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“Tell me why the stars do shine,
Tell me why the ivy twines,
Tell me what makes skies so blue,
And I'll tell you why I love you.
Nuclear fusion makes stars to shine,
Tropisms make the ivy twine,
Raleigh scattering make skies so blue,
Testicular hormones are why I love you. ”
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Tell me why the ivy twines,
Tell me what makes skies so blue,
And I'll tell you why I love you.
Nuclear fusion makes stars to shine,
Tropisms make the ivy twine,
Raleigh scattering make skies so blue,
Testicular hormones are why I love you. ”
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“In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.”
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“After all, your chances of winning a lottery and of affecting an election are pretty similar. From a financial perspective, playing the lottery is a bad investment. But it's fun and relatively cheap: for the price of a ticket, you buy the right to fantasize how you'd spend the winnings - much as you get to fantasize that your vote will have some impact on policy.”
― Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
― Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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Hansel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Hansel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
439 books
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267 friends
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5,040 friends
210 books
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155 friends
123 books
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31 books
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48 friends
62 books
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151 friends
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