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historical-nonfiction: In 1795, the French military under Napoleon offered a prize of 12,000 francs to the person who could develop a better way of preserving food. Fifteen years later, French confectioner Nicolas Appert claimed that prize by agreeing
itscolossal: New Ocean Reefs Comprised of Rolled Paper by Amy Genser
Skeletal remains 'confirm ancient Greeks engaged in human sacrifice'
danismm: Chantilly - Maison d'Henri Delord - Garrault-Delord
the-future-now: Check out the Horsehead Nebula! It’s a big cloud of gas and dust. It’s about 1500 light years away from Earth. The pink color comes from hydrogen gas. (🎥: DamnSkeeters on Reddit)
the-future-now: Holy shit. On Monday, Wayne Nickerson reeled up his traps to find a lobster with an electric blue shell. Photos of the unusual catch immediately went viral, and for good reason. Blue lobsters — especially bright ones, like this —
earthstory: Brecon Beacons National Park during the Perseid meteor shower - an international dark sky preserve
the-future-now: There have been 2 reports of brain-eating amoeba in one weekOn Thursday, officials at the Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of a brain-eating amoeba (scientific name Naegleria fowleri) in a Florida swimmer. The brain infection
the-future-now: Scientists have discovered huge liquid-filled canyons on Saturn’s moon TitanNew research is providing the first evidence that liquid carved out channels and canyons on Titan. Scientists estimate some of the canyon walls are hundreds
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rejectedprincesses: rejectedprincesses:Gouyen (c.1857-1903): Wise Woman of the Apache Footnotes and citations available in the footnotes on the main site: click here. Thanks to the Mescalero Apache Tribe for looking over the entry and okaying it for
mindblowingfactz: When the Spanish landed on the Yucatan Peninsula, they asked “where are we?”, to which the indigenous population responded “Yucatan”, meaning “I don’t understand what he just said”. sourceimage via joesretirementblog
mindblowingfactz: Sweden’s recycling program is so effective that 99% of household waste is recycled. Even its food waste is composted. Sweden even imports 700,000 tons of waste from other countries. sourceimage via sweden.se
Hadrian’s Wall facts
historyfilia: The Roses of Heliogabalus by Alma-Tadema (1888)
fawnvelveteen: 1920s
How Many Different Types Of Pain Are There?
Sensational Grave Find in Cypriote Bronze Age City
bobbycaputo: DNA-Shaped Suspension Bridge Inspired by Olympic Games’ Five Rings
girl on guy 217: travis fimmel - Girl On Guy
the-future-now: A new study suggests that black holes may have back doors to the universeBlack holes are tiny points in space so dense that not even light can escape from their powerful gravitational grip. Or so we thought. Many scientists think there
amnhnyc: Happy International Cat Day! Did you know? Mane growth in male lions is linked to testosterone, so lions with full manes tend to be the best fighters–and most popular with lionesses. Most animals have triangular vocal cords, but the lion’s
bobbycaputo: Space Photos of the Week
pre-raphaelisme: Consulting the Oracle by John William Waterhouse, 1884.
4shotsofvodka: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - A picture gallery (Benjamin Constant)1866
historical-nonfiction: The surprising history behind 9 extremely common foods.
scishow: People like to say all kinds of things about protein – like, you need to eat lots of it to build muscle and lose weight. The truth is, the science of protein and how your body uses it is much more complicated than that.
mymodernmet: Hi-Tech Pen Can Draw in Over 16 Million Colors, Scanned From Real Life
worldhistoryfacts: Map by Juan de la Cosa of lands discovered by Columbus, 1500. This is the earliest map of the Americas, and the only one made by someone who personally experienced Columbus’ voyages. The map is oriented with west at the top.
Solar System: What to Know This Week
Mental Floss
mindblowingfactz: There is a species of fungus from the Amazon that feeds on plastic. It can live on plastic alone, and can do so without oxygen, potentially leading to new techniques for bioremediation. sourceimage via firstwefeast
Super Seventies
did-you-kno: ‘The Meeting of Waters’ in Brazil is a phenomenon where two of the world’s largest rivers run side by side without mixing. For a full 6 km, the Amazon River and the Rio Negro create a visible divide due to their differences in
felixinclusis: thunderstruck9: Claudio Bravo (Chilean, 1936-2011), Water, 2001. Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm.
maggot brain
foodffs: Terrarium Jewelry by Ruby Robin Lets You Take Tiny Bits Of Nature With You Really nice recipes. Every hour. Show me what you cooked!
irisharchaeology: A horse grazing beneath the walls of Minard Castle, Dingle, Co Kerry Source
MS breakthrough: Replacing diseased immune system halts progression and allows repair
did-you-kno: ‘Wrap rage’ is the common term for the extreme levels of frustration you can experience while trying to unseal hard-to-open packaging like plastic clamshells and blister packs. SourceGuess what? August 7th is also… Particularly
archaicwonder: Greek Bronze Sphinx Figurine, Late Archaic, 5th Century BCThe sphinx was a female monster with the body of a lion, the breast and head of a woman, eagle’s wings and, according to some, a serpent-headed tail. She was sent by the gods
mindblowingfactz: Australia is moving 7cm north every year. It is the fastest moving continental landmass in the world. sourceimage via dailymail
itscolossal: This Incredible Wooden Book Is a Series of Puzzles That Have to Be Solved to Continue Reading
Acropolis restorers to bolster west side of Parthenon
the-future-now: This waterproof, sand-proof towel isn’t magic — but it might as well beAt the beach, towels are more of an annoyance than helpful necessity. They attract buckets of sand, which then end up on your body, in your car and eventually
Neanderthals' failure to make parkas may have sealed their demise
allthingseurope: Norway (by Jonas Lang)
Archaeologists Find Perfectly Preserved Gold Coin of Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas
A Vintage Halloween
Evidence for China's Great Flood Found
Danish archaeologists find mysterious well
scishow: What do nanobots, better water filtration, and space colonization have in common? They’re all being made possible by advances in 3D Printing! This video was made in collaboration with & sponsored by http://www.emerson.com/ilovestem
antikythera-astronomy: New HiRISE ImagesNASA’s HiRISE mission has just released an amazing swathe of new images of the Martian surface.This mission’s a personal favorite as their images have been detailing Mars in an almost “Google Earth” manner
collectorsweekly: From Hummingbird Heads to Poison Rings: Indulging Our Antique Jewelry Obsession
wanderlusteurope: Leuven, Belgium
insipit: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824– 1904, French)Oil paintings 2Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism, and one of the most important painters of the period. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting,
mindblowingfactz: Redbad, the last pagan King of Frisia (northern Netherlands), refused to convert to Christianity because he “preferred spending eternity in Hell with his pagan ancestors than in Heaven with his enemies.” sourceimage via geni
insipit: Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854–1931, England)Gotch was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter and illustrator. He studied art in London and Antwerp before he married and studied in Paris with his wife, Caroline, a fellow artist. Returning to Britain,
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pagewoman: Stalker Castle, Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotlandby Massimo Trapani
