Namaqualand: South Africa’s Daisy Sensation. It doesn't happen every year, but when it does, it's spectacular. (via Nag on the Lake)
Vatican urges Italy to stop proposed anti-homophobia law. (via reddit)
Extremely Eccentric Minor Planet to Visit Inner Solar System This Decade. It's named 2014 UN271, but it's liable to soon be called Planety McPlanetface. (via Kottke)
Confronting the Elephant in the Room. Literally. (via Damn Interesting)
Minnesotastan made some homemade Amaretto, and it was good enough to share the recipe.
We Should Abolish the Left Turn, Science Suggests. (via Digg)
Intern Screws Up, Just Like Everyone Else. People are coming out of the woodwork to support an HBO Max intern by sharing their own early career mistakes.
Behind the Façade of Potemkin Villages.
A blast from the past (2015): 11 Distinctive Breeds of Sheep.
Maybe it's time to do some science on Elephants to stunt them, make them grow up smaller.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we could teach them to smoke tobacco.
Interesting article about Clark Gable. And I've always found Amaretto to be too sweet -- now I know why!
ReplyDeleteAbolish the left turn ?
ReplyDeleteIs the internet only for America ?
My country drives on the left, as does Japan, the U.K., South Africa, Australia ... (plus many more - see the list in the link) ... abolishing the left turn means we can't get into our houses anymore !
Really, talk about self centred, USA !
2,800,000,000 people drive on the left.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-drive-on-the-left