words The best nonsense word generator Rob Beschizza

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weather Winds blowing waterfalls upwards in the Faroe Islands Rob Beschizza

Jesus Merry Christmas, someone stole Jesus's foreskin Thom Dunn

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Science Look at this comet's terrifically chaotic surface David Pescovitz

crime Father of Larry Nassar victims attacks him in court: "Let me at that son of a bitch!" Rob Beschizza

AI British place-names generated by a neural net Rob Beschizza

books Review: Afterliff, the new dictionary of things there should be words for Rob Beschizza

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travel Touring northern Colombia by car in the rainy season Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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