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the-future-now: Using a series of sensors, Dua’s bot detects when a person is about to run into something and beeps to them. The project took her a total of four days to build. Her prize is every Marvel fan’s dream. Follow @the-future-now
did-you-kno: mymodernmet:Real Life Objects Used as Playful Ingredients for Fabulous Fashion IllustrationsThat chocolate tho…
modbeatnik: Mugshots of Freedom Riders after being arrested for protesting in Jackson Mississippi after entering an all white waiting room and refusing to leave, 1961
worldhistoryfacts: Hellenistic plate depicting Cybele in a chariot, found in Ai-Khanoum in modern day Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE. Greek culture spread in this area after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE
archaicwonder: Excessively Rare Silver Tetradrachm from Barke, Kyrenaika, C. 360 BCObverse: B – A / P – K / A – I and a silphium plant. Reverse: AKE – ΣIOΣ , facing head of Zeus Ammon, with his eyes wide-open and his hair flowing behind
archaicwonder: Marble Bust of Sauromates II (?), King of the Cimmerian Bosporus, Late 2nd-Early 3rd Century ADSauromates II (r. 174- 210/211 AD) was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. He was the son and heir of the Bosporan King
fuckyeaharchaeology: Rediscovering the Cottage of “Joe the Quilter”On January 3rd, 1826, an elderly, widowered quilter by the name of Joseph Hedley was found brutally murdered in his cottage in Northumberland. Purportedly a kindly soul, Hedley
Stuff You Missed In History Class
wapiti3: LICHENS vor dem Harz photos
s-r-f: nouvellenaturalist: sci-universe: Well, this is definitely the most fun I’ve had while making a post. Inspired by this one from capnphaggit. Images & copyrights: Trifid Nebula (M20) by Marcus Davies,The Cat’s Eye Nebula and Star-forming
the-future-now: Watch: This hilarious ad perfectly skewers the belief that girls can’t code Follow @the-future-now
onlylolgifs: Math question
historical-nonfiction: Filled with Chinese characters and occasional annotations in Latin, this map of China shows 18 routes used for trade and travel. All of the routes point to the southern Chinese emporium of Quanzhou, a melting pot of goods
wilwheaton: landscape-photo-graphy: This Village Without Roads Is Straight Out Of A Fairytale Book The village Giethoorn known as the “Venice of the Netherlands” was founded in 1230 and resembles some of the most beautiful fairytale passages.
did-you-kno: “There will be sacrifices, but once the company’s profit is back to the Ū.2 million level, my pay will go back. So that’s good motivation.” Source
did-you-kno: You can charge your phone with a plant. The Bioo Lite planter harnesses the energy plants create during photosynthesis to charge just about any device, day or night. Source Source 2The Indiegogo campaign tripled its goal. Ships in
fuckyeaharchaeology: Kennewick Man Is Covered By NAGPRAThe remains of Kennewick Man have been determined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be related to modern Native Americans and are therefore eligible under the Native American Graves Protection
maneth985: cheynegel: cybergata: rina_takei The window washer is back to play with Guinness I’d be willing to bet that this is the highlight of both of their days. omg he’s back! lol
did-you-kno: Dolphins sleep with one eye open. When a dolphin goes into deep sleep mode, only one half of their brain rests at a time while the other half remains active, keeps an eye out for predators, and prevents them from drowning. Thanks to
astronomicalwonders: The Wonders of the Carina Nebula “This broad image of the Carina Nebula, a region of massive star formation in the southern skies, was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Many previously
itscolossal: An Historically Accurate 19th Century Photo Studio Built in 1:12 Scale
fuckyeaharchaeology: Ancient Trade Routes May Have Shaped Camel GeneticsA study examining DNA sample from over 1,000 Dromedary Camels living in West Africa, Pakistan, Oman, and Syria, have found that the camels were genetically very similar, despite
archaicwonder: Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland Keep reading
wired: That MacBook in your bag or Nexus 6P in your hand is the distant relative of the Harwell Dekatron that weighted 4,500 pounds and used punch tape.James Ball‘s ongoing series Guide To Computing is a love letter to this technology of yore. His
Inklings
english-idylls: Witches and Sorceresses in John William Waterhouse paintings.
