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Lost Woods: Zen and the art of berry picking? Auk, Eddie, and Wally in the swamp.Humpback whales: not too shabby at math. Know what a Fibonacci spiral is? You do, actually, but you might have to see one to remember. It's the visualization of the sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of the two numbers right before it: think spiral galaxies or nautilus shells. Now a photographer using a drone has captured two humpbacks in the Antarctic hunting fish by diving deep, then creating bubbles through their blowholes to stun and trap their prey—in a Fibonacci spiral. And this just in: They may blow bubble rings to communicate with humans."The Alfredo sauce was everywhere." Every once in a blue moon, a reporter gets a gift of an assignment. The NYT's Daniel Victor made the most of it (gift link) with his writeup about a tractor-trailer carrying a load of Alfredo sauce jars that struck a median on a highway near Memphis and spilled its load. It smelled great. At first. "Unfortunately, this is Memphis and we had some pretty intense sun beating down on that Alfredo sauce, and also humidity," a local reporter said. "It was just not a great recipe for a highway full of Alfredo sauce.” And did you know about truckspills.com?SPONSORED: Help someone who needs a hand right now! Hearts You Hold is an Upper Valley nonprofit that supports immigrants, migrants, and refugees across the US by asking them what they need. It can range from baby clothes to work gear to laptops for people trying to establish themselves and their families in their lives here. At the link you'll find people in both New Hampshire and Vermont, but there are newcomers all over the country—from all over the world—who need something as simple as a car seat or baby shampoo. You can make a difference! Sponsored by Hearts You Hold.Just dropping by for a chat. Which takes on a whole new meaning when you're Australian paraglider David Edwards.The Wednesday Wordbreak. With a word from the regional news.And some Wednesday music: Let's go for two pieces of art at once. The music is "The Last Goodbye," by Nashville-based songwriter Eric Kinny and singer-songwriter Danica Dora. The visuals are something else: a collection of high-def storm cloud timelapses put together by Mike Olbinski, an Arizona-based storm chaser. Black and white to start, color about halfway through, breathtaking throughout.See you in a couple days.
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