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Can someone experience more than 24 hours in the same calendar day?

It’s possible, say our readers, if you’re able to travel quickly across time zones

A 3D illustration of the now debunked competing conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat, as it appears from land, rather than spherical. Earth texture maps courtesy of NASA.gov; Shutterstock ID 1240127368; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

What would the landscape look like on a disc-shaped world? part 2

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Karl Petersen/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (9760878a) A general view shows an iceberg stranded near the village of Innaarsuit, in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland, 12 July 2018 (issued 13 July 2018). The Avannaata Municipality was alarmed on 11 July, after a huge iceberg was grounded just outside the village of Innaarsuit. According to local media, police asked villagers who live closest to the water, to leave their houses over fears the iceberg could calve and affect the village with a tsunami. Iceberg grounded outside village in northwestern Greenland, Innaarsuit - 12 Jul 2018

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It’s time to monetise the moon! Definitely! Maybe?

Twisteddoodles on a resistant bacterial strain

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A glimpse into the rare earth riches of Greenland

Tom Gauld on a Foundation for Astonishingly Extravagant Gestures

Why are humans able to find aesthetic beauty in inanimate objects?

Do babies understand each other with their babbling?

Is it better to dry towels hung up portrait or landscape? part 2

Portrait is best, but it depends on how wet the towels are when hung out, says one reader

What is the optimal amount of water to clean a glass jar? part 2

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As pure as driven snow? Not if you’re a ‘CleanTok’ influencer

Tom Gauld on a new way to think of cloud-based storage