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	Podcast:		Kottke Ride Home
	Episode:		New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH - The Snail Telegraph
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:24:05
	Publish Date:		2024-10-02 17:00:00
	Description:		A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails. Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun \| ScienceDaily Fat Bear Week 2024 \| VOTE (explore.org) Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant \| AP News Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition \| AP News Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com) The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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