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nellucnhoj.bsky.social
once upon a time
4 panel comic P1: Closeup of a very simply drawn pink blob creature, with haphazardly placed dot eyes and a wonky mouth Text beside them reads "once upon a time, there was a BLOB" P2: We dolly back to reveal the blob in their full unimpressive glory, as they slither along a path on a mound of grass. They are backed by a Ghibli-blue sky, filled with fluffy clouds. The text continues. "The blob only existed because they were easy to draw" P3: We move right back (and up) to a high shot looking down on the blob's progress along the path, which winds through an expanse of grass. On the left, an ancient looking Moai style stone head lays flat in the grass, staring implacably at nothing in particular. "But that didn't matter to the blob. They simply *were*, and that was good." P5: A large panel, filling the lower half of the page. We are now looking at the blob from the rear, as they stare out over a forest, vanishing to the horizon. Fluffy clouds march across the sky. "That. Was good."
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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terriblemapshq.bsky.social
The purr-fect map
September 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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infobeautiful.bsky.social
Most popular car colours by year. Purple and green cars RIP.

by reddit user: u/feemiror. Note: data from Poland.
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
A stacked area chart titled "Car color distribution broken down by production year" showing the changing popularity of car colors from 1990 to 2020. The x-axis represents the year of production, and the y-axis represents the percentage of cars produced in each color. The chart shows the relative proportions of various colors, including black, gray, silver, white, red, brown, and others, over time. It visually demonstrates the rise and fall of different car color trends throughout the years.
September 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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xkcd.com
Phase Changes

xkcd.com/3144/
2-panel comic. (1) Phase Changes in Theory. PERSON with short hair: As you can see, when water is cooled to below 0°C, it changes from a liquid to a solid. [bowl of even layer of ice] (2) Phase Changes in Practice. PERSON: When water freezes, it sometimes sends out long weird spikes. Physics tells us the water is “trying to give us a present.” [bowl with weird ice shapes jutting upwards]
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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matthighton.bsky.social
Just saw Mario turned 40 this week and so, once again, I present to you: the first level of Super Mario but all the sound effects are farts.
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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snarkysillysad.bsky.social
konel_bread with amazing bread designs: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
September 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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infobeautiful.bsky.social
Lord of the Rings characters: screen time vs mentions in the book.

The further from the dotted line, the further off trend.

By reddit user austinw-8 www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
A scatterplot depicts major characters from Lord of the Rings plotted by number of mentions in the books (x axis) and screen time in the films (y axis). A trendline reveals that Arwen, Theoden, Legolas & Aragon are over-represented in the movies. While Sam, Gimli, Denethor and others are under-represented.
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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lucavi.bsky.social
very well
August 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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unisouthampton.bsky.social
A greedy star not too far from Earth is eating its cosmic twin at a rate not seen before, our space scientists say.

Double star V Sagittae is burning unusually bright as the super-dense white dwarf is gorging on its larger mate in a feeding frenzy.

Discover more 👉 https://tr.ee/4Zyulr
Bright white dwarf feeding off its larger star in blue haze.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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alexselbyb.bsky.social
This is a masterclass in narrative tension
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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we have the first championship #anyonecanbeatanyone loop of the season. charlton beat watford beat qpr beat charlton.
charlton beat watford beat qpr beat charlton
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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clouds
clouds
September 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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blueforestpenguin.bsky.social
An illustration depicting six planets now aligned in the sky, beginning a two-month-long grand alignment of planets as viewed from earth. The six planets are, in order from left to right: Venus, Saturn; Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mars. The illustration indicates Mercury will soon join the line-up.
January 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Sunrise was before 8am today for first time this year. ☀️
Image shows moonrise & moonset shown below sunrise & sunset times each day for a 6 week period. Today’s daylight hours highlighted in orange.
Moon phases now also shown. Note how both new moons are within sunrise-sunset times. 🌑
Sunrise was before 8am today for first time this year. Image shows moonrise & moonset shown below sunrise & sunset times each day for a 6 week period. Today’s daylight hours highlighted in orange. Moon phases now also shown. Note how both new moons are within sunrise-sunset times.
January 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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2025 moon phases. Today is the first full moon of the year.
2025 moon phases. Today is the first full moon of the year.
January 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Moonrise & moonset shown against sunrise / sunset daylight hours for 12 months - July 2024 to June 2025.
Moonrise & moonset shown against sunrise / sunset daylight hours for 12 months - July 2024 to June 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Moonrise & moonset shown against sunrise / sunset daylight hours for next 5 weeks.
Moonrise & moonset shown against sunrise / sunset daylight hours for next 5 weeks.
January 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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winter 2024-25 daylight times, sowing the sunrise, solar noon and sunset times on the first of every month, and the hours of daylight on the longest day and the shortest day.
winter 2024-25 daylight times, sowing the sunrise, solar noon and sunset times on the first of every month, and the hours of daylight on the longest day and the shortest day.
January 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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2025 Sun
2025 Sun
January 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM