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Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller? || by Mark Dent :: The Hustle

Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 08/20/24 at 04:16AM • Economy - Financial - Business • Public Interest • See more by Newsbytes

"There is no end to America’s most egregious case of shrinkflation" More at The Hustle ➜

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What Happened Today in History?

Posted by Kronos • Profile • 11/09/25 at 12:14AM • History • See more by Kronos

1400 CE, November 9

Death of Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous English poet known for "The Canterbury Tales."

1620 CE, November 9

The Mayflower, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew, spots land (current Cape Cod), 66 days after leaving on their trip from Plymouth, England. on September 16, 1620 (Gregorian Calendar).

1799 CE, November 9

Napoleon Bonaparte stages a coup d'état, establishing himself as First Consul of France.

11/8 All Today 11/10

Loy • 04/08/2025 at 03:36PM • Like 1 • Profile

Love the new UI - it is fun to be able to easily look up specific days, years and months throughout history. I must control me ADHD 😳🙂

Picture of the Day 11/09/25 - Wikimedia Commons

Posted by Photogems • Profile • 11/09/25 at 07:16AM • Photography • See more by Photogems

Two chestnut-tailed starlings (Sturnia malabarica) kissing while perched on a branch in Satchari National Park, Bangladesh.

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Word of the Day 11/09/25: inflation

Posted by Parolle • Profile • 11/09/25 at 02:26AM • Education, Literacy • See more by Parolle

Picture of the Day 11/08/25 - Wikimedia Commons

Posted by Photogems • Profile • 11/08/25 at 07:16AM • Photography • See more by Photogems

Two tender mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on dead wood lying under the trees. Focus stack of 20 photos.

Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Word of the Day 11/08/25: epochal

Posted by Parolle • Profile • 11/08/25 at 02:26AM • Education, Literacy • See more by Parolle

"The Museum Donors Accused of Sucking California"|| by Dan Schindel :: Hyperallergic

Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 11/07/25 at 09:15AM • Environment - Energy - Sustainability • Public Interest • See more by Newsbytes

"Yasha Levine, a freelance journalist who has reported on the California Central Valley in depth, teamed up with filmmaker Rowan Wernham to direct the documentary Pistachio Wars. The film argues that billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are harming California’s environment as they artwash their damage". More at Hyperallergic ➜

The Museum Donors Accused of Sucking California Dry Pistachio Wars argues that billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are harming California’s environment as they artwash their damage. hyperallergic.com

Picture of the Day 11/07/25 - Wikimedia Commons

Posted by Photogems • Profile • 11/07/25 at 07:16AM • Photography • See more by Photogems

Cervus nippon in Kremenets Hills, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

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Word of the Day 11/07/25: assassin

Posted by Parolle • Profile • 11/07/25 at 02:26AM • Education, Literacy • See more by Parolle

Picture of the Day 11/06/25 - Wikimedia Commons

Posted by Photogems • Profile • 11/06/25 at 07:16AM • Photography • See more by Photogems

Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana monachus), chasing prey in Cayo, Belize. This is what the bird looks like when it is flying normally, but not grabbing an insect.

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Word of the Day 11/06/25: incessant

Posted by Parolle • Profile • 11/06/25 at 02:26AM • Education, Literacy • See more by Parolle

Picture of the Day 11/05/25 - Wikimedia Commons

Posted by Photogems • Profile • 11/05/25 at 07:16AM • Photography • See more by Photogems

Margaret D. Foster, seen in her lab. The original caption by the National Photo Company is "Miss Margaret D. Foster, Uncle Sam's only woman chemist, Oct. 4/19" - that's possibly a bit misleading, though she definitely was the first female chemist in the United States Geological Survey team.

Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

“My mother raised me, and then freed me”

Posted by Between the Lines • Profile • 11/05/25 at 02:44AM • Quotes - Proverbs • See more by Between the Lines

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) American writer, poet, singer, and civil rights activist.

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