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#NollaignamBan
The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives
The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#NollaignamBan
The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives
The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives
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Amid the images of swordplay, jousting, and wrestling, some 15th-century “fight books” (Fechtbücher) depict scenes of fierce combat between women and men, the latter stood waist-high in holes or barrels. What was going on? https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fechtbucher
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Amid the images of swordplay, jousting, and wrestling, some 15th-century “fight books” (Fechtbücher) depict scenes of fierce combat between women and men, the latter stood waist-high in holes or barrels. What was going on? https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fechtbucher
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You spin us right 'round!
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫
It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫
It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
You spin us right 'round!
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫
It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫
It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
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We commiserate you on the ungainly proportions of your poor feet, and although we can supply you with no Chinese appliances for their reduction, at least we may warn you of adopting the new “digitated woollen stockings” exhibited by that well-meaning society for the promotion of hygienic clothing.
January 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
We commiserate you on the ungainly proportions of your poor feet, and although we can supply you with no Chinese appliances for their reduction, at least we may warn you of adopting the new “digitated woollen stockings” exhibited by that well-meaning society for the promotion of hygienic clothing.
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And that is the role of the man in the glasses. Who may even be Brueghel himself (we don't have a reliable self-portrait to compare it with, so this is just a hunch).
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January 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
And that is the role of the man in the glasses. Who may even be Brueghel himself (we don't have a reliable self-portrait to compare it with, so this is just a hunch).
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
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This interior belongs to a small group of paintings in which Adolph Menzel studied the effects of light in simply furnished spaces he occupied in Berlin between 1845 and 1851 - he considered them experiments and never exhibited them.
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This interior belongs to a small group of paintings in which Adolph Menzel studied the effects of light in simply furnished spaces he occupied in Berlin between 1845 and 1851 - he considered them experiments and never exhibited them.
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From an out-of-this-world ‘Roswelsh’ incident in a Welsh seaside town, to the hunt for deranged squirrels and the story of a flamboyant Welsh aristocrat, new stories from Wales are set to hit cinema screens in 2026 featuring a host of star names.
The Welsh films to watch in 2026
From life in Blaenau Ffestiniog through the eyes of Effi, to an out-of-this-world ‘Roswelsh’ incident in a Welsh seaside town and the hunt for deranged squirrels, new stories from Wales are set to hit...
nation.cymru
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
From an out-of-this-world ‘Roswelsh’ incident in a Welsh seaside town, to the hunt for deranged squirrels and the story of a flamboyant Welsh aristocrat, new stories from Wales are set to hit cinema screens in 2026 featuring a host of star names.
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1 TEACUP
2 HAIRBRUSH
3 LIGHTBULB
4 HAMMER
5 MILKBOTTLE
2 HAIRBRUSH
3 LIGHTBULB
4 HAMMER
5 MILKBOTTLE
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
1 TEACUP
2 HAIRBRUSH
3 LIGHTBULB
4 HAMMER
5 MILKBOTTLE
2 HAIRBRUSH
3 LIGHTBULB
4 HAMMER
5 MILKBOTTLE
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“He laid a spell of utter darkness and forgetfulness… and for many days indeed she could neither hear, nor see, nor stir by her own will. Then Glaurung left her standing alone upon Amon Ethir, and he went back to Nargothrond.”
(J.R.R. Tolkien “The Silmarillion”)
🎨 ZDrava
(J.R.R. Tolkien “The Silmarillion”)
🎨 ZDrava
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“He laid a spell of utter darkness and forgetfulness… and for many days indeed she could neither hear, nor see, nor stir by her own will. Then Glaurung left her standing alone upon Amon Ethir, and he went back to Nargothrond.”
(J.R.R. Tolkien “The Silmarillion”)
🎨 ZDrava
(J.R.R. Tolkien “The Silmarillion”)
🎨 ZDrava
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“Thank God, Sylvia! We’re alive!”
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“Thank God, Sylvia! We’re alive!”
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Snowball fights in art (1400–1946) — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/snowball-fights
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Snowball fights in art (1400–1946) — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/snowball-fights
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Katzenjammer [KAT-sun-jam-er]
(n.)
- Confusion; uproar.
- A hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
- Remorse of conscience, vow to mend one's ways.
Use:
“Might I politely suggest that you retire to an alternate location to sleep off the remainder of your katzenjammer?”
(n.)
- Confusion; uproar.
- A hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
- Remorse of conscience, vow to mend one's ways.
Use:
“Might I politely suggest that you retire to an alternate location to sleep off the remainder of your katzenjammer?”
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Katzenjammer [KAT-sun-jam-er]
(n.)
- Confusion; uproar.
- A hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
- Remorse of conscience, vow to mend one's ways.
Use:
“Might I politely suggest that you retire to an alternate location to sleep off the remainder of your katzenjammer?”
(n.)
- Confusion; uproar.
- A hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
- Remorse of conscience, vow to mend one's ways.
Use:
“Might I politely suggest that you retire to an alternate location to sleep off the remainder of your katzenjammer?”
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The “poetry” you sent us is good and excellent prose spoilt.
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The “poetry” you sent us is good and excellent prose spoilt.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Worship Nature as if your life depended on it. Because it does
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Worship Nature as if your life depended on it. Because it does
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This year is beginning to seem endless.
October 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This year is beginning to seem endless.
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I woke up singing
my favorite song as a kid
and I mean, really singing,
catching myself all morning,
asking myself what it means,
a reminder perhaps
that we can be strange
— we wake, we sing,
we wonder why we’re singing...
my favorite song as a kid
and I mean, really singing,
catching myself all morning,
asking myself what it means,
a reminder perhaps
that we can be strange
— we wake, we sing,
we wonder why we’re singing...
Ars Poetica - High Country News
A poem by Valencia Robin.
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I woke up singing
my favorite song as a kid
and I mean, really singing,
catching myself all morning,
asking myself what it means,
a reminder perhaps
that we can be strange
— we wake, we sing,
we wonder why we’re singing...
my favorite song as a kid
and I mean, really singing,
catching myself all morning,
asking myself what it means,
a reminder perhaps
that we can be strange
— we wake, we sing,
we wonder why we’re singing...
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Ichthyophagous [ik-thee-oh-FAY-jus]
(adj.)
- Eating or subsisting on fish.
Used in a sentence:
“The mermaid listened politely to the blatantly ichthyophagous fisherman’s professions of love, while reflecting that courting him would require a reckless disregard for any sense of self-preservation.”
(adj.)
- Eating or subsisting on fish.
Used in a sentence:
“The mermaid listened politely to the blatantly ichthyophagous fisherman’s professions of love, while reflecting that courting him would require a reckless disregard for any sense of self-preservation.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Ichthyophagous [ik-thee-oh-FAY-jus]
(adj.)
- Eating or subsisting on fish.
Used in a sentence:
“The mermaid listened politely to the blatantly ichthyophagous fisherman’s professions of love, while reflecting that courting him would require a reckless disregard for any sense of self-preservation.”
(adj.)
- Eating or subsisting on fish.
Used in a sentence:
“The mermaid listened politely to the blatantly ichthyophagous fisherman’s professions of love, while reflecting that courting him would require a reckless disregard for any sense of self-preservation.”
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This is one amazing photo.
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is one amazing photo.
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
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Beano #1955, January 5, 1980
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Beano #1955, January 5, 1980
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
![Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/bafkreibrxbmhwrnkwo2ztnczubpnzpup3uf6dpyhs7mk2uxpeoeynhjo2q@jpeg)