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itscolossal: AfroArt Photo Series Challenges Beauty Standards with Young Black Models
mindblowingfactz: The word “mortgage” comes from a French word that means “death contract.”
Trove of Stunning Classical-Age Antiquities Discovered on Tinos Island
Earth's Ancient Life Forms Are Awakening After 40,000 Years in Permafrost
compoundchem: Here’s a purrfect graphic for #InternationalCatDay 🐈 https://ift.tt/2YTDNGm https://ift.tt/2GTNbUn
mindblowingfactz: Uruguay’s Laguna Garzon Bridge splits into a circle so drivers can slow down and enjoy the view. It also prevents head-on collisions and creates a walkway for pedestrians. (source)Photo : Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay
theimpossiblecool: “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.”Federico Fellini.
rejectedprincesses:Toni Morrison, Whose Soaring Novels Were Rooted In Black Lives, Dies At 88
mindblowingfactz: Switzerland is the only country in the world which could fit 114% of its population into bunkers in case of an emergency. (source)Photo : Kecko / Flickr
mindblowingfactz:In 1978, Pilot Frederick Valentich and his plane disappeared in Australia. His last communication was “Melbourne that strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again… (two seconds open microphone)… it is hovering and it’s not
captainflirt:Captain…The intensely cool and enigmatic Captain Flint, Black Sails, Season 1, Chapter 4. A masterclass in acting from the amazing Toby Stephens (a.k.a., younger son of Dame Maggie Smith)!☠️🏴☠️📺🧜🏼♂️
whatsonyourplaylist: Hold Me- The Teskey BrothersFollow?… Awesome Australian blues/rock band!
daily james flint
Forgotten Sculpture of Alexander the Great Found in Greek Museum’s Storage
itscolossal: Three Cats in Japan Have a Closet Full of Custom-Made Hats Felted From Their Shedded Fur
pianka: Let me tell you a story about a Spaniard named Vazquez.
itscolossal: Thousands of Miniature Mirrors Dazzle and Refract in Multi-Media Sculptures by Lee Bul
did-you-know: The perfect length of time to be on vacation is 8 days. Your health and wellness levels rise rapidly while on vacation, but they peak on the 8th day and return to baseline within your first week back no matter how long you’re gone. Because
itscolossal: Moody Views of Hawaii’s Rugged Beaches by Photographer Jason Wright
captainflirt: Captain…
mindblowingfactz: Mel Blanc; the voice of Bugs Bunny, had been in a serious car accident that put him in a coma. After many unsuccessful attempts to get him to talk, a doctor asked “Bugs, can you hear me” Mel responded in the voice of bugs bunny,
theimpossiblecool: “Everything alters me, but nothing changes me.”Salvador Dali.
mistflarden: for @ellelan
woofety: Ah…oh…ehm… *has no idea what quote to put here…well, to say it all, actually forgets how to speak and write, because… what do you want me to say - ISN’T HIM A VALID REASON??*
solomonlittle:“Treasure Island felt like the perfect entry vehicle because everybody knows it and it gives you some familiarity. And then I think we felt we were attracted to Long John Silver as our entry point. In Silver’s story, there’s this
mindblowingfactz: Bees don’t buzz during an eclipse - Using tiny microphones suspended among flowers, researchers recorded the buzzing of bees during the 2017 North American eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up to the last moments before
st-just: Captain Flint by Kseniia Tselousova
did-you-know: A small branch of Germany’s government is still dedicated to hunting Nazis. Since 1958, employees of the Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes have been reviewing WWII paper- work to identify Nazis. They track
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egg-ftw: Fussy Children
floralls:Charming streets of French village Rochefort-en-Terre by natalie_wien
notkatniss: pianka: The schedule is here on the island. Whoever stole it came back to read the log, find out exactly what it was they had. Someone on that deck out there is our thief.
mindblowingfactz: President Diouf began an anti-AIDS program in Senegal, before the virus was able to take off. He used media and schools to promote safe-sex messages and required prostitutes to be registered. While AIDS was decimating much of Africa,
Weird Science Facts
polishedglassrod: Knowing your life’s purpose
compoundchem: Element 47 in our #IYPT2019 series with @roysocchem is silver: used in film photography 📷 and antibacterial socks 🧦 https://ift.tt/30OKbQJ https://ift.tt/2StBeZX
potbarbie666: control999: p0tbarbie: p0tbarbie: every single negative stereotype about women was dreamt up by men who were projecting. fight me about it. “women can’t drive” It is so well known that women are better and safer drivers than men
Astronomers Found 3 'Zombie' Stars That Came Back to Life After Supernova
the-wolf-and-moon: Heart and Soul Nebulae
hawkaye: FLINT’S ICONIC LINES/SPEECHES THE ODYSSEUS SPEECH
hawkaye: FLINT’S ICONIC LINES/SPEECHES I AM YOUR KING.
did-you-know: Your body is younger than you. No matter how old you are, most of your body is less than 10 years old, because your cells are always recycling themselves. The epidermis recycles every 2-4 weeks, red blood cells are replaced every 4 months,
captainflirt: From the book “History of Pirates” by Captain Charles Johnson / Daniel Defoe.https://www.amazon.co.uk/General-History-Pyrates-Dover-Maritime/dp/0486404889/ref=sr_1_1
did-you-know: People who appreciate dark humor are more likely to have higher levels of intelligence. (Source, Source 2)
itscolossal: Neko Cup Creates Adorable Napping Cat Sand Sculptures
mindblowingfactz: 25 year old Kenyan, Roy Allela invented smart gloves that can convert sign language movements into audio speech, for his six years old niece who was born deaf.
Oldest Written Fragment of The Odyssey found in Greece
mindblowingfactz: The red flag, when used by pirates, came to mean “no quarter given”, meaning that no mercy would be shown, and no life would be spared, while a black flag usually meant that those who surrendered without a fight would be allowed
did-you-know: Body ‘detox’ or ‘cleanse’ products don’t work; it’s just a marketing tactic. There is no scientific or medical evidence to support any of the claims made by juices, teas, shakes, ionic foot pads, or other products that promise
rasarnava:Katzenversammlung (The Cats’ Assembly) by Quint Buccholz, 1995
Modern Humans Failed in Early Attempt to Migrate Out of Africa, Old Skull Shows
sextmen:Men in these waters are hard men. They don’t fear ships. They don’t fear guns. They don’t fear swords.
the-wolf-and-moon: Comet Lovejoy, Star Trails
did-you-know: When John and Theodore Copsey helped build California’s Lower Lake Stone Jail in 1876, they didn’t expect they’d become the first people to ever be jailed there- but that’s exactly what happened after they celebrated their finished
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Biblical Philistines—archenemies of ancient Israelites—hailed from Europe, DNA reveals
Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek
woofety: “I’m taking it. After the Urca has been secured and the money warehoused before distribution, I intend to sequester a portion of it.” “Sequester?” “A portion of it. Every man on that crew will still be richer than their wildest
Climate change made Europe’s mega-heatwave five times more likely
