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Now. Let's Talk Pumpkins.
Daddy's home with his strange groceries! Say, did you know the misunderstood pumpkin is a nutrient treasure trove? Yes, yes—you can reach into its slimy interior, hollow it out and make...
Now. Let's Talk Pumpkins.
Daddy's home with his strange groceries! Say, did you know the misunderstood pumpkin is a nutrient treasure trove? Yes, yes—you can reach into its slimy interior, hollow it out and make...
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Complainer’s Guide to Vegetables We Hate
We can't all love all vegetables all of the time. “Hate” is an ugly word, though. Detest? Reject? Abjure? How about a Shakespearean revulsion? “Prithee, mother—no more spinach. My gorge...
Complainer’s Guide to Vegetables We Hate
We can't all love all vegetables all of the time. “Hate” is an ugly word, though. Detest? Reject? Abjure? How about a Shakespearean revulsion? “Prithee, mother—no more spinach. My gorge...
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"Tree-Hugger": Where'd the Word Come From?
“Tree-Hugger” is rarely (never) offered as a compliment. The term is generally intended to lightly mock someone as laughably naive, irrational, and blindly devoted to “nature”. On this Indigenous People's...
"Tree-Hugger": Where'd the Word Come From?
“Tree-Hugger” is rarely (never) offered as a compliment. The term is generally intended to lightly mock someone as laughably naive, irrational, and blindly devoted to “nature”. On this Indigenous People's...
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Homeostasis Imbalanced? Why Worry?
A living organism’s physical system needs to have a strictly maintained internal environment if it’s going to be metabolically successful; or “alive”, to use the plainer adjective. However crazy the external environment,...
Homeostasis Imbalanced? Why Worry?
A living organism’s physical system needs to have a strictly maintained internal environment if it’s going to be metabolically successful; or “alive”, to use the plainer adjective. However crazy the external environment,...
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Cardio For People Who Hate Jogging
Working from home has increased your productivity AND your alarming resemblance to a half-melted snowman. You could jog, but ... run aimlessly around outside without a destination and with nobody in pursuit? Yeah,...
Cardio For People Who Hate Jogging
Working from home has increased your productivity AND your alarming resemblance to a half-melted snowman. You could jog, but ... run aimlessly around outside without a destination and with nobody in pursuit? Yeah,...
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What Are Animals For?
How many thousands of YouTube videos show ”dumb animals” demonstrating starkly recognizable affection for human beings? When the loving donkey runs braying with pleasure (and what looks like a smile)...
What Are Animals For?
How many thousands of YouTube videos show ”dumb animals” demonstrating starkly recognizable affection for human beings? When the loving donkey runs braying with pleasure (and what looks like a smile)...
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