The Dictionary

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I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving project so the letter ”A” had lower quality, plus less commenting and jokes.

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Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

#F122 (flatbed to flatlet)

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

I read from flatbed to flatlet.

Here are some (relatively) easy ways you can prove to yourself that the earth is a sphere.

https://www.popsci.com/10-ways-you-can-prove-earth-is-round/

Here are two groups of Native Americans that are also called "Flathead(s)", plus a link to the practice of head flattening.

The Bitterroot Salish "...deny that their ancestors engaged in this practice. Instead, they believe that this name caught on because of the sign language which was used to identify their people: Pressing both sides of the head with your hands which meant "we the people".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot_Salish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederated_Salish_and_Kootenai_Tribes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cranial_deformation

The word of the episode is "flat-hat".

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