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mindblowingfactz: Mushrooms can be made into bricks that are strong enough for building structures. They are solid, lightweight, biodegradable, made with agricultural waste, and producing them creates no carbon emissions. sourceimage via archleague
historicaltimes: A man stands on the Sphinx, still covered up to its neck in sand. The full Sphinx wasn’t excavated until the late 1920s. 1867. via reddit
the-future-now: According to NASA, a neighboring star has 7 Earth-like planets in its orbitSeven Earth-like planets have been found orbiting a sun not too far — in space terms, at least — from our own. NASA announced Wednesday that the planets resemble
xaravaggio: Gustave Moreau, Jupiter and Semele ( 1895 ) DETAIL
did-you-kno: In October 2015, Twitter blew up because this man got on an airplane and was seated next to a complete stranger who looks exactly like him. Source
dosedotcom:The first black Disney animator is still working at age 81. Learn more about Floyd Norman in this amazing documentary about his life.
micdotcom: Transgender rights, immigration protests set for NYC and Chicago as Trump actions sink inThis weekend, organizers in Chicago have planned a march to resist the lifting of transgender protections. In Queens, New York, protesters will rally
archaicwonder: Rare Viking Noblewoman’s Headdress, 9th-12th Century ADBaltic workmanship, restrung
archaicwonder: Extremely Rare Viking Gilt Knotwork Nobleman’s Diadem, 9th-12th Century ADThis band probably held a cloth head scarf or covering in place and, according to the material, would have denoted social and marriage status. Head coverings were
classicalmonuments: Athenian Treasury Delphi, Greece 502 BCE 9.75 m. in height The Athenian Treasury was constructed by the Athenians to house dedications made by their city and citizens to the sanctuary of Apollo. The entire treasury, including
This Ivy House
did-you-kno: Cinnamon is tree bark. To make cinnamon, the inner layer of bark from a variety of evergreen species is shaved off and dried. This causes it to curl up into quills, and then it’s either cut into sticks or crushed and made into a
Happy birthday W.E.B Du Bois
life: From the Sep. 24, 1971 cover story: ROCK STARS AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS. Frank Zappa in his Los Angeles home with his dad, Francis, his mom, Rosemarie, and his cat in 1970. (John Olson—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends
artist-caillebotte: The Parquet Planers by Gustave Caillebotte Size: 102x146 cmMedium: oil on canvas
collectorsweekly: Antique typewriter boxes and tins.
blunt-science: The essence of life is not the atoms and small molecules that go into us, it’s the way, the ordering, that those molecules are put together. - Carl Sagan
allthingseurope: Rhodes, Greece (by PNINA)
atlasobscura: In the northernmost city in the world, it’s illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.Read more >
did-you-kno: There’s a dating app that matches you based on your hatred of things. Drawing from social psychologists’ research that shows people often bond over their shared dislike of others, Hater takes the opposite approach of other swipe-based
historical-nonfiction:A policeman stops traffic to let a mother cat carry her kitten across the road. Circa 1925.
autumnwinter93:Athens, Greece
archaicwonder: Eastern Greek Silver Phiale, 5th-4th Century BC A phiale is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It typically has no handles, and no feet.
Did Stone Age people build a large labyrinth in Denmark?
mindblowingfactz: At the time of WW1, the King of Britain, Russia, and Germany were all first cousins. When asked about WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany sarcastically remarked, “If my grandmother [Queen Victoria] had been alive, she would never have
did-you-kno: ‘Hilda’ was a popular plus-size calendar girl in the 1950s. Illustrator Duane Bryers wanted to draw a ‘plumpy gal pinup’ but wasn’t sure how to sell a plus-size lady, so he portrayed her as a charming, playful, clumsy, barely-dressed
omgfactsdotcom:There’s a secret science to naming IKEA furniture….
guardian: Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been confirmed to his post. Pruitt, who has filed 14 lawsuits against EPA regulations and refused to release thousands of emails he exchanged with oil and gas
historical-nonfiction: Roman Emperor Hadrian was the first emperor to wear a full beard. He based his look on the ancient Greeks, and later emperors – and European monarchs – based their looks on Hadrian.
