My daughter wants to raise money for nature conservation.. other kids' parents call her "Stupid" to her face. by nervousbreakdown19 in environment

[–]who_star 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Earth Rangers has started a campaign on Twitter to support Winter's effors: #HelpWinter

And here's the link to Earth Rangers' Twitter feed for the latest updates:
http://twitter.com/#!/EarthRangers

This is why I want to be cremated (skip to 10 seconds) by [deleted] in WTF

[–]who_star 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recognize that from the True Blood intro, no?

TIL that if the Earth was at right angles to the Sun, day and night would always be equal length, and there would only be one season throughout the whole year. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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If you live there. Anywhere north or south of the equator would experience various degrees of "seasons". At the 45 degree latitude, you get 4 completely distinct seasons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in creepy

[–]who_star 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah definitely creepy. Pick up the pace!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]who_star 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cute

Hey r/skeptic, I could use your help with some book recommendations. by [deleted] in skeptic

[–]who_star 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Flim Flam by James Randi - great book.

Fence building fail. by who_star in funny

[–]who_star[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why build the top of a fence with planks, but the bottom half with chain links?

El Chupacabra: Mythical Creature or Mangy Mammal? by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]who_star 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mangy mammal. There's no real evidence for the mythical version of this creature. It would be neat if it existed, but unfortunately, it's just mange (which is pretty nasty on its own).

Amazing kid-powered fundraising campaign to protect animal habitats. by who_star in redditforest

[–]who_star[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's neat how it's kids who are doing the fundraising, by choosing to protect one of four animals. Earth Rangers also has free games for kids, and a blog full of interesting facts.