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abistevens:

The Dragon of Bures, 1405. Thought to actually be sightings of King Richard I’s escaped pet crocodile!
(A belated completion of a sketch I did for Folktale Week.)

slothilda:
“Excuse me. My snuggles?
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slothilda:

Excuse me. My snuggles?

egyptpassion:
“ Don’t become so consumed in the outside world that you forget about your inside world. It is just as important. So please, take care of yourself and nourish your soul.
📍 Fjord Bay. Taba. Egypt 🇪🇬 #iregipto #egyptpassion #redsea (at...

egyptpassion:

Don’t become so consumed in the outside world that you forget about your inside world. It is just as important. So please, take care of yourself and nourish your soul.

📍 Fjord Bay. Taba. Egypt 🇪🇬 #iregipto #egyptpassion #redsea (at Taba, Egypt)
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loveinthed:
“If there’s anything I’ve learned over the last few years, it is that small towns have some of the best architecture. Northville is a perfect example. #MetroDetroit #NorthvilleMI #Italianate #VictorianArchitecture #archi_ologie...

loveinthed:

If there’s anything I’ve learned over the last few years, it is that small towns have some of the best architecture. Northville is a perfect example. #MetroDetroit #NorthvilleMI #Italianate #VictorianArchitecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Northville, Michigan)
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liberaleffects:
“Everything You Need To Know About The ReThug Party”

liberaleffects:

Everything You Need To Know About The ReThug Party

merelygifted:
“WTF yankistan?!
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merelygifted:

WTF yankistan?!

merelygifted:
“https://www.wxyz.com/news/freezing-rain-creates-ghost-apples-phenomenon-in-michigan
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npr:
“ Killer whales, Japanese aphids and Homo sapiens — they’re among the few organisms whose females live on long past the age of reproduction.
Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival and reproduction, the phenomenon begs explanation —...

npr:

Killer whales, Japanese aphids and Homo sapiens — they’re among the few organisms whose females live on long past the age of reproduction.

Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival and reproduction, the phenomenon begs explanation — why live longer than you can reproduce? In the 1960s, researchers came up with the “grandmother hypothesis” to explain the human side of things. The hypothesis is that the help of grandmothers enables mothers to have more children. So women who had the genetic makeup for longer living would ultimately have more grandchildren carrying their longevity genes. (Sorry, grandfathers, you’re not included in this picture.)

Two studies published Thursday in Current Biology take another look at this hypothesis and add new insights into the role grandmothers play.

Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits

Illustration: Nicole Xu for NPR