New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH

A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails.

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ScienceDaily

Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org)

Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News

Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition | AP News

Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com

This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com)

The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com)

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