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El Godzilla! El Aliens! El Fungus! Geeeeeese! Emuuuuuu! Tybalt the Mad. Colorado Colorado-ing. Mystery cat! Seahorse dance! Frauen auf Bäumen!

Godzilla:

https://www.science.org/content/article/el-nino-has-begun-it-may-become-strongest-century

New alien rules:

https://www.science.org/content/article/if-scientists-discover-aliens-they-have-plan-disclosure-day

Fungi Map:

https://a-hidden-infrastructure.spun.earth/map#2.33/43.2134/109.2247

Barnacle Goose:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYfgpMPoSLO/?igsh=MW5raHV0MWZ1ZmMzdQ==

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barnacle_Goose/lifehistory

Seahorse Dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txpZ2vQmaIg

Frauen auf Bäumen:

https://www.hatjecantz.com/products/76647-frauen-auf-baeumen

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The Norwegians are coming! Satisficiers! De-enhance your games! Smarty bees! Artificial ears! Jack in the green! Moosup! Neuron speed! CERN update! Manhattants! Condors! Great big bunnies! Flying beavers! Poetry corner!

Norway world cup team:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7333438/2026/06/04/norway-world-cup-viking-photo/

Maximizers:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/decision-making-herbert-simon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.l1A.YIhI.v7aFNO1-K6RQ

Enhanced games:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clean-athletes-stole-show-enhanced-161747323.html

Bumblebees:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-use-tools-to-solve-complex-problems-despite-not-being-trained-to-do-so/

Edison killer:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/edison-may-not-have-been-the-first-to-record-the-human-voice-new-evidence-suggests/

Jack in the green:

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/in-pictures-hundreds-turn-out-at-dawn-for-hastings-may-day-tradition-of-dancing-the-sun-up-8452913?page=2

https://hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk/

Moosup noise:

https://www.iflscience.com/mystery-of-the-moodus-noises-that-baffled-connecticut-for-centuries-73358

Animal rhythms:

https://www.earth.com/news/all-animals-communicate-using-the-same-universal-rhythm-according-to-scientists/

CERN:

https://home.cern/base-experiment-cern-succeeds-transporting-antimatter/

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Tyrants! Little blue guy! Undersea Muppets! That's not your dog, Tom. Acorn! Black frogs, blue dogs. Invisible book talk. Frog sounds? Poetry corner. Observatory antics! Colorado?! Caedmon's Hymn.

Unsustainable tyrants:

https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-petty-tyrants/

Little blue guy:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-alien-like-blue-octopus-discovered-lurking-off-the-galapagos-islands/

https://youtu.be/174YABPY238?si=zEmsxw41iHfkhy1U

S. Snuffleupagus:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-real-mr-snuffleupagus-meet-the-oceans-strangest-new-fish-species/

Acorn video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DD0pCtsqCBpbFSa5pimUYUN3TWBLiA_/view

Black frogs:

https://www.iflscience.com/chernobyl-frogs-have-changed-color-and-it-could-be-whats-helped-them-survive-73048

Caedmon's Hymn:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-copy-of-the-oldest-known-poem-in-the-english-language-leaves-researchers-speechless/

Frogs and their calls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Sc78-TOFs

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Moose Lick! Moose Jaw! Renewable roundup! Smithsonian: Origins. Cannibal: The Cafeteria! Spiderviper! Windy mountain! Slingerland! Poetry corner! Feet?! Requiem for a Troll.

Colorado Cannibal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer

Smithsonian: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/brief-history-smithsonian-institution

Sodium battery: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/catl-sodium-ion-battery-aims-to-improve-ev-winter-range-loss/

Geothermal energy: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/geothermal-energy-new-tech/

Moosefight: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/world/canada-norway-moose-tall.html

Moose licking: https://nowiknow.com/dont-let-the-moose-lick-your-car/

Iranian Horned Viper: https://youtube.com/shorts/MkYluH1BtvU?si=uJdaX_4KAr0WgMAd

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Immortal honey. The Icelandic fishing miracle. Lunar gold rush. Attacking Joe specifically. Jellyfish too big. Brazilian dinos. High drama in the orchestra. Scratch: Origins. Viking nothing. Your attention is fine.

Cursive v Joe:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/cursive-clubs-students.html

Famous signatures:

https://www.taminoautographs.com/blogs/autograph-blog/famous-signatures-top-100-celebrity-signatures-in-history?srsltid=AfmBOor127NdSbljO7iqgw0s1zzETJvUZu01MJBA2oRL2kFYBmJb3mZL

Attention Spans:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-attention-spans-really-shrinking-what-the-science-says/

Helium 3:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-helium-3-create-a-gold-rush-on-the-moon/

Icelandic Fishing:

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/great-lakes-fish-interview/

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Tracy Arm Fjord! Not that boring! Similes! American Tea! Octofeet! Steve! Tybalt reports in! Prose corner? Saja! The Forks! Happy birthday to the OG animal interest haver!

Comparisons:

https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/

Boring conversations:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123175

Sir David:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/david-attenborough-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s

Yaupon Tea:

https://catspringtea.com/blogs/yaupon/the-real-story-of-ilex-vomitoria-and-yaupons-name

Tsunami!:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html

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