TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

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

16 July 2026

Interesting Swedish postal cancel

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I've had this pair of stamps in my collection for decades, labeled "ventilator" cancels , which I assumed without research was...

A history of disinfected mail

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As soon as humans became aware that infectious diseases could be transmitted by fomites (inanimate objects), attention was directed to de...
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This would be a MAJOR escalation in the war

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When you see the words Bab al Mandab Strait in mainstream news sources, pay close attention.  This is the southern exit from the Red Sea an...
15 July 2026

Pucker up

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The image is of a giant clam in the Red Sea (credit Tahsin Ceylan / Anadolu / Getty).  It is interesting to me that they have evolved that ...
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The price of in-flight snacks

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"A passenger was removed from a Breeze Airways flight that traveled from New York to Florida after allegedly taking snacks from the be...
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Magic trick props

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Chinese guy explains how every magic trick works by u/Adorable-Cattle-5128 in interestingasfuck
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Apparently some people hate (or love) semicolons

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TYWKIWDBI loves semicolons, so I was surprised and intrigued by the content of an article at Literary Hub :  "Here is a lesson in crea...

U.S. to screen soldiers for testosterone deficiency

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"Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Department of Defense will offer testosterone deficiency screening for soldiers 30 and older...
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"When she turns eight, they will take her"

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Sima* is 18, but has already given birth four times . Her youngest is a newborn, the eldest is four. Sitting with her children in their mud-...
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Not worthy

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12 July 2026

More gleanings from Facebook

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Math puzzle

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I found this on Facebook without an answer posted there.  I've put my answer in the comments but am not sure about it.  Would appreciate...
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Nudibranch and feather grass

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Posted for the beauty of the images. 
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Trichromacy vs. dichromacy

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Not sure I trust the image, but the principle appears to be valid. Until the 1960s, popular belief held that most mammals outside of primate...
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Homogeneity, exclusion, and inequity in the Civil Rights Division

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