Strange Realm - Ep. 139 - Nov. 23rd, 2025

This week, we bring you a calorically dense but carefree episode as we begin our Thanksgiving Day preparations and examine the weirdest and wildest news we could find, including a report that says the Moon is slowly moving further and further away from Earth, we look into the real world's first microprocessor which was kept secret for nearly 30 years, new studies confirm that footprints found in New Mexico date back to ~23,000 years ago, and new attention and restorations will be coming to "Merlin's mound" soon, a location said to be where Merlin the wizard was buried. All of this and then, after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher reads more from "Beware of the Woods," by Tony Urban.

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Notes:
- The Moon is moving away from us
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-moon-used-to-be-much-closer-to-earth-it-s-drifting-1-5-inches-farther-from-earth-every-year-and-it-s-slowly-making-our-days-longer/ar-AA1MAFCO
- The MP944 microprocessor was a secret for 30 years
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/the-mp944-was-the-real-worlds-first-microprocessor-and-key-to-the-flight-of-the-f-14-tomcat-but-it-lived-in-the-shadow-of-the-intel-4004-for-nearly-30-years
- Ancient footprints prove a Pre-Clovis human presence in North America
https://indiandefencereview.com/new-mexicos-desert-archaeologists-uncovered-23000-year-old-human-footprints/
- "Merlin's Mound" to be restored and reinvestigated
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwv44ey144o
- Top Thanksgiving sides around the USA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/americans-thanksgiving-side-dish-preferences-broken-down-by-state/ar-AA1QSX1V
Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "Curious Constellations" by SURGE
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)
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