did-you-kno: Creative people are more likely to possess psychological androgyny. Men and women who aren’t slaves to gender-role stereotyping are more innovative and have double the amount of ways they can interact with the world because they’re
Ancient Irish musical history found in modern India
wired: The promise of virtual reality is that it can transport you to places you’d prefer not to go, like the roiling vents at the bottom of the deepest oceans, where crushing pressures and searing heat make an environment fit only for robots.MORE. Only
did-you-kno: In 1992, a boat carrying thousands of rubber ducks, turtles, frogs, and beavers was hit by a storm that spilled the toys into the Pacific Ocean. They’ve been washing ashore worldwide ever since, and their accidental journeys have
ozu-teapot: The Circus | Charles Chaplin | 1928 Charlie Chaplin, et al.
itscolossal: Ethereal Sculptures and Wearable Orbs Formed From Synthetic Fabric by Mariko Kusumoto
3600-Year-old Swedish Axes Were Made With Copper from Cyprus
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Brain responses found to originate from previously unknown source
did-you-kno:The clean, earthy, and wonderfully pleasant smell of rain falling on dry ground is called ‘petrichor.’ The Greek word ‘petra’ means ‘stone,’ and 'ichor’ is the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.
Why Do Humans Have Less DNA Than This Flower?
cgmfindings: Grand fountain beneath the Eiffel Tower, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889
songesoleil: The Siren’s Song. Oil on Canvas. 76 x 112 cm.(29.92 x 44.09 in.) Art by Wilhelm Kray.(1828-1889).
winkbooks: Exploring Calvin and Hobbes – For fans interested in the history and inspiration behind a boy and his tiger Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue Bill Watterson and Robb Jenny Andrews McMeel Publishing 2016, 160 pages,
Travis Fimmel: From Underwear Model to Movie Star
beautifulgreece: Beautiful Greek Island of Syros in Aegean sea.
chubachus: A young woman wearing an electrophone with which she could listen to live entertainment such as plays and concerts over the telephone line, 1901. By Foulsham and Banfield. More information.
did-you-kno: Medical error is the 3rd biggest killer in the US. It’s estimated that over a quarter of a million people died in 2013 due to mistakes made by health care professionals, which was more than double the number of suicides, firearm
9 Hidden Greek Islands
allthingseurope: Stuttgart, Germany (by Niklas Salewski)
itsfullofstars: ACCURATE 3D-PRINTED LUNAR GLOBEFrench artist Oscar Lhermitte and Kudu studio have teamed up to realize a perfet 1:20,000,000 scale mode of the moon. Moon is a topographically accurate lunar globe displaying the current Moon phase
coolartefact: The Bocksten bog man and his head full of hair, 14th century, Sweden [1600X1200] nsfwSource: http://imgur.com/kaRY9gf
archaicwonder: Stater With The Image of the Goddess Iris, from Kaunos, Caria, C. 410-390 BCObverse: Iris, in the running-kneeling position, three-quarters to left, wearing a long, transparent chiton; holding a kerykeion in her right hand and a wreath
coolartefact: Viking era horns from the National Museum in Reykjavik [736X928]Source: http://imgur.com/8GlrOzn
amare-habeo: Odilon Redon (French, 1840-1916) Centaure Visant les Nues, 1895 via dekehlmark
did-you-kno: The most successful pirate in history was a Chinese prostitute. Cheng I Sao commanded 80,000 sailors and a fleet bigger than most country’s navies, which is why the government had to give up and offer her a truce. She retired with
The Dragon
Remembering Japan’s badass schoolgirl gangs
coolartefact: Dagger - 1600-1500 BC - Mycenean The British Museum [750x376]Source: http://imgur.com/RNe3f61
scribe4haxan: Scheherazade and the Sultan (1878) - Alfred Choubrac
archaicwonder: Carrigaholt Castle, County Clare, Ireland Carrigaholt Castle was built in about 1480 by the McMahons, chiefs of the Corcabascin Peninsula. It stands at the end of a fishing pier overlooking the Shannon Estuary and the harbor. This is a
coolartefact: The Archimedes palimpsest, 13th century A.D. [1800x1160]Source: http://imgur.com/XGdnRQi
worldhistoryfacts: The Gaocheng Observatory, the oldest observatory in China. After its establishment in 1279, astronomers there calculated the length of the year to 365.2425 days 300 years before the Europeans.
kittyinva: Kittyinva: 1927 photo of girls working on a car: “High School girls learn the art of auto-mobile mechanics. L. to R. Grace Hurd, Evelyn Harrison and Corinne DiJulian, with Grace Wagner under the car.” From Central High School, Washington,
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