August 20, 2020

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 In the 1960s, the Great Apes house at the Bronx Zoo featured an exhibit titled “The Most Dangerous Animal in the World.” The enclosure contained a mirror.

The longest sentence in literature

The Bolognese have a dedicated word to describe retired men who pass their time watching construction sites: umarells. (Wikipedia says they stand “stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice.”) ... Related: A gongoozler is someone who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom.

 

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