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- Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was Unbelievable
- German climate activists stood on melting blocks of ice with ropes around their necks, warning that “time is running out.”
- This historic area of London was nearly bulldozed in the 1970s
- Are We Living in Pre-Revolution France Again?
- The Moon’s origin story doesn’t add up
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How are people using “mortified” wrongly? | EMOTION ETYMOLOGY
🤔 Where do our emotions come from? In this episode of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess dive deep into the fascinating origins of the words we use to express how we feel! From the familiar words like “sad,” “mad,” and … Continue reading
How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
[…] No other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate relatives. But being right-handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. And yet, being a leftie does … Continue reading
Sci-Fi Short Film “Robot Journey” | Part 5 – Little Mushroom
Premiered on 5 Sept 2024 #cgi #ue5 #shortsfilm Hello everyone, Part 5 of Robot Journey has been completed. Many thanks to Karol Skowronek, a very talented music artist, who created an excellent soundtrack this time. This is our second collaboration, … Continue reading
6 British Things That Are Actually American
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Linguist Answers Word Origin Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
22 Oct 2024 Linguist Gareth Roberts joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the etymologies of English words. How did the first languages first form? Was there once a single common language that all the others evolved from? … Continue reading
What’s the ‘were’ in werewolf? | SPOOKY ETYMOLOGY
23 Oct 2024 #etymology #ghoststories #halloween In this episode of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess dig into the spooky origins of Halloween words. From ‘ghosts’ and ‘ghouls’ to ‘warlocks’ and ‘witches’, they uncover the hauntingly fascinating roots of supernatural lingo. … Continue reading
Lisbon From the Window of Tram 24E
Tram 24E starts at Praca Luis de Camoes and ends at Campolide. #travel #lisboa #lisbon #tram #portugal […]
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