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sun glare when I’m driving just before sunset and I have to put my sun visor down because I forgot my sunglasses but I’m still really uncomfortable and it’s just a big hassle all around
hey remember when jane austen, a woman, referred to a character named richard as having “never done anything to entitle himself to more than the abbreviation of his name” in 1817. yeah me too.
“ohhh would you look at that, my pawns found jesus and now they’re all bishops”
“so i realize it looks like i’m putting a thimble on the board but actually my rooks have been using their downtime to build another rook, one that’s better, stronger, faster—”
“hey welcome back. while you left to get a snack, those six pieces you’d captured slipped their guards, tunneled to safety and emerged right in the middle of your royal palace.”
“oof, looks like you’ve got my king cornered…maybe this is a good time to mention that shortly before we started playing, my pawns and knights revolted and instituted a representative democracy. feel free to kill the puppet ruler that was the one remaining vestige of our tyranny, you cringing servant of the crown. vive la revolution!”
oh man theres so many competitors for That Animal Has To Be Fake But Isnt how about
the saiga antelope
the first time i saw a picture of this thing i was absolutely CONVINCED it was a photoshop job and i had to watch a video of one moving before i accepted it
its critically endangered due to overhunting ( the horns are especially valued as ingredients in certain cultures ) and where there used to be around 2 million of them all across the eurasian steppe, now theres suspected to be maybe 50,000 left in various patches of russia and nearby countries
they use that weird baby trunk to filter out sand from the air thats kicked up when they travel in herds during fall and spring, and ALSO to heat up the air they breath in cold periods before it hits the lungs
other really good ones are the gerenuk
which is found in small herds in desert and shrubland areas in mideast africa, and uses its elongated neck and legs to help reach shoots and leaves otherwise out of range for other gazelles and antelopes
i thought itd look a little more reasonable just standing but i was wrong
the mexican mole lizard ( no hind legs ! )
this reptile belongs to a group of reptiles called amphisbaenia ( or worm lizards ! ) , which generally spend most of their lives underground and usually dont have Any Limbs, unlike the tiny mole lizards tiny mole hands
they can get around 9 inches in length and move very similarly to a regular earthworm, with controlled contractions and expansions of its body segments
the mantidfly
which, like the true mantids it takes its name from, uses its modified forelimbs to capture prey - theyre generally nocturnal and completely harmless to humans, which is great because species of these little things can be found globally in various tropical/temperate zones ( and are Very Cute to watch )
and then the chinese water deer
this ones pretty well known already BUT it looks so much like a weird handpuppet theres no way id skip it
these little deer stand less than 2 feet high at the shoulder and populate various areas around coastal regions and rivers in china ( although some deer that were imported to and released from britain zoos from ages ago have established small populations there )
the fangs are found in males and females ( although theyre considerably larger in males ) and are only loosely held in sockets in the skull, meaning they can be manipulated at will by the deer by controlling certain facial muscles
the fangs are often moved to the side when eating, and during territorial disputes are used to stab their opponents backs and shoulders ( although the fights are rarely fatal ! )
theyre actually not even the only fanged deer out there, joining the toothy hoards of muntjac, tufted deer, and other water deer ! this species though doesnt have any horns, setting their skull
on a slightly lower tier than the closely related muntjac ( although both are still good ok theyre both good skulls )
9-year-old Anaya Lee Willabus, is youngest published ‘chapter’ book author in U.S. history
“Brooklyn’s Anaya Lee Willabus loves reading more than anything she can name.
What’s her favorite book? Well, that’s easy. Her own.
Anaya is 9 and the youngest published author in U.S. history to write a chapter book. Her page-turner The Day Mohan Found His Confidence about a boy’s struggle to balance life at home and school has inspired students from New York to Guyana, where her parents were born.
Anaya was one of several local residents feted Thursday at a Brooklyn Borough Hall Black History celebration honoring young community leaders.
“I like to read all genres, of books,” Anaya told the News. “I love both reading and writing. They both have something that I love in them.”
Don’t get her wrong, her mother, Dimple, said. Anaya watches TV, eats candy and fights with her siblings like any other kid. But when it comes to books, there’s just a certain magic that happens.” (via
nydailynews)
