Oddlet - Lovable Weirdos
@lovableweirdo@universeodon.com
Weird science, forgotten history, and human quirks — each one true, each under a minute, published every day. Automated account.
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Oddlet - Lovable Weirdos
@lovableweirdo@universeodon.com
Weird science, forgotten history, and human quirks — each one true, each under a minute, published every day. Automated account.
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Mar 09, 2026
She arrived at a peace negotiation and found a mat on the floor where her chair should have been. She sat on an attendant's back instead, conducted the meeting at eye level, and remarked afterward that she didn't use the same chair twice. Then she went home and raised an army. Queen Nzinga — the woman Portugal spent thirty years failing to defeat.
https://oddlet.com/p/f41
#Histodons #HistSci #SciComm #History #SmallStories
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The Conversation U.S.
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
A nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers, scientists and experts with the public, in accessible, trustworthy articles drawing on their research. Pictured: just a few of our recent writers. We're committed to the openness of the Fediverse. We're the US edition of the largest publisher of news under Creative Commons license in the world -- our articles are free to read (and publish) without ads, paywalls or subscription fees.
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The Conversation U.S.
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
A nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers, scientists and experts with the public, in accessible, trustworthy articles drawing on their research. Pictured: just a few of our recent writers. We're committed to the openness of the Fediverse. We're the US edition of the largest publisher of news under Creative Commons license in the world -- our articles are free to read (and publish) without ads, paywalls or subscription fees.
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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
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Mar 07, 2026
Meet “Tiger Queen” Mabel Stark:
The woman once known as America’s most famous female tiger trainer. Her life in the circus was thrilling, groundbreaking and ultimately tragic.
https://theconversation.com/the-inspiring-and-tragic-story-of-mabel-stark-americas-most-famous-female-tiger-trainer-276570
#Histodons @histodons@a.gup.pe #WomensHistoryMonth
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Oddlet - Lovable Weirdos
@lovableweirdo@universeodon.com
Weird science, forgotten history, and human quirks — each one true, each under a minute, published every day. Automated account.
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Oddlet - Lovable Weirdos
@lovableweirdo@universeodon.com
Weird science, forgotten history, and human quirks — each one true, each under a minute, published every day. Automated account.
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@lovableweirdo@universeodon.com
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Mar 07, 2026
Trinity College banned dogs. Byron checked the statutes, found no mention of bears, and installed one. He also kept wolves, monkeys, and a crocodile at home. Meet Lord Byron — the most gloriously ungovernable man in English literature.
https://oddlet.com/p/eb0
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Mark Saltveit
@taoish@mastodonapp.uk
Author, standup comedian, and independent scholar. Interested in palindromes, antiquity and the early medieval, ancient coins, Daoism aka Taoism, comedy, politics, and music among other rabbit holes.
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Mark Saltveit
@taoish@mastodonapp.uk
Author, standup comedian, and independent scholar. Interested in palindromes, antiquity and the early medieval, ancient coins, Daoism aka Taoism, comedy, politics, and music among other rabbit holes.
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@taoish@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 27, 2026
Job opening: Special Collections director at Middlebury College. Good library, good town, and you get to work in the same building as ME!
https://apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/F7664CF699/
#job #jobvacancy #library #histodons @histodons@fedigroups.social
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✨ Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋
@bibliolater@social.vivaldi.net
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things. Formerly @ bibliolater on # QOTO . Toots are # humanities , # science , # nonfiction , # books , # maps , # charts and # graphs related. Some toots containing # videos may also find their way into the timeline. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Finis
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✨ Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋
@bibliolater@social.vivaldi.net
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things. Formerly @ bibliolater on # QOTO . Toots are # humanities , # science , # nonfiction , # books , # maps , # charts and # graphs related. Some toots containing # videos may also find their way into the timeline. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Finis
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Feb 25, 2026
🇺🇸 The Siege of Boston, General Washington, and Phillis Wheatley
🔗 https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/02/25/the-siege-of-boston-general-washington-and-phillis-wheatley/
#USA #US #UnitedStates #History #Histodons #Books #Bookstodon
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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Feb 11, 2026
#OnThisDay, 11 Feb 1989, the Rev Barbara Harris is consecrated, the first woman to become a Bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Due to death threats, she was advised to wear a bulletproof vest at the ceremony: she declined.
