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They cut down the great oak that had stood on the property for longer then there had been houses on the street.
Why, the children asked.
Because we wanted more sunlight, they said.
Why, the children asked.
Because it cast such a large shadow, they said.
Why, the children asked.
They could not answer, because they did not know why though the tree was gone, the great dark shadow was still cast upon the ground in the midday sun. ☀🌳
#TootFic #MicroFic #TinyFic #MicroFiction #writing #SmallStories

Petrichor, that fresh aroma you can smell after the rain, is caused by a little molecule called geosmin. The name literally means "earth smell." It's produced by soil bacteria and gives an earthy flavour to beets.

Humans are extremely sensitive to this scent – much, much more sensitive than sharks are to blood. Some think we evolved that way to find fresh drinking water after droughts.

"I don't like that this person is using Mastodon!"

Cool, then block them, and filter them out of your feed. But a concerted harassment campaign because you don't like someone is a pretty shitty thing to do and is part of the reason many of us left in the first place.

Don't do the same kinda shitty behavior. Be better than that.

What a wonderful documentary about understanding the universe we live in. Left me feeling more hopeful in humanity in general, which is quite the task these days.

The Connected Universe > https://buff.ly/2w44fl5

#amwriting #sciencefiction #Science #research