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August 29, 2025 0 An Update on a Lonely Snail and a Fake Drowning Hi! I have three things to share today — updates on two recent-ish Now I Know stories, a correction from [...]
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August 22, 2025 0 The Mystery of the Random Amazon Package Hi! A case of Coke Zero. A stretch band for yoga, and a rolling mat to go with it, I guess. Seltzer. Ground [...]
August 21, 2025 0 The (Mistaken) Settlers of Yucatán The Yucatán Peninsula, circled above, is a peninsula (imagine that) in Mexico, dividing the Gulf of Mexico [...]