For those suffering from a grave case of ursinophobia, we provide the following snippet from Bear Facts, an informational brochure produced by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Many bears live in Alaska and many people enjoy the outdoors, but surprisingly few people even see bears. Only a tiny percentage of those few are […]
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The Comfort of Statistics
March 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags:Alaska·animal attacks·bears·dogs·North Dakota·public health·statistics
Bear Fat as Mental Savior
January 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Just before we broke for Christmas, we posted about the possibility that America’s recent love affair with unsaturated fatty acids may be part of the reason our crime rates have dropped so precipitously. Now comes word that fat may have another positive application: curing folks afflicted with witiko psychosis, which (allegedly) causes a sudden craving […]
Tags:Algernon Blackwood·bears·cryptozoology·Native Americans·psychology·witiko psychosis
Stars and Stripes Pale in Comparison
November 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
A pal of ours recently quipped that he’s always had a yen to visit Mozambique, albeit because he’s always dreamed of traversing the sandy beaches of the Bazaruto Archipelago. No, our friend is attracted to the nation for a single, simple reason: he digs flags that feature weapons, and Mozambique’s official banner certainly qualifies. Given […]
Tags:animals·bears·flags·Medieval history·Russia·Yaroslav the Wise·Yaroslavl Oblast