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Explore the humor in 'Calamities of Nature', tackling pseudoscience brilliantly with a nod to Scott Romanowski.

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Speaking of comics to mock pseudoscience... today's Calamities of Nature pretty much nails it. Not much to add here. Tip o' the ecliptic to Scott Romanowski.

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