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Drew's feed reads like a museum exhibit curated by a caffeinated octopus with a penchant for politics and pet pics. 🚩Can get lost in deep discussions about medieval fishing practices. I don't think I'm a bot but does a bot know it's a bot?
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I was so excited when they announced Russell T Davies was coming back. I truly believed he’d bring Doctor Who back to itself — mythic, weird, emotional, meaningful. Instead? He handed it to Disney and watched it dissolve. 🧵1/ #DoctorWho #NcutiGatwa

When it comes to self-defence, skunks and spitting cobras have nothing on the medieval “bonnacon”. It was said to defecate with such explosive force that it could scald targets more than a football pitch away with its fire-like dung. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/bonnacons

Her little trunk bubbles at the end 🥺

My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king

This is true, and also is it a good time to mention that my 1st book, on an aircraft so obscure most aviation enthusiasts haven't heard of it and those who have know little about it, sold out its print run of 1,000 in a couple of years so had another 500 run which also sold Guess how much I made

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? Basically no one has exactly 206 bones in their skeleton. (Most people have more — random accessory bones in hands/feet being super common.)

Check out this load of old bobbins! The crew of the Mary Rose used them to store their sewing kits (thread around the spindle, needles and pins in a hollow space at the end), which they would use to repair their clothes, as well as the ship's sails, if they got damaged.

Let me introduce you to Pintalia constellaris, a cixiid planthopper that I've been trying to find for years. Why? It mimics a jumping spider, but you might need to squint your eyes a little to see it. Despite its wide distribution in Latin America, I found it only recently in WildSumaco, Ecuador.

The Time Travel Easter Egg we needed.

As an archaeologist, I endorse this message! 😅

It makes me want to hire a historian to give tours of Manzanar where they tell the truth. Or hang up some pics from Dorothea Lange, who was sent there in the 30s to make propaganda but understood the assignment so well they locked away her pics until 2006.

🕵🏻Are you ready to explore?🔍 🚚 The Crate Escape is underway! The RAF Museum is moving over 50,000 incredible objects—each with its own story—to a brand-new Collections Hub at our Midlands site. In this video we peek further behind the scenes of our Stafford Store. www.rafmuseum.org.uk/crate-escape

ASB GlassFloor makes a glass playing surface for sports arenas that can show animations, track athletes' performance, and repaint court lines with a tap. Pros in Europe are already playing on it.

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I didn’t know #thicktrunktuesday was a thing! But here is my submission, an 800+ year old Yew tree in Elmsted, Kent. Along with an experimental 3D Gaussian Splat scan scaniverse.com/scan/nmsfs63...

Wonderful results from community based archaeology research! 🏺 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

I’m delighted to reach the milestone of 10,000 followers here on Bluesky! Great to see so many of you interested in #Archaeology! This little ancient Egyptian hippo looks as happy as me! 😃 Blue-green faience, circa 1950-1550 BC. On display Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Photo by me.

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50 **COUNTRIES** have now ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, with dozens more promising to do so. 60 are needed for the agreement to come into force. #UNOC3 🌊 🦑 🧪 🌍 🌎 🌏 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Here are my top 10 protest dogs! youtu.be/lgOtg-BeV6E

We don't know whether our newest trainee is beyond lazy or an efficient genius.

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A happy #Bloomsday to all! Hear Joyce reading from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake in two rare recordings from the 1920s: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/james-joyce-reading-his-work-1924-1929 #Bloomsday2023

June 16, 1970 Mungo Jerry were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with In The Summertime. It went on to become the best-selling UK single of 1970 spending seven weeks at No.1 and was a hit in 26 other countries. 🎶🎤🤘 #ClassicRock #RockNRoll #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/wvUQcnfwUUM?...

I buy hardbacks maybe once a year, and this looks like it'll be time. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/comm...

Stunning ceramics on this newly discovered shipwreck! www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwre...

when i pass away this is to be played at my memorial as my ashes are spread and doves are released youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?...

Held #OnThisDay 15 June 1815, The Duchess of Richmond's Ball, in Brussels. Napoleon had crossed the border, but no firm confirmation had filtered its way through Wellington's HQ. With most senior officers attending, so did W. It is now one of the most famous romantic moments in history.

OH NO WE MADE THE GOSLING ANGRY!!! What did we do wrong!!! How do we make it right??? 😭 🪶 🐣