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There's an Inuit word for checking the window again

Oct 5, 2026

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There's an Inuit word for checking the window again

You've already looked out of the window. Nothing. You sit down. Ninety seconds later, you're up again, looking out of the same window, at the same empty road.

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There's a German word for weight you gained from sadness

Sep 28, 2026

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There's a German word for weight you gained from sadness

The excess weight a person puts on from emotional overeating: the biscuits after a breakup, the takeaway after a bad month.

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There's an Inuit word for checking the window again

There's a German word for weight you gained from sadness

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