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Tofu making process
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The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking" - Vox
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
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The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of “jaywalking”
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"Our Podcast of the Week explores the political potential of solarpunk, a recent offshoot of a movement known as 'speculative futurism'. What are the politics of this new utopia? "
Biodiversity appreciation post of the day: the water deer!
No antlers and a pair of tusks, but yes, it's a cervid. They're native to China and Korea, and called gorani in Korean (고라니). As for the origin of their English name, just like most animals who... drink, they like hanging out around rivers and swamps, so English-speakers decided to miss the opportunity to call them vampire deers and opted for water deers. I hope your disappoinment is as incommensurable as mine.
No antlers and a pair of tusks, but yes, it's a cervid. They're native to China and Korea, and called gorani in Korean (고라니). As for the origin of their English name, just like most animals who... drink, they like hanging out around rivers and swamps, so English-speakers decided to miss the opportunity to call them vampire deers and opted for water deers. I hope your disappoinment is as incommensurable as mine.
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