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Natural history

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Posted by Diaco

Methuselah Tree. An ancient +4800 years old Great Basin bristlecone pine, the Methuselah Tree grows high in the White Mountains of eastern California. (3 videos + some photos) Methuselah Tree, One of the oldest known living ...

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Gardeners

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Posted by Diaco

Black Sapote - The chocolate pudding tropical fruit! (2 videos)

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Memes R Us

Apr 1Apr 1

Posted by bookofmorons

Nature never ceases to amaze me. the things you see at the Smithsonian

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Natural history

Mar 17Mar 17

Posted by Diaco

Insects in Flight | Super Slow Motions captured at 6,000 fps! 😍 (4 videos) For one of my last projects, I had to study deeper on insects' movements, especially flying/jumping. found this awesome channel (Ant Lab) as a great...

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Natural history

Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by Diaco

Italy’s Famous Upside-Down Fig Tree! " The ancient ruins of Baiae, near the modern city of Bacoli, in Italy are home to a botanical oddity known as the upside-down fig tree. Looking at the tenacious tree growing out of the ...

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Gardeners

Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by Diaco

Jaboticaba - Brazilian Tree Grape 😲😍 ( 6 videos )

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Politics

Mar 29, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

Push those buttons 😂

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Natural history

Jan 3, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Diaco

Jambo The Hairless Chimpanzee in Relationship! (5 short videos)

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Natural history

Dec 14, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Fernapple

A wonder material, which helps to support a diverse ecosystem almost a a byproduct, and has almost no carbon footprint.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 21, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Diaco

LIFE BEYOND ( 3 Awesome Chapters ) that's Better to turn on Youtube Subtitle ( CC button on the player )

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News & Links

Sep 18, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Dyl1983

Bald eagle drops house cat into nest for eaglets to chow down on .

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 22, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Diaco

Why Hybrid Animals May Take Over the North

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 5, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Insane Biology of The Venus Flytrap

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 23, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Dragonfly ( 2 videos ) ● The Insane Biology of: The Dragonfly ● 15 Incredible Dragonfly Species

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 14, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

Oxytocin the Love Hormone ( How Hormones Influence You - 3 short videos ) ● The reason we fall in love ● Know Your Happy Hormones and Learn Effective Ways To Boost Them Naturally ● How Hormones ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 11, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Surprising Secret of Synchronization.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 9, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Insane Biology of: The Octopus.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 8, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

Let's Visit the Human Composting Facility!

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 6, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

See what 3 degrees of global warming looks like | The Economist

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 28, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

Orangutan Babysits Tiger Cubs

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 27, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

Never Pull a Frozen Crocodile Out of Ice

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Music Fans

Jan 27, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

THE NATURE OF SOUND - SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE

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Natural history

Jan 23, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Sex-Shifting Fish. Blue Planet II | BBC Earth

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Natural history

Jan 23, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

The Tyrant of the Deep. The Green Planet | BBC Earth

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Feline Fanatics

Jan 10, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Diaco

Sand Cats ( 2 short videos ) ● The King of the Desert ● Meet Canyon the SAND CAT!

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Dec 2, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Diaco

Structural Color in Birds - Blue Feathers Are Not Blue! Scientific reason : Photonic Crystal

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Natural history

Nov 26, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Diaco

Why All Scorpions Are Fluorescent?

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Nov 14, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Diaco

The Genes We Lost Along the Way

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Nov 11, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Diaco

How Evolution Works!

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Posts

Oct 29, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Diaco

Is Elephant Self Aware and Conscious?

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Gardeners

Jun 20, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Levelheaded

Cute mushrooms while out for a walk

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Health & Happiness

Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by barefoothiker

Anyone here in the NC Triangle area into hiking? I am the organizer of a local barefoot hiking group, and we get together every Saturday at 2, at various parks in Raleigh or Cary. If interested, let me know, and I'll send you the details!

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General & Hellos

Dec 24, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by tipi

Good CosmoTerrian Holidays! GCH! Terra always in our minds. New version to "Always on my mind". Written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James, 72. Sung by Elvis Presley. Maybe we didn’t treat you Quite as good as we should. ...

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Quotes

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished." - Adam Weishaupt

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 9, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

Question on Adam Smith

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Sunset, Sea, Coffee and Me

Sep 1, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

Good Morning 🌅 Wednesday 🙂

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Health & Happiness

Apr 6, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Lorajay

The weather has finally changed and I'm going to hunt morel's today.I hope many of you can find something pleasant to do as well.

