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Government

What is a Government Shutdown?

Ford Prefect
October 2, 2025October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025October 2, 2025
government shutdown

Government Shutdowns are a peculiar phenomenon occurring primarily on the planet Earth, and specifically within certain democratic systems that...

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Government

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Understanding Democrats

Ford Prefect
November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
democrats

Democrats: One of two dominant tribal factions in the North American territory known as the United States, easily identified by their fondness for...

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Earth Stuff

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Football

Ford Prefect
November 9, 2025November 9, 2025
November 9, 2025November 9, 2025
football

American Football is a recreational sport that manages to be both extraordinarily complex and extraordinarily simple at the same time, which is...

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Earth Stuff

Thanksgiving: An Annual Gratitude Paradox and Poultry Massacre

Ford Prefect
November 8, 2025November 8, 2025
November 8, 2025November 8, 2025

Thanksgiving is an Earth custom in which humans gather once annually to acknowledge things they claim to appreciate, despite spending the remaining...

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Government

What is a Kakistocracy and is America Becoming One?

Ford Prefect
November 2, 2025November 2, 2025
November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

Kakistocracy (from the Greek kakistos, meaning "worst") is a system of government in which a planet, nation, or administrative region is run by its...

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Earth Stuff

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Halloween

Ford Prefect
October 30, 2025October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025October 30, 2025
Halloweentrick-or-treat

Halloween (also known as "All Hallows' Eve," "Samhain," or "That Night When Americans Accidentally Give Their Dogs Chocolate") is an Earth festival...

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History

The 95 Theses: How One Miffed Monk Accidentally Invented Viral Marketing

Jasper Creed
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
95 ThesesChristianityMartin Luther

The 95 Theses is the name given to a list of complaints about the Catholic Church that a German monk named Martin Luther allegedly nailed to a...

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History

Reformation Day: The Holiday That Celebrates a Strongly Worded Letter

Jasper Creed
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
ChristianitychurchMartin Luther

Reformation Day is an annual Earth holiday celebrated on October 31st by Protestant Christians to commemorate the day in 1517 when Martin Luther...

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General

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Martin Luther

Jasper Creed
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk who became spectacularly fed up with his employer's business practices and decided to express his...

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Earth Stuff

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Stock Market

Ford Prefect
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025
moneystock market

The Stock Market is an Earth institution in which members of the species Homo sapiens gather (physically or, more recently, via glowing rectangles)...

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Places

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Canada

Ford Prefect
October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Canada

Canada is a large, forested country located immediately north of the United States—though, by temperament, it feels slightly northwest of reality....

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