Shoebill murder birds don’t even look real to me, but they are. They can only be found in various parts of Africa. Their favorite places to hang out are in dense tropical marshes, swamps, and wetlands. So the chances of you running across this real-life hippogriff in a dark alley are nonexistent. That is comforting.…
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Abandoned Railroad Tracks Picture Writing Prompts
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Dumb Laws: Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona
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Wooden Bridge Picture Writing Prompts
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Creating a Monster: Making Your Monster Scary
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Suffering for Beauty – High Heels
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Snow By Any Other Name. . .
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• •Snow is beautiful when it first falls. When its pristine whiteness covers everything, it creates a gorgeous winter wonderland. Unfortunately, it has to melt, and when it does, the beautiful winter wonderland turns into a dirty mess that is not pleasing to look at. Sposh, soft slushy mud or snow, is one of the words…
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Creating a Monster: Where Does Your Monster Come From?
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Glitter Kudzu
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• •What does the sparkly glitter that covers a lot of Christmas cards and various arts-and-crafts projects have in common with kudzu, an invasive ornamental plant? We can thank Henry Ruschmann, a New Jersey cattle rancher, for the invention of glitter in 1934. When not working his ranch, he dabbled as a machinist and discovered a…
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Yes, There’s a Word for That: Boanthropy & Other Unusual Words
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• •There is a word for every condition under the sun. What word describes the inability to feel pleasure? How much do you love books? Are you a bibliophile, bibliomaniac, or a biblioholic? Do you have bibliomania? Have you ever had the desire to eat grass like an ox? Have you ever gone temporarily insane? Been…