TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

20 May 2026

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Santa Marta, Colombia.  An activist demonstrating during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels.  Photograph: Iván Vale...

Neolithic trackway in Somerset

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This interesting image was in a Guardian article describing and illustrating several of the most ancient pathways in England.  Shown above ...

Satire

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Fortress Washington, drone-proofed and with friendly snipers

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Holly Baxter of The Independent reported today that in the midst of all the chaos—including his war on Iran and rising fuel and food prices...
19 May 2026

Odd structure found "in the middle of nowhere"

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I was delighted to discover what it is and was impressed to note how well-designed and constructed it is.  Read all about it at the whatisth...
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The economic cost of the Iran war

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The embed is a screencap because I don't know how to embed the live graphic.  So by the time you read this the numbers are way out of da...
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18 May 2026

The antithesis of "diplomacy"

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If anyone sees a way to a "negotiated settlement" based on this rant, please let me know.  This is a rant by a mentally ill man fa...
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17 May 2026

Why bus steering wheels are so big

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I had never considered the question before, but thought I'd share an answer I discovered in the explainlikeImfive subreddit: Back in th...
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Increasing upward pressure on oil prices

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As reported by CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel): Oil prices rose Friday as President Donald Trump is likely to turn his attention ...
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Egyptian mummy buried with text from Homer's Iliad

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Researchers discovered the mummy at a funerary complex located south of Cairo, in Al Bahnasa, the modern-day location of the ancient Greco-R...

The White House doubles down on Christian Nationalism

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Pastor Paula White (2nd L) and other faith leaders pray behind US President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose G...
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A university adapts to changing times

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Headline from The New York Times .  A couple excerpts: Syracuse University is closing or halting enrollment in about 20 percent of its acade...
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14 May 2026

Very interesting pattern on this rock

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Found in a creekbed in Montana and posted in the whatsthisrock subreddit, where there is a detailed explanation of how such a complex patte...
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Asbestos-bound version of Fahrenheit 451

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First edition, #106 of 200 copies with limited issue asbestos binding , hand-numbered and signed by author...
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The "cool S"

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The Cool S , also known as the Universal S, the Super S, the Pointy S, and the Graffiti S, is a graffiti sign in popular culture and childlo...
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