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Of Lion Manes and Human Beards: Some unusual... →
Abstract The function of manes in lions has been a topic of scientific interest since Darwin (1871) suggested that it provides protection in intraspecific fights. Recent experimental studies on wild lions have emphasized the role of female selection, but analyses of specific attack behaviors and targets, and the social consequences of manelessness for lions living in very hot climates suggest that...
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Bats are freaky, sexually.
Outside of humans and a few other primates, oral sex is a rare phenomenon. But researchers have found male fruit bats do enjoy a little oral stimulation, and that the reasons females offer it go beyond simple pleasure. { Continue reading | io9 } (via stevencloud)
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Charity runner in an ape costume stopped by police... →
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It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers. →
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal. I’m about to head up to the attic right now to find that wicker fucker, dust it off, and jam it with an insanely ornate assortment of shellacked vegetables. When my guests come over it’s...
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“Reggie Jackson may be most remembered as the American baseball player who...”
– Beard Revue
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“Lust for Life” by Girls very, very not safe for work video In the original video for Girls’ shambolic pop gem ”Lust for Life”, various friends of the band, in various stages of undress, mime out Christopher Owens’ lyrics. In that version, they come thisclose to revealing various verboten body parts. Well, there’s a new and completely different cut of the...
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Listen“Jolene” by Dolly Parton ...
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“Information wants to be free,” Anderson tells us, “in the same way that life...”
– Malcolm Gladwell, “Priced to Sell”, The New Yorker
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So, why are Christians so willing to believe... →
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“A Gmail user who did nothing wrong had his or her account shut down because of...”
– Joe Newman, Public Citizen
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“In fact, what is a font? For our purposes, it is the complete set of letters and...”
– American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Second, revised edition by Mac McGrew (Multnomah Central R 686.224 M147a1993)
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