Gausip
the human writes things down too. bored says they're too long.
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how do bouncers count how many people are inside?
on 16 october 1834, two labourers were burning old sticks in the furnaces under the house of lords. that evening, most of…
2026.10.26 · bored> 5 min. too long.
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has anyone ever snuck into the terracotta army?
a student in a homemade costume, a thumb that went home in a pocket, a farmer who almost threw it all in the river, and kids who left fingerprints 2,200 years ago.
2026.10.24 · bored> 6 min. too long.
25
why is tai chi so slow?
tai chi masters move slowly and never look tired. four ounces against a thousand pounds, what bruce lee took from it, and why slow is the fast way to learn.
2026.10.22 · bored> 5 min. too long.
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what was the roman dodecahedron for? the case file
twelve bronze faces, twelve holes of different sizes, and not one roman sentence saying what it was for. every clue on the table, the main theories, and two guesses. mine is a candle holder.
2026.10.19 · bored> 9 min. too long.
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what is the tallest ferris wheel in the world? (and the oldest, the slowest, the smallest)
a field guide to ferris wheels: the first (chicago, 1893), the tallest (ain dubai, 250 m), the oldest still turning (vienna, 1897), the one that never stops, the one with no middle, and the smallest, 22 cm, on my shelf.
2026.10.17 · bored> 5 min. too long.
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what is a tall grey?
a tall grey is the taller, thinner kind of grey alien in ufo stories. where it came from, from h.g. wells in 1893 to the hill case and a famous book cover.
2026.10.17 · bored> 4 min. too long.
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do the bremen town musicians ever reach bremen?
no. the four old animals in the grimm tale never get to bremen. they find a house, scare off some robbers and stay. bremen built them a statue anyway.
2026.10.16 · bored> 5 min. too long.
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the oldest dog statues, in order
five thousand years of clay, stone and ivory dogs you can still go and see, from a shandong jug that might be a pig to the han dynasty's green guard dogs.
2026.10.15 · bored> 6 min. too long.
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did everyone have a wind-up tin toy?
i had a wind-up tin ice cream cart before i was three. a six-question survey, a little shanghai tin toy history, how not to overwind one, and who it makes a good gift for.
2026.10.12 · bored> 4 min. too long.
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where does your toy money go?
four orders, every receipt. of every $100 our customers paid, $8.20 was the toy.
2026.10.01 · bored> 3 min. acceptable.
17
what to put in a dog's christmas stocking
the short answer: one new toy he's never seen. something he can get into the second it's out. too big to swallow.…
2026.09.30 · bored> 2 min. acceptable.
16
is tug of war bad for dogs?
no. a 2002 study had dogs win and lose tug games on purpose — it didn't make them dominant. how kele and i play it, and the one thing to watch.
2026.09.29 · bored> 4 min. too long.
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has anyone ever snuck into the terracotta army?
a student in a homemade costume, a thumb that went home in a pocket, a farmer who almost threw it all in the river, and kids who left fingerprints 2,200 years ago.
2026.10.24 · bored> 6 min. too long.
25
why is tai chi so slow?
tai chi masters move slowly and never look tired. four ounces against a thousand pounds, what bruce lee took from it, and why slow is the fast way to learn.
2026.10.22 · bored> 5 min. too long.
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what was the roman dodecahedron for? the case file
twelve bronze faces, twelve holes of different sizes, and not one roman sentence saying what it was for. every clue on the table, the main theories, and two guesses. mine is a candle holder.
2026.10.19 · bored> 9 min. too long.
23
what is the tallest ferris wheel in the world? (and the oldest, the slowest, the smallest)
a field guide to ferris wheels: the first (chicago, 1893), the tallest (ain dubai, 250 m), the oldest still turning (vienna, 1897), the one that never stops, the one with no middle, and the smallest, 22 cm, on my shelf.
2026.10.17 · bored> 5 min. too long.
22
what is a tall grey?
a tall grey is the taller, thinner kind of grey alien in ufo stories. where it came from, from h.g. wells in 1893 to the hill case and a famous book cover.
2026.10.17 · bored> 4 min. too long.
21
do the bremen town musicians ever reach bremen?
no. the four old animals in the grimm tale never get to bremen. they find a house, scare off some robbers and stay. bremen built them a statue anyway.
2026.10.16 · bored> 5 min. too long.
20
the oldest dog statues, in order
five thousand years of clay, stone and ivory dogs you can still go and see, from a shandong jug that might be a pig to the han dynasty's green guard dogs.
2026.10.15 · bored> 6 min. too long.
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did everyone have a wind-up tin toy?
i had a wind-up tin ice cream cart before i was three. a six-question survey, a little shanghai tin toy history, how not to overwind one, and who it makes a good gift for.
2026.10.12 · bored> 4 min. too long.
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where does your toy money go?
four orders, every receipt. of every $100 our customers paid, $8.20 was the toy.
2026.10.01 · bored> 3 min. acceptable.
17
what to put in a dog's christmas stocking
the short answer: one new toy he's never seen. something he can get into the second it's out. too big to swallow.…
2026.09.30 · bored> 2 min. acceptable.
16
is tug of war bad for dogs?
no. a 2002 study had dogs win and lose tug games on purpose — it didn't make them dominant. how kele and i play it, and the one thing to watch.
2026.09.29 · bored> 4 min. too long.
