David Beard
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Writer, Editor, Newsletterer @NatGeo. At the other place: @davidbeard. Priors: @washingtonpost @AP @BostonGlobe Fan of peace, love, and understanding.
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02-04-2009 04:14:41
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Aren't bonobos harmonious and peace loving? Please, scientists, don't take away all my illusions!
nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl… National Geographic tim vernimmen
I can't stop watching: Motivated by hunger, the penguin chicks crowd up against a 50-foot cliff. One after another, they flail themselves into the sea.
Don't worry — there's a happy ending.
nationalgeographic.com/animals/photog… National Geographic
How old are taxes? 'Circa 2000-1800 B.C., there is a record of a guy who paid [his taxes] with 18,880 brooms and six logs.' nationalgeographic.com/history/articl… National Geographic
Inspiration for long-range planners: No, the world will not end on April 23. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… National Geographic
If you ever want to know how Little Free Libraries began, I once wrote about the person who started it all. motherjones.com/media/2018/10/… Mother Jones