gnomon: sundial with exacting perforations shows the time of day in digits with instructions to make your own
race to the bottom: more and more countries are outfitting outposts in Antarctica, via Superpunch
biscione: the heraldic serpent borne on the Alfa-Romeo logo is a viper eating a child—or possibly a Moor
out standing in the field: more winners and runners up for National Geographic’s photography contest
fist-bump: handshaking protocol from around the world
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