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Natural history

Dec 4, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by KittensandSage

This seems just the birdsong for the cold weather, I think it was Nat Geo, but am not sure :-)

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Sunset, Sea, Coffee and Me

Oct 17, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Boomtarat03

Nature is the place where i can alleviate, i can revive with the gasp of the equanimity of my self🙂🌴🍂🍃🌱🌳🌷🍀🌿🌾🌵🌲🥀🌺🌻� ��🌷

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Photography

Jul 12, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by valkoii

For some reason, I love taking photos of cloudy skies. But I can’t quite capture the beauty of it.

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General & Hellos

May 5, 2019May 2019

Posted by whispers

LINKNature's emergency: Where we are in five graphics - BBC News

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General & Hellos

Apr 16, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by tipi

In attention of Terrafriends letsprotectnotredameterra and Her Children first! The abnormal, monstrous monuments are resource-wasteful human injustices that do not support Terralife. reasonnotillusion panethicsunite moralevolutionfirst ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 3, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by LetzGetReal

This is one of the most emotional TED Talks I have seen.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jusDave

I've seen through the light It's made by man And inspired by nature

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Photography

Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by OpposingOpposum

Took a walk in Rothenbach park today. What are the parks like near your home?

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Photography

Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

Laying eggs on the side of the path to the pond in back of my place.

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Gun Control Now

Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

This was a Rare Black Giraffe... I Wish the hunter, the most Painful Cancer that Nature can Bring to Humans. Those ammosexuals that disagree... Bite Me!

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Memes R Us

Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Freespirit64

Posting these here cause there's a higher concentration of foul minds. This series is called, "the humor of mother nature"

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by GothRik

LINKFor anyone with any doubts about sentient animals

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 26, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by BeeHappy

Thanks, a lot! ?

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 6, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Benthoven

Science is NOT frightening. Science is the study of nature… It's NATURE that's frightening!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 27, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by theblackdahlia

what does peace look like for you? for me, it's this:

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 16, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by ShieldMaiden_76

When the "magic" book From days of old Enslaves the minds Of which it holds. With the fear of wrath And a lake of fire For bending towards a natural desire "It's not natural, it's a sin!!" Or so the text states So blindly they follow Tearing love ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 13, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Capricorn

What a terrible way to die ? ? ?

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Health & Happiness

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by jondspen

Lake Graham, near Jackson, Tn Cold and snow helped make these pics early one morning.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Oct 23, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by flower_nut

Spiders are capable of designing their own skyscrapers. Caught this photo a few weeks ago while on a nature walk. I don't often see this type of spider web. Does anyone else have a unique web or comment to display.

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General & Hellos

Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by flower_nut

Beauty in nature takes my breath away. This time of year is bittersweet. Leaves to fall, gardens to mend and a house to batten down. Then I just need winter tires and gas for my snowblower. Reflections of fall in an early morning sunrise. I love ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 13, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by AndiPandi

Flowers, butterflies, and my bombas socks Photos by ME.

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Health & Happiness

Oct 3, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Elly-Katheist

Hiking in NE Ohio anyone?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 1, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Ravenwolfcasey

I remember all the brainwashing and bullshit I had to endure as a child..raised Catholic..went to 9 years of CCD...made my communion and confirmation..you would think after all that indoctrination I would have succumbed to the rhetoric..but alas I ...

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Hike, Climb, Paddle

Sep 27, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by marksam8484

Got together with my Dad, Sister, and younger brother to re-create and old photo from childhood. Me in the front, about 13 years old. About 42 years passed between photo's................Thanks to my father my siblings and I have a great love of the ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 17, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by shy-atheist

Took some ? pics. i saw a baby snaper and a full grown snaper but mostly florida turtles. it was under the walking bridge at the flea market.

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General & Hellos

Aug 26, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by ProudMary

Sweetheart tree. While hiking on Fort Boreman Hill above Parkersburg yesterday, we discovered this little gem.

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General & Hellos

Aug 26, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by happyhiker1

Lake Valhalla today, near Stevens Pass WA. Foggy and cold. Fall is around the corner.

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Health & Happiness

Aug 24, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Donwhy

One of the great joys of living in the Columbia Gorge is regularly seeing bald eagles. Each siting is a moving experience. Glorious!!!

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General & Hellos

Aug 16, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Michael64

And just one more post to follow . . .

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Health & Happiness

Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by SkotlandSkye

LINKVegan Seafood Is About To Become Big Business--And Not A Moment Too Soon

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Hellbent

So you don't believe in God, eh? What's this then?

