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The Secret History of the Eighteenth-Century ‘Day Goblin’

Have you ever spent a blissful afternoon browsing, touching everything, and buying absolutely nothing? It turns out the 18th century had a name for you: the ‘Day Goblin’. Drawn from a complaint letter in an 1712 edition of ‘The Spectator’, … Continue reading →

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Kome Caves, Lesotho

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Your Brain in the Zone: A New Neuroimaging Study Reveals How the Brain Achieves a Creative Flow State | HEALTH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH/ Drexel.Edu

Effortless, enjoyable productivity is a state of consciousness prized and sought after by people in business, the arts, research, education and anyone else who wants to produce a stream of creative ideas and products. That’s flow, or the sense of being … Continue reading →

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Margaret Finch & The Norwood Traveller Camp

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Ed People (@ed.people) | Brazilian dances 🇧🇷

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The Nilo-Saharan languages are fascinating!

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Australians love their pet spiders #australia #aussiethings #lifeinaustralia

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Earthquake on a wedding day.

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Elizabeth Taylor on Beauty ✨ Is Glamour a Gift or a Curse? #VintageGlam #ElizabethTaylor #Icon

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Julia Hill lived in a 1,000 year old tree called Luna for over 2 years (738 days) in an attempt to stop logging efforts. Her mission was successful despite being harassed by helicopters and enduring harsh weather.

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Masquerades

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Joseph Stalin Was Very Wrong About Agriculture

Soviet agronomist Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was obsessed with plants. Especially finding out where domesticated crops first came from. And out of his research came a proposal that certain crops, like rye and oats, were evolutionary accidents. Stalin didn’t particularly like … Continue reading →

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