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A lab rat solved a maze faster than me. Here’s how I coped with the shame.

I had found myself intellectually challenged by Mr. Snufflebumps, and I was losing. It's not every day that you find yourself outsmarted by a rodent. But what if that rodent had its intelligence enhanced by a super drug? Well, this one hadn't yet taken it. In my place of work, where I have actively proved …

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Have you been watering a dead plant?

The plant that my dad insists is alive and thriving. According to the internet, this is a frangipani. Or maybe tulsi or a moneyplant or quite possibly a mutated twig. The point is, it is quite clearly no longer with us. It’s gone to vegetation heaven. Or for younger readers, it’s gone to a farm …

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