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General & Hellos

Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Bendog

How many of you have gone through a tornado or earthquake?

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General & Hellos

Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Mark013

Got out for another bike ride today. There is a bike/hiking trail that runs through town I just found out about. Just started riding a bike this year after not riding for 40 years. Part on the side roads, part on paved and hard pack gravel, then ...

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General & Hellos

Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Sheannutt

I worship nature because?

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Health & Happiness

Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by BKSR

What I love about nature...is it just “is”...it doesn’t ask for permission to “be”. A robin doesn’t wonder or care about what other robin’s think, it just lives its life unapologetic af. I aspire to be like nature.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 19, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by AmiSue

Beautiful evening to go foraging. Alas, not many berries yet. Next week.

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Music, Movies & Books

Jul 6, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by LenHazell53

Just another of my little efforts, enjoy

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Health & Happiness

Jul 3, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Shazbott68

The beach is my go to place to center myself. It's not the beach with browning bodies everywhere, traffic, music blaring under each umbrella and frozen drink bars. ...it's the primitive beach areas with unmanicured sand, birds, occasionally families...

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Health & Happiness

Jun 25, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by LetzGetReal

WOW, this is me all over... HEALTH AND HAPPINESS to vent for the GOOD of THIS PLANET!

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Health & Happiness

Jun 17, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Bethro

I love being outdoors, being physical, taking in nature. Today I kayaked, and tonight I swam. I love to walk downtown Columbus as well as hike dirt trails in the woods. Right now I'm sitting looking at the crescent moon rising over downtown, and it's...

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Health & Happiness

Jun 16, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by moNOtheist

'The modern human assumption that trees, plants and all other wildlife are “just property” is, to Powers, the root of our much greater species problem. “Every form of mental despair and terror and incapacity in modern life seems to be related ...

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Health & Happiness

Jun 13, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by DianeFitzRobin

Do you like being outside?

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News & Links

Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Ellatynemouth

LINKBoycott Palm Oil Apps – Orangutan Foundation InternationalOrangutan Foundation International

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 6, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by ThorR

This happened.

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Health & Happiness

Jun 3, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by btroje

A trout i met trying to get cool in the mountains

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by GothRik

LINKSix reasons plants are cleverer than you think - BBC Radio 4

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by Agirlhasnoname

I highly recommend the Pl@ntnet App! It's for identifying plants,you snap a picture and upload it to the app or snap while in the app and it tells you what it is and has wiki pages for the plant too. It's so cool. Ive been using it everyday since I ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by bodhi1

LINKPutting The History Of Earth Into Perspective - YouTube

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 27, 2018May 2018

Posted by Spongebob

Played hide and seek with this guy for 10 minutes or so

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Family & Parenting

May 16, 2018May 2018

Posted by jenandjuice1111

Born Religious?

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Music, Movies & Books

May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Enchanter

Music is so important to our enjoyment and fulfillment in life. I don't listen to music as much as I did when I was younger. I had a reel to reel tape deck that seemed to always be playing then. I was reminded of this last night by some music, though...

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Health & Happiness

May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by Ellatynemouth

After news reports of micro plastics being found in sea salt is it safer to consume old fashioned table salt?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 22, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Rhetoric

What's your favorite, obscure scientific idea?

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Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 9, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NotConvinced

Here are a few different views from the Desoto National Wildlife Refuge next to Wilson Island, Iowa. "Photography Group"

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Philosophy & Meaning

Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Truthfacts

Thoughts to make you closer to nature people and animals. 1-Between the thousands of generations lived and going to live on this earth you and every living thing around you sharing this earth for short time of its life time. 2-There’s more stars ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 3, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by HippieChick58

We had snow in Omaha today.

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General & Hellos

Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Matty_Wander

Goodnight! From East and I. May the moon bring you great slumber.

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General & Hellos

Mar 26, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by bolshevik41

Human nature

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Religion & Spirituality

Mar 23, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Ishmael82

Anyone else practice naked yoga out in nature? It's so sensual. I'm addicted. 😍😍😍

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 6, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by KingofHarts

Is morality based in nature or nurture? I was listening to a christian pastor answer the question as to whether morality demands belief in God. Given this pastor had (at least) half a brain he answered no. He went on to state that given that each ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 2, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Matty_Wander

“There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.” - Calvin...

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General & Hellos

Jan 31, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Matty_Wander

“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for – and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool – ...