The World That
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Domestic Pocket Moose

Small, trainable, and surprisingly comfortable in the kitchen.

The Rain That Fell Upward

A weather system that apparently misunderstood its assignment.

Migratory Houseplants

Every autumn, thousands of potted ferns begin heading south.

The Forest That Rearranges Itself

Surveyors keep finding the same trees in entirely different places.

Naturally Occurring Anti-Gravity Stone

Geologists remain divided over whether it technically counts as geology.

The Observatory Mushroom

A fungus whose cap consistently points toward newly formed stars.

Stratospheric Household Industries

Taking domestic life to new altitudes, one floating bungalow at a time.

Self-Answering Telephone

It takes your calls, forms opinions, and occasionally refuses to put you through.

The Tomorrow Machine

A computer designed to calculate what happens next with unacceptable confidence.

Municipal Cloud Factory

Producing locally sourced overcast conditions since the late 1950s.

The Chair That Commutes for You

Sit down at home and arrive at the office with no further participation required.

Autonomous Mailbox Program

Mailboxes now retrieve the mail themselves and have begun judging your subscriptions.

Dr. Percival Maybe

Inventor of several machines that work perfectly whenever nobody is watching.

Eleanor Everywhere

Explorer credited with visiting three continents that no longer appear on maps.

Arthur Nine O'Clock

A punctuality expert who insists every town should have its own personal time zone.

Mildred Crow

The first person officially elected mayor by a constituency of migratory birds.

Professor Gideon Door

Architectural theorist famous for installing entrances where no buildings exist.