mindblowingfactz: The concept of using a card for purchases was described in 1887 by Edward Bellamy in his utopian novel Looking Backward. Bellamy used the term credit card eleven times in this novel, although this referred to a card for spending a
beautifulcentury: LA DANSE DE SALOME by the lost gallery <br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Gustave Moreau.
did-you-kno: Some suggest this happens because blue is a “calming color,” but others argue it’s just because nobody wants to draw attention to themselves by being suspicious under the special lights. Source
stylish-homes: Another amazing bookstore, this time in Buenos Aires by Iamthetophergopher
irisharchaeology: A human skull with three iron arrowheads embedded in it. It’s from the Battle of Visby, Denmark, which was fought in AD 1361 Source
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frenchvintagegallery: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1947 by René-Jacques
the-future-now: Trump signs measure repealing Obama administration’s coal dumping restrictionTrump signed a measure on Thursday repealing a regulation on the coal industry known as the Stream Protection Rule, which aims to stop miners from dumping
michaelmoonsbookshop: A True Gentlewoman’s delight printed in 1659 Rare 17th century cook book
everything-thing: Venezia, Italia by thererumnatura
rejectedprincesses: Remembering Nüshu, the 19th-Century Chinese Script Only Women Could Write The writing system, which is slowly disappearing, allowed these women to keep autobiographies, write poetry and stories, and communicate with “sworn
the-future-now: Futuristic garbage cans are futuristic (x) | follow @the-future-now
mindblowingfactz: A neuroscientist studying the brains of psychopathic killers scanned his own brain as a control, only to discover that he himself was a psychopath. When he told friends and family, the universal response was, “That explains a lot.”
Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts
the-future-now: What is Zealandia? Here’s the evidence for an eighth “lost continent” under New ZealandJust when you thought you had your geography down pat, scientists start pushing to recognize an elusive eighth continent.According to a paper
stylish-homes: The magnificient Juarez Theater, Guanajuato, Mexico by Maria_Globetrotter
justspaceout: I would live here.
ahencyclopedia: EXHIBITION: Vikings: Life and LegendTHE British Museum’s first blockbuster exhibition in their new temporary exhibition gallery received plenty of publicity, mostly about the arrival of the longest Viking longship ever discovered –
atlasobscura: The start of the Danube river, which flows 1,700 miles through 10 countries, can be found in this small town’s basin.Read more >
3,000-year-old spearhead found in Angus ‘find of a lifetime’
smithsonianlibraries: Tonight, February 10, 2017* is a rare astronomic triple threat – at least if you’ve got a clear sky and live in certain parts of the world. There will be a full moon (the Snow Moon), a penumbral lunar eclipse, and a comet will
Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week
ladiesagainsthumanity: orders of impeachment are the only valentine I want tbh
allthingseurope: Meteora, Greece *by alastair graham
screaming-fan-girl: repmarktakano: Today I spoke on the House floor to honor Fred Korematsu Day and to warn my colleagues that silence and complicity in the face of discrimination is never acceptable. It was shameful in 1942 and it is shameful today.
4mysquad: #BlackPride #YouSmart #BlackExcellence
An Exploding Star Is Caught in the Act
ahencyclopedia: CHAUVET CAVE: THE Chauvet Cave (also known as the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave) is a Palaeolithic cave situated near Vallon-Pont-d’Arc in the Ardèche region of southern France that houses impeccably preserved, exquisite examples of
photosofthehistoryandwithhstory: The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, ca. 1927
did-you-kno: Betty White’s and Rue McClanahan’s Golden Girls characters were originally reversed. White’s lusty character on The Mary Tyler Moore Show had producers eyeing her for the role of Blanche, while McClanahan’s sweet-yet-dopey character
archaicwonder: Greek Gold Multi-Channeled Torc, 5th-3rd Century BCA gold choker formed from five rods held together by filigree band to the ends; hinged to one end, to the other a pin with securing chain.