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itscolossal: ENOUGH: Humorous Stop Motion Film Examines Our Inner Desire to Lose Control
shabbosgay: im beggin dude, don’t take my man
there is freedom in the dark
queerpyrate: studying-like-a-champ: tempestcaliban: faranae: blue-pixiedust: woodelf68: shipperqueen93: iwadab-me: boasamishipper: lifelovebookssex: cloningmycat: kiokushitaka: shrineart: caitatonic: sunflower-b-pondicus: flutterjedi:
blunt-science: Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the 28th National Space Symposium.
Three men vanished in 1897. Decades later, Arctic explorers found their undeveloped film.
did-you-kno: The trees at Slope Point look like they’re being permanently blown over by strong gusts of wind - because they usually are. The winds at the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island are so fierce that the trees sheep farmers
mylitstudies: Today I visited my absolutely favorite place in this city.
landscape-photo-graphy: Poetic Long Exposure Photographs of the Sea by Mehran Naghshbandi
steampunktendencies:Amazing 110 years old library in Porto, Portugal that it inspired J.K. Rowling for the Hogwarts library in Harry Potter!Photo : Manuel Varzim
humanoidhistory: TODAY IN HISTORY: The rings of Saturn, August 17, 1981, in an enhanced view from NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe, assembled from clear, orange and ultraviolet frames taken at a distance of 8.9 million km (5.5 million miles). (NASA)
Weird Facts
memes–memes:
yasb8gie: x
npr: Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday in her home city of Detroit after battling pancreatic cancer. Her death was confirmed by her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 76.Franklin sold more than 75 million records during her life,
itscolossal: Sinuously Curved Benches Made with Thin Strips of Steam-Bent Hardwood
steampunktendencies: Library in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
did-you-kno: The most successful pirate in history was a Chinese prostitute. Cheng I Sao had an unbeatable fleet with 80,000 sailors, which was bigger than most countries’ navies, and the government eventually had to give up and offer her a truce.
ratsofftoya: ratsofftoya: fuck all philosophy except for whatever the hell Diogenes was trying to teach direct action
The World's Oldest Library Finds Hidden Treasures
indi-dork: rowantheexplorer: iunia-kallistrate: whatthefoucault: rowantheexplorer: drst: tiny-librarian: A Pennsylvania museum has solved the mystery of a Renaissance portrait in an investigation that spans hundreds of years, layers of paint and
Looted Iraqi antiquities return home after UK experts crack cold case
candygarnet: shamwowxl: wine-dark-sea: ilyasaurus: randomfandomteacher: indigopersei: broitsablog: wildeisms: @indigopersei is the french language just always on the verge of getting someone accused of assault or..? my friend,if only you knew
vintageeveryday: 40 vintage portraits of extremely handsome Victorian men with mustache.
staxilicious: xenoqueer: liberalsarecool: Trump wants to pay farmers ผBillion to watch their crops rot. Trump is creating welfare for farmers. Let me make this very clear: the people who will benefit from this are not the nice family that sells
Walrus bones provide clues to fate of lost Viking colony
itscolossal: Nigerian Hair Culture Documented in Rainbow-Hued Portraits by Medina Dugger
virtuous-thing: geekremix: xenaamazon: awkward-dark-mori-girl: takealookatyourlife: takealookatyourlife: Athena blessed her with the ability to protect herself and men beheaded her for it. That’s actually a really intetesting intpretation of it
steampunktendencies: This gem! Avenue Royale, just north of Quebec City. Photo Drew Hannush
whimsicalethnographies: nubbsgalore: nubbsgalore: thank you. happy birthday to my president. DADDY COME BACK 😭😭😭😭😭😭
spinningblueball: Our Wonderful Universe!
muirin007: We think history is so far removed from us, but sometimes I’m reminded how very close we are to each other on the timeline. My paternal grandfather was born in 1906 (I have older parents). He and my grandmother came through Ellis Island.
best-shower-thoughts: Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein was the scientist, intelligence is knowing that he was the monster. (source)
flyingthroughspaceforever: Happy birthday, NASA!60 years ago today, 29 July, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded.President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on 29 July 1958, which later absorbed
duckbunny: amuseoffyre: I just stumbled on Robert Burns’s response to a reviewer who criticised his ‘obscure language’. Now bear in mind a lot of Burns’s poetry was written in Scots, he took this slightly personally. Ellisland, 1791. Dear Sir:
steampunktendencies: “The best door in Paris, France At 29 Avenue Rapp in the 7th arrondissement, very close to the Eiffel Tower. Built between 1899 and 1901, this Art Nouveau masterpiece by Jules Lavirotte is quite striking. The detailed door was
gnossienne: The blood moon is framed by the statues of Hera and Apollo in Athens, 27 July 2018 (x)
did-you-kno: Visiting the island of Socotra in Yemen can seem like you’re on another planet. More than 30% of the island’s plant life, including the dragon blood tree that bleeds bright red sap when it’s cut, isn’t found anywhere else
How One Scientist Averted A National Health Crisis
quasi-normalcy: tuulikki: flamethrowing-hurdy-gurdy: ambulanceinertia: please watch this person shred on a hurdy gurdy That is a very good quality gurdy…and I wish I could play like that… If you’ve never heard hurdy-gurdy before, allow me
ilackallhonour: A skid mark on the underpants of history
thefunnylady: He said “Totally submissive pussy who loves big strong Dictators” And NOW I want to hear him say that aloud. That’s all.
Overlooked No More: Beatrice Tinsley, Astronomer Who Saw the Course of the Universe
freudensteins-monster: lesbianshepard: A giant, black, sarcophagus has been found in Alexandria and I could not be more excited about it. If we do open it we could find The tomb of Alexander the Great (Coolest possible answer. Probably the coolest
Giant 'Trump Baby' balloon approved to fly
antique-moonglade: tomthefanboy: caitlinhill: flat-adverb: lucillebruise: stunningpicture: Portrait I drew of the lovely Maggie Smith. I am getting this framed and hung over my fireplace goddamn. Same. Slow clap. I’m pretty sure this is the
MOVED
theancientwayoflife: ~ The woman from Himlingøje. •From the source: A prosperous woman from Himlingøje is exhibited in her grave in the prehistoric exhibition at the National Museum. The prominent woman had valuable items with her in the grave.
itscolossal: A 65-Foot Hand-Crocheted Tree Gives Visitors to Zurich’s Train Station a Full Sensory Experience
the-at-symbol: argumate: penfairy: some oddly specific advice from Hesiod (c700 BC) which thicc girl hurt you (and stole your grain) Grain-stealing thots
Historyfilia
Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian prehistory
best-shower-thoughts: We have two universal languages: mathematics, and music. One to describe the universe, and one to describe how we feel about it. (source)
WHEN A PARENT FINALLY CALMS OR LEAVES WITH THEIR SCREAMING TODDLER
mindblowingfactz: After Michael Jordan dunked over 6-foot-1 guard John Stockton, an angry fan yelled at him to “Pick on someone your own size.” The next play, he dunked over 6-foot-11 Mel Turpin. As he ran back down the floor, Jordan turned to the
Famed British Geologist Was Spectacularly Wrong About Stonehenge
thedarkperidot: HenryKingCat
gaycomicsnshit: emir-dynamite: sharkchunks: iandsharman: notahoe: my type of public transportation “Why were you late in today?” “Oh, I got tied up on the subway…” I was always 50/50 on whether to reblog this but the last comment pushed
vintageeveryday: Here’s what the American flag salute once looked like.
Scott Pruitt Out At EPA
