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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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28 Oct 2026 2 min read
Image of a man in baggy clothing, cape, and wide-brimmed hat standing by a door having a pitcher of water poured on his head

zany

28 October 2026 The English adjective zany comes from a stock character in Italian commedia dell’arte named Zanni. The character is portrayed as a male servant of rustic background who is cynical, crafty, and fond of mimicry and practical jokes. The name is a hypocoristic, Venetian dialect form of
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26 October 2026 The platypus, or duck-billed platypus, (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is perhaps the oddest mammal. It is a semiaquatic monotreme (i.e., it lays eggs). It has a leathery bill that resembles that of a duck and uses electrolocation to find its prey (larvae, worms, shrimp, crayfish, and the
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