BlackDirt » science http://blackdirt.wordpress.com probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken ~MFK Fisher Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/f33979d490456c06b43085e5f83744ff?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png BlackDirt » science http://blackdirt.wordpress.com nature repeats itself http://blackdirt.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/nature-repeats-itself/ http://blackdirt.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/nature-repeats-itself/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:16:57 +0000 moe http://blackdirt.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/nature-repeats-itself/ ]]>

Mafioso Cuckoo birds in Andalusia, Spain are running a protection racket against Magpies, including tactics of violent (and persuasive!) retaliation against insubordinates.

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Imagine you nick yourself shaving and your flesh regenerates itself into your mirror clone. Whole body regeneration is the trivial stuff of sea squirts.

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vintage common sense for micro-managing, obsessive or neurotic mommies and daddies

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According to a 1928 study conducted by Dr. Clara Davis of Chicago, if given healthful choices kids will naturally meet their nutritional needs.

Thats right, without parental coercion children will self-select balanced nutrition.

So read this article from Slate and back-off nitpickers!!

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