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fuckyeaharchaeology: Egypt’s Oldest Papyri on Display, Details Construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza Fragments of six pages from the oldest existing papyrus document in Egypt have been put on public display for the first time at the Egyptian
Does a black hole have a shape?
did-you-kno:The Devil’s Kettle waterfalls in Minnesota have one side that pours over a ledge and continues, and another side with a deep hole that vanishes into nowhere. Researchers have poured in dyes, ping pong balls, and logs, but nobody can figure
hearts&magic
itscolossal: Miniature Graphite Drawings by Mateo Pizarro
Those Magnificent Men (And Women) In Their Flying Machines
Egypt’s oldest papyrus on display
provencetoujours: FRANCE - Provence, Amphitheater von Arles
travelingcolors: Lavender Fields, Provence | France (by Steffam Emmanuel)
Excavated tombs of Peru's Moche priestesses provide archaeologists with troves of artifacts, data
itsfullofstars: The Andromeda Galaxy in far-infrared, captured by the ESA’s Herschel space observatory.
theancientwayoflife: ~Decorative vase “Dionysus and his companions”. Detail: herm of Priapus. Marble. 2nd century CE. Saint Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum
Mental Floss
mapsdesign: Celestial map from the 17th century, by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit.
did-you-kno: ‘Panda nannies’ are paid an annual salary of ะ,000, receive free meals, transit, and accommodations, and get to spend 365 days a year hanging out and cuddling with baby pandas. Source
scishow: Catnip! Cats roll in it, rub their cheeks on it and paw at it… but what is it about this stuff that gets our feline friends caught up in such a frenzy?
wired: A natural-colour image of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, the world’s largest single chunk of tidal halophytic mangrove forest, and an image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region are two of our Space Photos of the Week.
did-you-kno: Nelson Mandela was a master of disguise known for his ability to evade arrest. Source Source 2July 18th is not only his birthday, but is also Nelson Mandela International Day. So… Happy NMID BDAY.
cracked: Picture yourself concentrating really hard: A grim set to your jaw, eyes narrowed, sweat beading on your forehead, the tip of your tongue sticking out all cute and stupid, undoing all that serious jaw-setting stuff … What’s up with that?
itscolossal: A Century-Old Buenos Aires Theater Converted Into a 21,000-Square-Foot Bookstore
robertozod: Jupiter’s south pole, taken by Cassini
Times Were Tough During The Great Depression Of The 1930's
judgmentalmaps: The United States According to Donald Trumpby Judgmental Maps Copr. 2016 Judgmental Maps. All Rights Reserved.
allthingseurope: Barcelona (by Pedro Moleiro)
fuckyeahfelines!
theverge: These cats are so much cooler than the dogs they hang out with, it’s unreal.
stuffmomnevertoldyou: Iowa’s WWII railroad women
did-you-kno: When seawater turns to ice, it releases its salt and creates super-salty brine. The brine is colder and more dense than the surrounding water, so it sinks as the seawater freezes on contact and forms a ‘brinicle,’ which slowly traps
historyfilia: The dangers of motherhood in Ancient GreeceA young dead mother seated on a stool looks sorrowfully at her baby, that is held by another standing woman and extends its arms toward its mother. The name of the dead woman, Phylonoe is recorded
alinnetinagildedcage: Preparing for the Festival May C Goodhall (1887-1918) British
into-theuniverse: NGC 2736 // Pencil Nebula
Science Says There Are More Than Two Genders
itsfullofstars: 3D Map of the UniverseMind. Blown.The astronomical map you see here doesn’t depict stars, it shows galaxies—1.2 million of them, to be exact, a new record for astronomers. This extraordinary new 3D scan of the universe provides yet
fyeahastropics: The North Celestial Tower(via APOD; Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis (TWAN) ) If you climbed to the top of this 13th century stone tower, it looks like you could reach out and touch the North Celestial Pole, the
casabet64: Buster Keaton
cosmicvastness: Views above La Silla Observatory360° night sky images from European Southern Observatory’s La Silla observatory in northern Chile.Credit: P. Horálek/ESO
did-you-kno: In 2016, the Hubble Telescope captured a new view of the famous Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light years away in the Taurus constellation. Source Source 2
itsfullofstars: The City of Lights At NightAround local midnight time on April 8, 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Paris, often referred to as the “City of Light.”
destroyed-and-abandoned: The decaying building of Cazino Constanta on the Black Sea coast, Romania. by Gaspar Serrano
did-you-kno: Metropolitan Police suddenly halted London’s 2016 LGBT PRIDE parade to let an officer propose to his boyfriend, along with two other officers who got engaged to each other. Haters posted some nasty tweets, so the MET promptly warned
did-you-kno: mymodernmet: Hairstylist Creates Hair Dyeing Masterpieces Inspired by Classic Fine Art Paintings I bet their hair looked super-rad for, like, 3 days. But then…
a-mini-a-day: THIS IS SO GREAT IT’S STRESSING ME OUTBy Nini Makes on Flickr
centuriespast: DELAROCHE, PaulYoung Christian Martyr1853Oil on canvas, 74 x 60 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg
collectorsweekly: Happy Bastille Day! In 1879, “Following years of poor harvests, rising food prices, and an inequitable tax structure, unrest among the working classes boiled over, leading to a bloody decade that cost members of the monarchy their
Can One Mathematical Model Explain All Patterns In Nature?
cracked: By the end of the ‘60s, the bulk of CBS’s most watched programming consisted of “country” type shows like Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies. They were massively popular, but also completely irrelevant to the lives of almost everyone
historyfilia: The Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper
master-painters: Giuseppe De Nittis - Woman in a canoe - 1876
pre-raphaelisme: By the waters of Babylon by Arthur Hacker, 1888
did-you-kno: Jeanne Calment is the world’s longest- living person. She’s also fascinating af, so I gathered some more facts about her for you:She once said: “I’ve never had but one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.”She remembered Van Gogh
moomindeco: Italie
itsfullofstars: A Brief History of Carl SaganCheck out this fascinating timeline infographic about the life and legacy of one of our heroes.
allthingseurope: Amalfi, Italy (by Justine Kibler)
Holding hands for 5,000 years, a couple with mysterious jade rings and dagger
oldpaintings: Illustration for The Raven, 1882 by James Carling (English, 1857–1887)
Homo erectus walked as we do
the-esoteric-arts: The Sphinx by Gaston de Latenay
did-you-kno: David Latimer hasn’t watered his ‘garden-in-a-bottle’ since 1972. These terrariums survive because they maintain their own water cycles, like miniature versions of Earth. Source Source 2
itscolossal: WATCH: Footage of Osaka’s Skyline Transformed into a World Where Architecture Grows Organically [video]
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