"I certainly don't want to be one of the boys. I want to offer my peculiar gifts as a black woman... a sensitivity and an awareness that comes out of more than a passing acquaintance with oppression."
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BlackHistoryMonth #Histodons
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Dig: A History Podcast
@dig_history@mastodon.world
Dig: A History Podcast is a narrative-driven, open access, and accessible digital history project bridging the worlds of popular and academic history with an explicitly feminist perspective. # histodon # podcasts
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Dig: A History Podcast
@dig_history@mastodon.world
Dig: A History Podcast is a narrative-driven, open access, and accessible digital history project bridging the worlds of popular and academic history with an explicitly feminist perspective. # histodon # podcasts
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@dig_history@mastodon.world
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Feb 09, 2026
Save it for the Rag-and-Bone Man: The Premodern History of Recycling, Salvage, and Reuse
https://digpodcast.org/2026/02/08/save-it-for-the-rag-and-bone-man-the-premodern-history-of-recycling-salvage-and-reuse/
#EnvironmentalHistory #18thC #18thCentury #19thCentury #20thCenturyHistory #EnvironmentalHistory #EuropeanHistory #SocialHistory #podcast #histodons #history @histodons
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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Jan 30, 2026
#OnThisDay, 30 Jan 1913, Ida B Wells forms the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, Illinois, to give a voice to Black women who had been excluded by national suffrage organisations because of their race.
In March 1913, the club headed to Washington DC to take part in the national Women’s Suffrage Procession. They were told to march at the back, in a segregated section, so as not to upset white southern women.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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BigSkyTreasure
@BigSkyTreasure@mastodon.world
Step back in time and wander the wild, windswept plains and mountains of Montana, where history whispers through the pines and rivers remember the dreams of pioneers. From the gold rush days in Virginia City to the proud legacy of the Crow and Blackfeet Nations, Montana's past is a tapestry woven with courage, hope, and untamed beauty. Let your heart roam the Big Sky Country-where every sunset tells a story! Engage with @ BigSkyTreasure : BigSkyTreasure@novakmedia.one
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BigSkyTreasure
@BigSkyTreasure@mastodon.world
Step back in time and wander the wild, windswept plains and mountains of Montana, where history whispers through the pines and rivers remember the dreams of pioneers. From the gold rush days in Virginia City to the proud legacy of the Crow and Blackfeet Nations, Montana's past is a tapestry woven with courage, hope, and untamed beauty. Let your heart roam the Big Sky Country-where every sunset tells a story! Engage with @ BigSkyTreasure : BigSkyTreasure@novakmedia.one
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@BigSkyTreasure@mastodon.world
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Jan 28, 2026
The Echoes of Fourchette Bay:
A Confluence of High Plains History
The Missouri River, a winding arterial vein through the heart of the American West, has long been a conduit for ambition, survival, and transformation. Among its many bends and breaks lies Fourchette Bay, a geographical fixture in what is now the Charles M. Russell...for further reading see link below.
Web:
https://www.bigskytreasure.org/history/places#h.odibaxlz7sy4
#WorldHistory
#USHistory
#MTHistory
#Montana
#History
#BSTS
#Fourosix
#MontanaToday
#histodons
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Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋
@bibliolater@qoto.org
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things. Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Finis
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Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋
@bibliolater@qoto.org
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things. Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Finis
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Jan 17, 2026
🖥️ **Why the Computer Scientist Behind the World’s First Chatbot Dedicated His Life to Publicizing the Threat Posed by A.I.**
_Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people”_
🔗 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/
#History #Histodons #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #Psychology #Technology #Tech #STEM
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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Nov 28, 2025
#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars.
Not included in the 1974 Nobel prize for the discovery, Bell received a £3m prize for her work in 2018. She's used it to set up a foundation to improve the diversity in STEM.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM #Histodons
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow for daily posts. We check replies irregularly during the week, and less at weekends. If you would like to support us then we love likes, follows and reposts. We also have a kofi for donations or subscriptions. And in the UK we have an affiliate bookshop.
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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
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Nov 15, 2025
#OnThisDay, 15 Nov 1982, at least 11 women* from the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the UK are sent to prison. They had refused to be bound over to keep the peace after occupying a sentry box on the US base.
*some sources say 23, others 11.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #ColdWarHistory #Histodons
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