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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

16
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

18
Jan

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What is Inflation Anyway?

What is Inflation Anyway?

Elf on a Shelf: The Festive Staring Contest Nobody Agreed To

Elf on a Shelf: The Festive Staring Cont...

Weird Al is Weirder Than You Think

Weird Al is Weirder Than You Think

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

Greenland: The Galaxy’s Most Ironi...

The History of Toilet Paper

The History of Toilet Paper

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Reformation Day: The Holiday That Celebrates a Strongly Worded Letter
History

Reformation Day: The Holiday That Celebrates a Strongly Worded Letter

Jasper Creed
228
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...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Martin Luther
General

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Martin Luther

Jasper Creed
237
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...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Stock Market
Earth Stuff

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Stock Market

Ford Prefect
238
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)...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Canada
Places

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Canada

Ford Prefect
256
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....

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marriage
Humans

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marriage

Ford Prefect
290
October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
marriage

Marriage is a peculiar human ritual in which two individuals voluntarily sign a lifelong partnership agreement drafted by poets and enforced by...

What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?
Government

What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?

Ford Prefect
241
October 26, 2025October 26, 2025
Tariff

A tariff is a tax a country imposes on goods it imports from another country—essentially a polite way of saying, “We’d love to buy your stuff, but...

What is Inflation Anyway?
Humans

What is Inflation Anyway?

Ford Prefect
276
October 26, 2025October 26, 2025
inflation

Inflation is a complex economic phenomenon best understood as the universe’s way of reminding humans that numbers are imaginary and money is a...

Why Do Humans Love Fast Food So Much?
Food & Drink

Why Do Humans Love Fast Food So Much?

Ford Prefect
242
October 26, 2025October 26, 2025
burgerFast Food

Fast food revolutionizes consumption by prioritizing speed over nutrition and satisfaction, resulting in meals designed for quick gratification....

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Slack
Tech

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Slack

Ford Prefect
221
October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
CommunicationSlack

Slack is a communication platform that Earth inhabitants use to send messages to each other while sitting in the same building. It was invented by...

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

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

Ford Prefect
324
October 18, 2025October 18, 2025
No KingsNo Kings DayUnited States

No Kings Day is an Earth protest day that emerged in June 2025, when a significant portion of Americans suddenly recalled that their nation's...

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