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European microstates and special territories, ranked by their suitability for dinosaur smuggling
(exceptionally mild spoilers for Jurassic World Dominion, a movie I myself have not seen, follow) In the latest Jurassic World movie, genetically-modified dinosaurs – having escaped the island – are sold at a black market bazaar to depraved billionaires who … Continue reading
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How to hear the heartbeat on an ultrasound print
When you get an ultrasound during pregnancy, one of the things the doctor or tech will check is your baby’s heartbeat using something called “Doppler ultrasound”. Depending on the type of check-up you get, the ultrasound image they give you … Continue reading
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Electric cargo trike review (Babboe Curve Mountain)
Like a lot of people, the pandemic has got me thinking about how I get around. Because we live in the middle of Frankfurt, a car never made sense for us, so we did everything either or foot or by … Continue reading
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Thoughts: Tarzan the Terrible, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The last Tarzan (in the anthology on my Kindle)! Yes! I have survived! And you know what? This was probably the one I got along the most with. Skimming Goodreads reviews, people have wildly differing opinions of all the Tarzans, … Continue reading
Thoughts: Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee
Yes, it has been forever. Yes, as always, I regret it. Such a backlog. This one needs a big embarrassing disclaimer: I think I might be a little bit jealous! As an amateur writer, sometimes when I read a good … Continue reading
Thoughts: Heart of the Dragon, by Gena Showalter
Oh my goodness, where do I start? Let’s start at the beginning. Once upon a time, a husband found two incredible-looking books in a free bookshelf and brought them home to his wife. One day, the wife picked one up … Continue reading
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What is the top-heaviest country?
This post is based on an interesting Twitter thread about country populations! In particular, this pair of tweets from Josh Fruhlinger: https://twitter.com/jfruh/status/974194917273563136 It’s an interesting thing – how top-heavy is a country or federation? In other words, how much of … Continue reading
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