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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Environment: Gizmodo tells us that cacti in the US Southwest are in danger.

Humor: (or something) NPR reports on the largest pumpkin ever grown in the US.

Science: Gizmodo reports on a white paint that reflects almost all light, hence helps to keep houses, etc., cool.

Gizmodo also reports that early humans may have domesticated foxes.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading.

Boo!

Garrison Keillor, at the Writer's Almanac, has a couple of paragraphs about today's holiday/celebration/abomination/whatever it is. As always, Keillor is worth reading or listening to.

Pumpkins are members of the Cucurbitae family of flowering plants, along with squash, cucumbers, melons, and others.

Here's my post on the color orange, and here's my post on the color black, both from over a year ago.

Thanks for reading!

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Addendum: A couple of hours later:

I should have pointed out that, on this date in 1517, Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses, which were, I guess, the beginning of Protestantism.