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Ok, not really. My good friend Kento over at Uglorable has composed an AMAZING compendium of obscure animals – one for each letter of the alphabet – entitled: Obscure Animal Alphabet: Axolotl to Zebu.
For letter A is the Axolotl, which HAS to be the inspiration for that internet famous Pokémon, Mudkips.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
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In an endless void of silence, one voice was bold enough to even suggest an answer to the challenge put forth by me and my cavalier crew! It was none-other than the good Doctor. The email from Dr. Hypercube was like manna from the heaven that exists in a twisted alternate reality in which anatomy [...]
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No no, not the trouble with Turbosloth. Just regular type.
A friend of mine recently referred to sloths as “Natures Muppet”. Fitting. They hardly look real, but they ARE adorable.
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Wired’s Underwire blog has just delivered quite the scoop!
The Burning Man festival’s traditional “burning man” figure burst into flames a full 5 days ahead of schedule, during last night’s total lunar eclipse.
Keep your eyes on their article, as they’ll update when they have more information as to whether this was a technical issue or arson.
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Via The Underwire:
UK Food retailer Tesco is going to spend $10 million on testing of foods at Oxford University in order to develop a carbon labeling system, letting their customers know exactly what kind of “carbon footprint” their cereal and steaks leave on the environment.
It seems to me that putting “Carbon Footprint” labels on [...]
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Pointed out by Ectomo: From the blog Next Nature comes an article discussing Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation surgery and Designer Laser Vaginoplasty. (Caution: If you’re at work, there’s a big picture of a woman’s pubic area at the top of this article. if you turn it sideways it looks like a frowny mouth with a five [...]
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This playlist has all but one part (part 7) of the BBC’s Walking With Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs. It’s one of those fascinating historical exploration films with gorgeous CG animals and environments.
I’m watching it right now on the Discovery channel (commercials and all! GADS!), and I came in at the part with the brontoscorpio. Too [...]
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I was so excited when I found out Wilco had a new album, entitled Sky Blue Sky, just the day after it released. I immediately downloaded it off iTunes and I’m loving every moment of it. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to see them in concert this year. (You can subscribe to the tour update [...]
