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5 Essential Reads About the Consequences of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
You would be forgiven for growing numb to the almost daily assault of headlines proclaiming the latest from Twitter.
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What is a Goblin?
The 2022 word of the year from the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary is “goblin mode”. Voted by the public and coming in at 93%, “goblin mode” – a phrase, rather than a word, to be precise – expresses a state of being or mindset. The official definition is: a type of behaviour which…
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What is Air Turbulence?
You probably know the feeling: you’re sitting on a plane, happily cruising through the sky, when suddenly the seat-belt light comes on and things get a little bumpy. Most of the time, turbulence leads to nothing worse than momentary jitters or perhaps a spilled cup of coffee. In rare cases, passengers or flight attendants might…
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Are They Making Bread? Why Do Cats Knead?
“Kneading” is when cats massage an object with the front paws, which extend and retract, one paw at a time. This massaging action, named for its resemblance to kneading dough, is repeated rhythmically. You may have spotted your cat kneading and wondered how on Earth they developed such a behaviour. So, why do cat’s knead?…