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Peter Blinn's Curious Notions

Peter Blinn's Curious Notions

Thursday 16 September 2021

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It’s here! The Twelve Months of the Year in 850 Languages and Dialects
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World’s rarest metals

World’s rarest metals

World’s rarest metals

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-metals" target="_blank">World’s rarest metals</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-metals" target="_blank">World’s rarest metals</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-metals" target="_blank">World’s rarest metals</a></span>

Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones

Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones

Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s rarest gemstones</a></span>

Temperature conversions for 70 different scales

Temperature conversions for 70 different scales

Temperature conversions for 70 different scales

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./temperature-converter" target="_blank">Temperature conversions for 70 different scales</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./temperature-converter" target="_blank">Temperature conversions for 70 different scales</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./temperature-converter" target="_blank">Temperature conversions for 70 different scales</a></span>

Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects

Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects

Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./todays-date" target="_blank">Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./todays-date" target="_blank">Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./todays-date" target="_blank">Today’s date in 850 languages & dialects</a></span>

Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals

Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals

Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./strangest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./strangest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./strangest-gemstones" target="_blank">Ten of the world’s <i>strangest</i> gemstones & minerals</a></span>

$Roman fraction converter$

$Roman fraction converter$

$Roman fraction converter$

$<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./roman-fraction-converter" target="_blank">Roman fraction converter</a></span>$ $<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./roman-fraction-converter" target="_blank">Roman fraction converter</a></span>$ $<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./roman-fraction-converter" target="_blank">Roman fraction converter</a></span>$

Weird word of the week: Pectiform

Weird word of the week: Pectiform

Weird word of the week: Pectiform

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./weird-word" target="_blank">Weird word of the week: Pectiform</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./weird-word" target="_blank">Weird word of the week: Pectiform</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./weird-word" target="_blank">Weird word of the week: Pectiform</a></span>

Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders

Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders

Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./holy-grails" target="_blank">Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./holy-grails" target="_blank">Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./holy-grails" target="_blank">Holy Grails: One-of-a-kind wonders</a></span>

Mars life maybe

Mars life maybe

Mars life maybe

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./mars" target="_blank">Mars life maybe</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./mars" target="_blank">Mars life maybe</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./mars" target="_blank">Mars life maybe</a></span>

Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)

Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)

Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-cheese" target="_blank">Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-cheese" target="_blank">Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./rarest-cheese" target="_blank">Rarest cheese (Monty Python-inspired)</a></span>

Curious asteroid facts

Curious asteroid facts

Curious asteroid facts

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./asteroids" target="_blank">Curious asteroid facts</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./asteroids" target="_blank">Curious asteroid facts</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./asteroids" target="_blank">Curious asteroid facts</a></span>

Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”

Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”

Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./blog" target="_blank">Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./blog" target="_blank">Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./blog" target="_blank">Aperiodic blog: “12 Months, 850 Languages”</a></span>

Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!

Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!

Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./lipograms" target="_blank">Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./lipograms" target="_blank">Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./lipograms" target="_blank">Lipomania! Lose those pesky letters!</a></span>

What will the next pope be named? (etc.)

What will the next pope be named? (etc.)

What will the next pope be named? (etc.)

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./popes" target="_blank">What will the next pope be named? (etc.)</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./popes" target="_blank">What will the next pope be named? (etc.)</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="./popes" target="_blank">What will the next pope be named? (etc.)</a></span>

My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator

My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator

My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="http:/www.stantonfriedman.com" target="_blank">My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="http:/www.stantonfriedman.com" target="_blank">My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator</a></span>

<span class="caption-promos"><a href="http:/www.stantonfriedman.com" target="_blank">My client Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO investigator</a></span>

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