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did-you-kno: In April of 2016, scientists captured this video of a marine species so surreal-looking that it seems Photoshopped, but it’s actually real footage of an unknown species of jellyfish that lives 2.3 miles deep in the Marianas Trench.
antikythera-astronomy: Astronauts wanted (Image credit: NASA/KSC)
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cracked: Past Technologies That The Modern World Can’t Replace
origamipenguins: Bascetta Maxima || 1080 units || video tutorial || reference || folded by origamipenguins
did-you-kno: You might live longer if you’re extroverted, optimistic, agreeable, open-minded, and emotionally stable. Studies show that people with these traits can have stronger immune systems, healthier hearts, and longer life spans. Source
vintageeveryday: Rare Autochrome pictures of Spanish women in the early 1900s
castlesandmanorhouses: Château de Val, Les Fontilles, 15270 Lanobre, Cantal, France. www.castlesandmanorhouses.com The Château is located on the shore of the Lake Bort-les-Orgues. It is classé as a Monument historique.
archaicwonder: Greek Hellenistic Large Gold Ring with Nike and Quadriga, 3rd-2nd Century BCA broad D-section gold hoop extending to a large elliptical plaque with flared edge, rectangular stepped plaque with inset stone panel, intaglio design of winged
100 Silver Pieces Found in Roman-Era 'Hoard' in Scotland
gameraboy: Abandoned Yugoslavian Monuments
pre-raphaelisme: Night by Edward Robert Hughes
guardian: 1,000 mass shootings in 1,260 days: this is what America’s gun crisis looks likeSunday’s attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando was the deadliest mass shooting in American history — but there were five other mass shootings in the United
itscolossal: This 24-Hour Clock Gradually Transitions You From Dusk to Dawn
suonko: Emile Friant - Voyage a ‘Infini [detail]
did-you-kno: Bearded vultures wear makeup. They like to alter their appearance by rubbing their heads and necks in iron-rich soil to change their white feathers to a bright reddish orange. The older and more socially dominant birds wear the most
twenty1-grams: Space Exploration, Solar System, Galaxy, Black Hole - Casey Cripe
collectorsweekly: Before Rockwell, a Gay Artist Defined the Perfect American Male
smithsonianlibraries: World Oceans Day gives us the opportunity to share some plates from Kunstformen der Natur by Ernst Haeckel (1899-1904). While the work is inclusive of non-marine species, Haeckel’s focus on marine biodiversity is apparent as the
Drugs in Ancient Cultures: A History of Drug Use and Effects
Meet ‘Deadshot Mary,’ a 1930s Undercover Cop Superstar
un-monde-de-papier: Musée Carnavalet, Paris: le décor de l'ancienne bijouterie Fouquet. La façade et l'intérieur furent réalisés dans un style Art nouveau par Alfons Mucha en 1901, démontés en 1923 et remontés dans une salle du musée Carnavalet.
did-you-kno: The world’s first horses were pretty small to begin with, but an ancient global warming event caused them to shrink to the size of small housecats. SourcePhoto via: Wikipedia CC/Eduard Sola
guardian: Whoa.Astronomers in Chile have caught the first-ever glimpse of a “supermassive” black hole preparing to gorge itself on gas clouds about a billion light years from Earth — one scientist called the find “magical.” Indeed.
eglantinebr: sixpenceee: This ancient olive tree is located on the Greek island of Crete and is one of seven olive trees in the Mediterranean believed to be at least 2,000 to 3,000 years old. Although its exact age cannot be verified, the Olive Tree
archaicwonder: Unique Gold Quarter Stater of the Lexovii, Northwest Gaul, 3rd Century BCObverse: Celticized head right, with arrow-like device on cheek; ornaments to right. Reverse: Figure running right, holding standard surmounted by boar, arrow-like
tenderlysweettoday: sixpenceee: Taiwanese illustrator and instructor Chuan-Bin Chung crafts accurate and artistic anatomical forms of muscle and skeleton for his class. Fantastic artist!
