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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Pope

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Apr
The Mercator Projection: Or How Humans Accidentally Made Greenland Look Important

The Mercator Projection: Or How Humans Accidentally Made Greenland Look Important

19
Jan
Greenland: The Galaxy’s Most Ironically Named Real Estate Disaster

Greenland: The Galaxy’s Most Ironically Named Real Estate Disaster

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Jan

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

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Pope in golden robes performing ritual with cardinals amid cosmic background with galaxies and crystals

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Pope

No Kings Day: Americans Remember They Fought a War Over This

No Kings Day: Americans Remember They Fo...

Is The Wi-Fi Working For You? Does it Ever?

Is The Wi-Fi Working For You? Does it Ev...

What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?

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On Earth, a planet that has produced both the paperclip and the concept of “reply-all,” there exists a singular religious office known as The...

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The Mercator Projection: Or How Humans Accidentally Made Greenland Look Important

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Greenland (not to be confused with Iceland, which is green, or with any planet that makes logical sense) is an enormous frozen landmass on Earth...

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to New Year’s Eve

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New Year's Eve on Earth is a peculiar temporal celebration where humans collectively decide that one arbitrary point in their planet's orbit around...

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Guide Rating:Mostly Harmless, Frequently Confusing, Frequently Explained Later Bill Clinton is a human political phenomenon from the North...

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The Elf on a Shelf is a seasonal domestic operative deployed into Earth homes every December to sit quietly, judge loudly, and slowly dismantle...

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Entry submitted to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Earth, with mild concern and several cookies. Santa Claus is widely believed by Earthlings to be a...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas

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Christmas is a recurring Earth ritual observed primarily by humans who have collectively agreed to spend one month insisting they are “not doing...

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Cyber Monday

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Cyber Monday is a curious Earth tradition that occurs annually on the first Monday following the American festival of "Thanksgiving." The event...

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What is Black Friday and is it Still a Big Deal?

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