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storyofagayboy: Vice President Joe Biden in tears as President Barack Obama surprises him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. 12 January 2017
did-you-kno: Popsicles were invented on accident- by an 11-year-old. In 1905, Frank Epperson stirred together some water and soda mix, but he forgetfully left the glass out in the cold and discovered a frozen treat when he tried to pull out the stir
Never More Relevant: 50 Books for February, Black History Month, and Beyond
ladiesagainsthumanity: h/t the lovely and talented @____nicole____maccess to doctors is a basic human right, not a privilege of the wealthy. being a woman is not a preexisting condition.
cracked: Meanwhile, if this entire document is a big, steaming pile of horseshit, the reality is almost more horrifying.It alleges that the Trump campaign promised to basically throw Ukraine, and our commitments to protect Eastern Europe from Russia,
did-you-kno: You can play with this puzzle forever, but you’ll never complete it. The Infinite Galaxy Puzzle has pieces that are printed front and back, contains no straight edges, and could theoretically be assembled in every possible way.
jnpermaul:Copenhagen, such a wonderful place.
did-you-kno: Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela gets struck by lightning more than 200 times every year – that’s more than anywhere else on earth. SourceFve-miles above Lake Maracaibo, storm clouds gather up to 160 nights per year and can last for
Sophie Blanchard and Balloonomania
ahencyclopedia: Bronze armour and boar tusk helmet (15th century BCE) from a Mycenaean cemetery in Dendra. Nafplio Archaeological Museum.http://www.ancient.eu/image/433/Photo: Mark Cartwright
mindblowingfactz: Life in Puritan New England was so hard that children who were abducted by Native Americans often refused to come back. sourceimage via futilitycloset
Long live King Ragnar
mayahan: Felt Cat Houses by Kosata Yuliya
This Ivy House
did-you-kno: There’s a volcano in Tanzania that erupts black lava. The lava of Ol Doinyo Lengai is so cold that it sometimes freezes in mid-air and shatters into pieces that blow away in the wind, and its temperature is low enough that someone
a-mini-a-day: UUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH.Source (DIY)
fuckyeaharchaeology: Archaeologists Discover More of Ancient Corinth PortArchaeologists from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen are continuing to discover important finds at the ancient Corinth
artnouveaustyle: startwithsunset: good luck charm Raphael Kirchner (1876 - 1917) Happy New Year everyone! Here’s to 2017!!
did-you-kno: Women are more likely to beat men at board games while listening to rock music. A study that forced game-players to listen to loud AC/DC songs found it caused males to make many more errors, while females played normally. However,
Obama Creates Two National Monuments in Utah and Nevada
compoundchem: Take your mind off the shambling horror of a year that was 2016 by reading about some of the good news* in Chemistry! Links to articles and studies here: https://goo.gl/f5msqc*Disclaimer: may also contain some bad news. Sorry.
did-you-kno: did-you-kno:William was fascinated by science. One day, he opened a textbook and saw a picture of a windmill, and his life changed forever. “I was very interested when I saw the windmill could make electricity and pump water. I thought:
so-i-can-die-easy: George Michael (25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) Prince (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) David Bowie (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)
behindthegrooves: Singer, songwriter and producer George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London, UK) - June 25, 1963 - December 25, 2016, RIP
ephemeral-elegance: Gold Oak Leaf and Acorn Wreath, late Classical or early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C. via MFA
did-you-kno: Source The surrounding ground was frozen solid. Inside the trenches of both sides, which were a mere 200 yards apart, was about 2 to 5 feet of water and mud. Many men hadn’t seen a bed since July. Lead was flying overhead, fired by
mindblowingfactz: UK brothers Geoff and John Bitmead created a grown-up version of the red and yellow Little Tikes toy car. It’s road-legal, fully functional, and can go up to 70 miles per hour. sourceimage via thesarcasticblonde
did-you-kno: There’s an island off the coast of Australia where a pair of dogs guard a colony of tiny penguins so they won’t be wiped out by foxes. The ‘little penguin’ colony was nearly extinct until 2006, when the trained Maremma sheep dogs
vogue: The closer we get to the Obamas’ departure, the more we, as a nation, have become aware of just how good we’ve had it. So we dreamed up the 12 days of Obama, a series of pieces by different writers devoted to recognizing the magnitude of some
compoundchem: Day 20 of Chemistry Advent takes a look at some cranberry chemistry!
