apparently atlantic ghost crabs are self aware! maybe that's why they look like they're having an identify crisis

If you or your kid have ever had lice, our new episode is for you. Mummies with lice! The guy who invented the Louse Buster! How a common skincare ingredient makes lice explode! And so much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

If Part-Time Genius is one of them, your first date may include a lengthy conversation about the history of carousel horses

This PEANUTS comic strip was published #OTD on August 28, 1969.

So the cool thing about eels is... actually, I don't know. Gonna have to check out EelFacts.net.

Looking for #bookrecs? Here are the best books we read this summer! Gabe: Percival Everett's "James," the collected Peanuts comics Mary: Viet Thanh Nguyen's "The Sympathizer," Hwang Bo-reum's "Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop" Now tell us yours!

On this day in 1939, "The Wizard of Oz" opened in U.S. theaters. Today, the Library is happy to announce the acquisition of rare music and lyric sketches from the score of the iconic film, including the only lyric sketch for “Over the Rainbow” known to exist. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

In this week's history newsletter from AIP, @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social spotlights the new article by @tiffanynichols.bsky.social in Isis, digging into the rise and fall of an early proposal to site a @ligo.org detector in Maine's Blueberry Barrens.

Here's why you should be paying your rent in dead eels. #personalfinance #moneytips #advice podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...

Apparently Bolivia is the world's largest producer of Brazil nuts! Not to start an international incident, but from now on, they're Bolivia nuts to me!

Firefly populations have been declining, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel for the glowing bugs.

Wrote about "corn sweat" again. Find out what the heck it is and how it makes heat worse. 🧪 (Was my temporary headline "Corn Sweat Part 2: The Corn Sweatening"? Maybe.)

If you've ever tasted 3D-printed food, please tell us what it was like. We can't stop thinking about this. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Researching an upcoming story and, once again, I find myself turning to the Library of Congress online catalog. We love this institution so much we made a whole episode about it—fellow @librarycongress.bsky.social fans, check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...

1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar 2025: ohhh ok

Hi! We're Part-Time Genius, a podcast for knowledge junkies, Wikipedia rabbit-holers, and people who've been told they ask too many questions. Our hosts are Will and Mango, aka the guys who started Mental Floss. Join us every week for a new deep dive! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Groaned, but reposting anyway

Please visit this website, which is exactly what you think it will be except somehow EVEN BETTER, right now.

What does gender have to do with strength training? A lot less than you thought! Today on the show, author @caseyjohnston.bsky.social breaks down muscle myths and shares some facts from her new book, A Physical Education. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

VINTAGE LUNCHBOX MEGATHREAD! There is something deeply, nostalgic about the artwork on old lunchboxes. They meet at the crossroads of childhood, food, pop culture, & school/friends. Every day, for as long as I feel like, I'll be adding a new lunchbox to this thread! TMNT-1989 (My first lunchbox!)

Any book can be a beach read if you read it on the beach. SPF 50 and The Power Broker. A stripey umbrella and the Oxford English Dictionary. Surf shorts and Nikolai Lobachevsky's works on non-Euclidean geometry. Sky's the limit!

Thinking about doing something nice for a bug this weekend? How about expanding their habitat by planting a native plant in your yard! Need help figuring out how to pick a good plant?! This bug-approved plant guide can help!

Very normal conversation in the PTG slack

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