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Robotic alligator lying in a glowing swamp with alien plants under a starry sky and visible planets

Crocodiles vs Alligators: Earth’s Misfiled Handbags With Teeth

18
Jun
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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Democracy: The Practice of Letting Everyone Have a Say (Even Dave)

Democracy: The Practice of Letting Everyone Have a Say (Even Dave...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Understanding Democrats

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Understa...

Everything You Need to Know About The Internet

Everything You Need to Know About The In...

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

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

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Cyber Monday

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Cyber Mo...

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

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

Jasper Creed
386
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...

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

Reformation Day: The Holiday That Celebrates a Strongly Worded Letter

Jasper Creed
303
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
304
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
321
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
333
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
371
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
319
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
352
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
316
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
295
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...

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