General
Here are posts of general interest to me.
Horrendous Legacy in Bhopal
As we stand talking, some of the people start pointing to the child’s hands and feet while speaking animatedly to us in Hindi, and then Sapna explains through our translator that her son was born with 12 toes and 12 fingers.
A Decade of Extinctions
From rhinos to redwood trees, the noughties decade has spelled
the end for some species of plants and animals.
Many have not been sighted in their natural habitat for some time,
while others have been declared officially extinct.
Prisencolinensinainciusol (Oll Raight)
Great comment thread here on Metafilter.
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