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Bee sleep
One morning over the weekend, my wife noticed that there were a bunch of bees and other insects clinging about in our backyard prairie. It was a pretty cool morning, down into the high-50’s. Various insects were in low power mode, hanging on to the undersides of flowers and other surfaces. Most of them were…
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Missing months
August has flown by! We’re halfway through already and I feel like it was July only a couple days ago. It turns out this feeling is a common thing, especially amongst those of the elder ages. Bonus Fun Fact: As we age, our perception of the world slows down, resulting in time appearing to pass more…
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Thermotips
Last week I had to deal with some homeownership crises. We had to get our roof redone and, at the same time, our air conditioning went out which resulted in us having to replace both the air conditioner and furnace. It was a really tough week on our bank account. All that aside, I did…
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Paleolithic plants
This one isn’t so much a fun fact as much as a cool and fun thing that happened. Bonus Fun Fact Thing that happened: In 2012, Russian scientists revived a 32,000 year old plant. It’s sort of like Jurassic Park, except plants instead of dinosaurs, and Paleolithic instead of Jurassic. Also, the plants didn’t spit goo or eat people. It’s…
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Bullseye
So it turns out that I have Lyme Disease. Well, highly likley anyway. I didn’t get a test done to know 100%, but I had the hallmark bullseye rash on my foot. That combined with my frequent interactions with ticks, made it a no-brainer for my nurse practitioner. For those of you that don’t know,…
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Planet Nine
Last week I dove down a rabbit hole of stellar research from the comfort of my couch. What I didn’t say, was that the rabbit hole extended so deeply that the fun facts I learned would span two weeks. For those of you that are tired of space stuff, and want me to get back…
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