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Big Dog (Reboradcast) - 13 July 2026

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If you’re ever near a sundial, step closer and look for a message.

Many sundials bear haunting, poetic inscriptions about the brevity of life.

Plus, language development in toddlers: why and how little ones pick up the exclamation  Uh-oh!  And a new Japanese term for making the most of your time in the modern age: The Japanese word  taipa  comes from English and means “time performance.” Also, a punny puzzle about married names,  quidnunc ,  peart ,  It takes a big dog to weigh a ton ,  Chamber of Commerce weather , the superstition of saying  bread and butter  when walking around objects,  micturate ,  piss  vs.  pee , ordering a hamburger  all the way deluxe , why the S in  island  is silent, and more.

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