New Research: Bioluminescence Evolved Frequently in Fish
vintascope: Hart Schaffner & Marx - 19230929 Literary Digest
archaicwonder: Viking Silver Torc with Axehead Pendants, 9th-11th Century AD
did-you-kno: There’s a theory that deja vu is caused by your brain being lazy. You can get the feeling you’ve been in a situation before if your brain takes a shortcut, skips past your short-term memory, and logs all the new information in
Heavy Rains Expose Rarely-Seen Aquifer in Texas Cave
Bones From 6,000-Year-Old Massacre Found in France
Archaeologists find first ancient oracle to Apollo in Athens
Scientists Discover Age-Old Trading Route from Mesopotamia to the Far North
Uncovering a Tale of Rocket Science, Race and the ’60s
engineeringhistory: NASA hired Barbara S. Askins, a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, in 1975 to find a better way to develop astronomical and geological pictures. In 1978, the Association for Advancement of Inventions
shewhoworshipscarlin: Fencing women, 1890, University of Iowa.
Fountain of youth? Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain, research suggests
micdotcom: This powerful tweet nails the simple truth about rape Sexual violence has increasingly become a part of public discourse and this tweet breaks it down. Even VP Joe Biden is speaking out about rape on campus as part of the White House’s
allthingseurope: Bern, Switzerland (by Brian Wayfarer)
did-you-kno: If you type two spaces after a period, you’re doing it wrong. Typesetters settled on using one space between sentences in the early 20th century, but people used two spaces after the invention of the typewriter to make the text easier
fyeahastropics: Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula(via APOD; Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich )> It’s rare that such different objects are imaged so close together. Such an occasion is occurring now, though, and was
design-is-fine: Sony Betamax, Video recorder ad, 1978. Source
worldhistoryfacts: The oldest printed advertisement in English, 1477, promises that a the purchasers of a certain book will find it “wel and truly correct” and that the purchaser “shal have [the books] good chepe.”
did-you-kno: A painter in Los Angeles kept missing his exit for the I-5 on the 110 highway, so he did his research, climbed up the overhead sign, and changed it himself without anyone noticing.This is Richard Ankrom. He couldn’t find his damn exit,
compoundchem: This Week in Chemistry: Fish microplastic problems, repurposing an Ancient Egyptian pigment, and more! Links to articles & studies: http://goo.gl/WaOj2a
archaicwonder: Greek Red-Figure Bell Krater: Torch Race with Prize Hydria, 430-420 BCAttributed to the manner of the Peleus Painter, Gela (Sicily). Side A: Torch race: two runners with torches, altar, olive tree, prize hydria (water jar).Side B: Three
archaicwonder: Old Oswestry Hill Fort, Shropshire, EnglandOld Oswestry is one of Britain’s most spectacular and impressive early Iron Age hill forts in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry. It remains one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK. Built
astronomicalwonders: 150,000 Stars - The Messier 2 Star ClusterThis massive Star Cluster (The Messier 2 Star Cluster) is 13 billion years old - making it one of the oldest star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. Not only is this Star Cluster ancient,
historical-nonfiction: 6,000 year old footprints baked into the volcanic mud in a quiet corner of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. They are known as “huellas de acahualinca.” And they hold the title of oldest human footprints in the Americas.
archaicwonder: Bee Coin From Ephesos, Ionia, C. 390-325 BCA silver tetradrachm. Obverse: Magistrate Antialkidas. E-Φ , bee with straight wings. Reverse: ANTIAΛKIΔAΣ, forepart of a stag to right, its head turned back to face left, a palm-tree on left.
did-you-kno: This is how ice cream treats are made. Source
papermagazine: Meet the creator of cult instagram account, “Look at this Russian”
Mental Floss
wilwheaton: geeksofdoom: BRO!! …bro… manbun
New role for immature brain neurons in the dentate gyrus identified
Transfer of Gut Bacteria Affects Brain Function and Nerve Fiber Insulation
King Tut's Blade Made of Meteorite
Ancient tomb unearthed in Paphos