract! Come join us to discuss how #archaeology can help us to a better understanding of #growth.
Are you an archaeologist interested in past trajectories of economic growth? An economist interested in how ancient data can inform a sustainable future?
Submit a paper to @tag2025york.bsky.social and join the debate! #growth #degrowth #post-growth
tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/call-for-...
Submit a paper to @tag2025york.bsky.social and join the debate! #growth #degrowth #post-growth
tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/call-for-...
Call for Papers - TAG 2025
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July 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Just a couple days left to submit an abstract! Come join us to discuss how #archaeology can help us to a better understanding of #growth.
Did you know some of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries never make the headlines? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode, Rachel shares overlooked archaeology discoveries. We explore how interpretation, imagination, and new technologies shape the stories we tell about the past.
youtu.be/Iidzs6_pprI
🎙️ In this episode, Rachel shares overlooked archaeology discoveries. We explore how interpretation, imagination, and new technologies shape the stories we tell about the past.
youtu.be/Iidzs6_pprI
Archaeology Discoveries That Deserve More Attention
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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July 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Did you know some of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries never make the headlines? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ In this episode, Rachel shares overlooked archaeology discoveries. We explore how interpretation, imagination, and new technologies shape the stories we tell about the past.
youtu.be/Iidzs6_pprI
🎙️ In this episode, Rachel shares overlooked archaeology discoveries. We explore how interpretation, imagination, and new technologies shape the stories we tell about the past.
youtu.be/Iidzs6_pprI
What do we mean when we say “the past,” and how might those definitions shape the futures we imagine? 🎨🏺 💡
🎙️Human-centered designer, Shanice Webb, shares how engaging with the past in different ways can offer surprising clarity when it comes to building what’s next.
youtu.be/BP4ujYRuboQ
🎙️Human-centered designer, Shanice Webb, shares how engaging with the past in different ways can offer surprising clarity when it comes to building what’s next.
youtu.be/BP4ujYRuboQ
Designing Futures That Engage with the Past
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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July 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
What do we mean when we say “the past,” and how might those definitions shape the futures we imagine? 🎨🏺 💡
🎙️Human-centered designer, Shanice Webb, shares how engaging with the past in different ways can offer surprising clarity when it comes to building what’s next.
youtu.be/BP4ujYRuboQ
🎙️Human-centered designer, Shanice Webb, shares how engaging with the past in different ways can offer surprising clarity when it comes to building what’s next.
youtu.be/BP4ujYRuboQ
Thanks for featuring our podcast - Curiosity Meets The Past! 🏺🧪🎙️
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smitinathan.com/podcast/
Curiosity Meets The Past explores fascinating stories with archaeologist ۻ@smitinathan.bsky.social. Join conversations with researchers, artists, and more as they uncover the hidden tales behind objects, places, and people. Just bring your curiosity!
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thanks for featuring our podcast - Curiosity Meets The Past! 🏺🧪🎙️
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smitinathan.com/podcast/
What can human remains reveal about connection, identity, and community in Iceland? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
What the Dead Still Mean to the Living in Iceland
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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July 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What can human remains reveal about connection, identity, and community in Iceland? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
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Wonder what archaeology makes headlines? In a new study, we investigated US media coverage for 1,115 arch papers published over 6 years. Seems Chinese archaeology was under-reported.
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research
US media coverage of archaeology shows geographic disparities, with archaeology of China/Taiwan less likely to receive coverage.
www.science.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wonder what archaeology makes headlines? In a new study, we investigated US media coverage for 1,115 arch papers published over 6 years. Seems Chinese archaeology was under-reported.
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Dr. Smiti Nathan
Reposted by Dr. Smiti Nathan
Do you know what the word 'like' originally meant?
There's a reason it's related to lich 😉
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There's a reason it's related to lich 😉
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The History of "Like"
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
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July 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Do you know what the word 'like' originally meant?
There's a reason it's related to lich 😉
www.youtube.com/shorts/so8WQ...
@smitinathan.bsky.social
There's a reason it's related to lich 😉
www.youtube.com/shorts/so8WQ...
@smitinathan.bsky.social
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If you enjoyed this video and want to know the answer to questions HOW MANY LANGUAGES ARE THERE? and WHAT IS THE LONGEST WORD? join @smitinathan.bsky.social's Patreon here:
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July 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you enjoyed this video and want to know the answer to questions HOW MANY LANGUAGES ARE THERE? and WHAT IS THE LONGEST WORD? join @smitinathan.bsky.social's Patreon here:
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