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> It’s tempting to romanticize childhood, to believe that life was once more vibrant simply because we were young. But the truth is, we weren’t just young - we were present. Our attention was sharper, our awareness wider. The world was unfamiliar, and our brains, hungry for understanding, devoured every detail.... See more

what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation

My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle: It's called a cockchafer beetle. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by... See more