artdecodude: (½) Interior of the San Pedro / Los Angelesw Warner Grand Theatre from my 4/24/2016 visit. Entire set is up on my flickr: https://www.flickr.com/gp/7398381@N04/6m38zd
This 90-Year-Old Lady Seduced and Killed Nazis as a Teenager - VICE
Billions of Stars and Galaxies to Be Discovered in the Largest Cosmic Map Ever
travisfimmelunofficial: Travis Fimmel from Interview Magazine.
Travis Fimmel
compoundchem: #ChemistryAdvent Day 18: Present wrapping chemistry! Keep up with the advent calendar here: https://goo.gl/YmQ7We
mindblowingfactz: The only woman ever in history to obtain a 10th degree black belt in Judo did so at the age of 97. She also continued teaching Judo 3x a week until she died at 99. sourceimage via nytimes
cracked: In addition to meeting Yeezy and bragging about 131 votes like he was running for president of the junior high student body, Trump announced that Rex Tillerson would be his secretary of state. It’s one of the most important positions in the
The Writer KB
compoundchem: Day 17 of Chemistry Advent looked at the aroma of Frankincense.
didoofcarthage: “Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Gate of All Lands, Colossal Sculptures Depicting Heads of a Bull: View before Excavation, Looking North-East” 1923-1934 glass negative Freer and Sackler Archives
mindblowingfactz: In 1770, England banned lipstick because they thought it was a form of witchcraft. sourceimage via maquillajedemoda
the-future-now: Sweden is so good at recycling it ran out of trash (x) | follow @the-future-now
did-you-kno: In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents, then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. The tradition is part of a season called Jolabokaflod, or ‘The Christmas Book Flood’, because
The Earth's Magnetic Shield Cracked, Are We Doomed?
Raw foodies: Europe's earliest humans did not use fire
Western Science Catches Up to 3000 year- old Eastern Teachings and Discovers that Rhythm of Breathing Affects Fear Response
compoundchem: Yesterday’s chemistry advent looked at the compositions of Christmas bells.
did-you-kno: Saskatchewan farmer Liezel Kennedy thought she lost her entire flock of 500 sheep. She drove right by them until she got close enough to realize they’d been right in front of her the whole time. Can ya see ‘em? What about now? AHA!
compoundchem: #ChemistryAdvent Day 12 looks at how poinsettia plants double as pH indicators!
the-future-now: NASA is helping Stephen Hawking get a tiny ship to Alpha Centauri NASA is helping Stephen Hawking and Russian venture capitalist Yuri Milner with the monumental task of getting a tiny probe to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system
compoundchem: Day 10 of chemistry advent: fake snow!
did-you-kno: Your brain is wired to respond to music, even when you aren’t really listening to it. A recent study showed that, even when highly-focused and distracted by another task, peoples’ pupils dilated in reaction to patterns of strong and
did-you-kno: Scientists found cosmic dust on city rooftops for the first time. 500 grains of 4.6 billion-year-old cosmic dust were identified after filtering nearly 700 lbs of sludge from gutters in Oslo, Paris, and Berlin. We’ve known since
Pantone Color of the Year
littlebeekitten: milkykitten: canadad: beep beep how this cat go beep beep? OH MY GOD IT GOES BEEP BEEP
cracked: It turns out that in the music industry, insane perverts have always been the norm. Why The World Of Classical Music Is Secretly Insane
did-you-kno: 86-year-old Ed Moseley can no longer dance or play golf and is fighting cancer, but that didn’t stop him from finding a purposeful new hobby. When he heard of a program that collects hand-knit caps for premature babies at a local
compoundchem: Chemistry advent day 5 looks at the chemistry behind the smell of a Christmas tree!
