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England Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture

Royal Reviews are In

We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.

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Mildly Interesting Music

Leonard Cohen’s “Joan of Arc”

Joan of Arcby Leonard Cohen Now the flames they followed Joan of ArcAs she came riding through the darkNo moon to keep her armor brightNo man to get her through thisVery smoky night She said, “I’m tired of the warI want the kind of work I had beforeWith a wedding dress or something whiteTo wear […]

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Alaska Mildly Interesting WLBOTT Corporate

Tomorrow and Yesterday Islands

The Diomede Islands, also known in Russia as Gvozdev Islands, consist of two rocky, mesa-like islands: The Russian island of Big Diomede (part of Chukotka), also known as Imaqłiq, Inaliq, Nunarbuk or Ratmanov Island. The U.S. island of Little Diomede (part of Alaska) or Iŋaliq, also known as Krusenstern Island. The Diomede Islands are located […]

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Life Hacks Mildly Interesting

Nice and Not-So-Nice Countries

The WLBOTT research team investigated the politest and rudest countries. There seems to be a lot of subjective bias, but luckily we don’t care. Nice Site 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 US News andWorld Report Australia Spain New Zealand Canada Italy Portugal Ireland Greece Finland Thailand Yahoo Finance Canada Thailand […]

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Food Mildly Interesting WLBOTT Corporate

What is Nog?

Merry Christmas, WLBOTTers! Today we explore Nog. In essence, a nod to a nog. But this got really heavy really quickly…. If we’re asking questions like this, we’re only one step away from: Which brings us to The Big Dog Luckily, truth is available in many flavors…. Eggnog On Cereal Isn’t the 21st Century, for […]

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Late Stage Capitalism Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

Rope Making

[thanks to UC#3 for today’s BLOTT topic] Dear UC#4 – excellent idea. But if the pandemic taught us anything, we can’t be dependent on supply chains and we must be flexible in our product requirements. Thus, I introduce a two part concept: 1 – Expand the definition of ‘twine’ to include ‘rope’ – aka ‘trope’. […]

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Book Club Exonumia/Philately are not contagious Mildly Interesting

Celebrating Second

The Two Dollar Bill DALLAS, Texas — Thomas Jefferson is usually known as a founding father, author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. He rarely gets any press for being on the two-dollar bill. But last week, his face got a lot of it after Heritage Auctions sold […]

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What is Yellow?

WLBOTT R&D recently came across an image that does not contain yellow.a little croppage….and more….and more croppage…. WLBOTT Wonders: Huh? References [1] Wikipedia Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. Wikipedia Yellow is a Busy Little Color

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Fine Arts Mildly Interesting Movies

WLBOTT Goes To the Movies

Paint Drying IMDB: 8.9 Curated Reviews Science For Our International Visitors

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Exonumia/Philately are not contagious Fine Arts Mildly Interesting

Pareidolia?

Yesterday’s eclipse images were disturbing, so I decided to have a session with my psychotherapist, ChatGPT. WLBOTT: I wanted to ask you about a psychological phenomena. The human brain tries to make faces out of patterns. Is there a word for this? ChatGPT: Yes, the phenomenon you’re referring to is called “pareidolia.” Pareidolia is the […]