(via Bad Newspaper)
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
How To Get Out of a Speeding Ticket
I've seen more than one person fall into a convoluted hole they didn't plan on just to cover up one lie that got out of hand. I've also seen some pretty petty cops. But this takes the cake on both accounts. (via reddit)
Flamingo Chicks
Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is the largest zoo in the UK, covering more than 600 acres because they give their more than 3,600 animals the room they need. Visitors can drive through. They also have many conservation projects to help endangered species. This includes American flamingos. To provide genetic diversity for their flock, they imported eggs from the Chester Zoo, which they hatched in their "bird nursery" and now have four flamingo chicks to hand-rear. Feeding these chicks what their natural mother would provide is not easy, but a dedicated staff puts their hearts into it. These baby birds are white because they haven't yet started to eat shrimp, which turns a flamingo's feathers pink. The chicks will be gradually introduced to the flock when they are around two months old. Read more about the Whipsnade Zoo's flamingo program at Zooborns.
Empath
Yeah, Bud, just keep telling yourself that. Maybe you'll start to believe it, but no one else does. This comic is from Miles Erickson at My Gums Are Bleeding. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
The Acolyte
While the original Star Wars trilogy left us with the idea that the Jedi were good and the Sith were bad, the prequels made us doubt the Jedi were all that ethical, and the sequel trilogy further tarnished their reputation. However, the Sith remain ridiculously evil. The latest Star Wars TV series, The Acolyte, further muddies the waters with Jedi who have plenty of questionable motivations and deeds. The streaming series concluded a couple of weeks ago, and received generally favorable reviews, after an initial review-bombing. There is no word yet on whether there will be a season two. Meanwhile, Screen Junkies has plenty to say about the series in an Honest Trailer that makes me feel as if I have seen the entire run of Star Wars: The Acolyte, yet I'm still confused as to what it's all about.
Billie Jean on Bottles
The Bottle Boys are always looking for something new to astound us with. In this video, they introduce the “double bottle,” in which one guy blows two bottles at once for added harmony effects. And you know the song: you can even sing along if you like! (via Metafilter)
Tweet of the Day
I guess it's not so bad to get your fur wet when you have no fur. That bath bonnet is adorable!Spaw day! 🐾 pic.twitter.com/wSWh31teqs
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) July 26, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Big Stores Have a Little Checkout Problem
Things were bad enough when they decided we could do our own checking out; now stores want us to pay for that privilege. But it's already been done in some places, like Costco. Costco will tell you that a membership only means they don't have to worry about shoplifters, but their ginormous stores and products will do that already (I've never been to a Costco). So what kind of shopping experience do we really want? I like self-checkout at Walmart because the machines are plentiful and intuitive: scan items, put your card in. Kroger, on the other hand, has machines that want you to read the screen and wait for them to calculate things in a particular order. Aldi, on the other hand, has happy employees who get to sit down as they check you out. I only use Amazon for things I cannot get any other way, and I don't shop at any of the other stores in this video. Lately, I shop at Lowe's every day, but that's a whole 'nother story.
Storm Chasers
Storm chasing is quite a peculiar occupation, whether one is a professional or a hobbyist. When we first took notice of these folks, they seem tailor-made for exciting action movies and reality TV. The new movie Twisters opened ten days ago and scored a record box office for a natural disaster movie. But is it anything like a real storm chaser's life? Just the more exciting parts. Oh yeah, it takes a special person to even consider heading toward a tornado instead of away from one, but you can't just decide to do it and think you'll be okay. The real labor that storm chasers put in to learn the ropes and find tornadoes to get relatively intimate with while staying safe is a lot of work, but not all that exciting onscreen.
Inside Deadpool
Deadpool has a mission, to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe from oblivion. But how does he feel about this mission? And how about Wolverine, is he in touch with his feelings? The gang from Inside Out probes these questions to make sure our superheroes keep their mental health in balance. Yeah, I know, it's a stupid question because we know that all the Marvel superheroes are insane. But that's what you get when you mash up Deadpool & Wolverine with Disney's Inside Out movies. This animated nonsense is brought to you by How It Should Have Ended.
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The Badass Female Gladiators of Ancient Rome.
Tommie Smith’s Raised Fist at the 1968 Olympics Inspired a Massive Golden Sculpture That Signifies the Art of His Protest.
Scientists Recreate Neanderthal Cooking Methods and the Results Are Eye-Opening. (via Damn Interesting)
How the Sports Bra kicked off a women’s sports movement. This article has nothing to do with underwear. (via Metafilter)
Capcom Made A Game That Doesn't Belong In 2024 And It's Fantastic.
Why Does ‘Late’ Mean “Dead”? The “dead” meaning of ‘late’ has to do with recency. (via Strange Company)
An Olympic hero emerges.
Bike lanes and narrowed streets don’t slow emergency vehicles. People love to complain about traffic calming, but it makes roads safer.
Big Bird Does “Summertime”
Big Bird channels Will Smith as he and the the usual suspects from Sesame Street do the song “Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. It’s a product of the editing skills of Adam Schleichkorn, also known as Mylo the Cat. It will take you back to the summer of 1991, or in some cases, back to the days of watching Sesame Street as a kid. (via Uproxx)
Tweet of the Day
(Thanks, WTM!)Here's the proof of that story we've read in that book 🥺😮 pic.twitter.com/umhsloTVoi
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) July 23, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
An Honest Ad for College Degrees
It can be quite a shock to the average 18-year-old to confront the costs and the debt they may accrue when they go to college. But once the dream is punctured, there are plenty of options for higher education. This scenario is a private college with a good reputation (except for Roger Horton's name on it). Students who are prepared for the college search ahead of time know that community college can get you quite a few credits for much less money, and a public university will cost less than a private school. For most careers, which school you go to matters little as long as it's accredited. But the real difference in a student's ability to pay back a student loan is whether they graduate, and whether the career they study for is something the world really needs.
The Bigger the Cat...
...the bigger the cat toys. Luka and Dmitri live at the Oregon Zoo, and their favorite toy is a giant pickle. You can see they've already beaten it up quite a bit. (via Fark)
Betrayal
Imagine throwing all your hopes and dreams into one magic spell in the hope that you can finally communicate. Then everything will be okay! But then the devastating realization hits you. It was all for naught. This comic is from Skeleton Claw. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Chinatown's Aesthetic
The gates to "Chinatown" in many cities around the world have a similar look for a reason. The aesthetic of those gates and the architecture aren't really Chinese, but more of an American idea of what Chinese architecture would be. The reasons behind the adoption of that look go back into the history of immigration and discrimination. (via Nag on the Lake)
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Six Innovative Ways Humans Have Kept Cool Throughout History.
If Comfy, Warm, and My Size, Why No Sit: A Meta-analysis of Research into the Warm Flat Rectangle by Dr Fluffy Jones. (via Metafilter)
The Irish Giant's Last Wish. Charles Byrne was seven and a half feet tall, and did not want his body to be dissected and displayed. (via Strange Company)
If you've never seen a three-story houseboat before, check out this luxury listing. (via Digg)
The proposal was so cute I grinned and almost cried.
Scared Silly: How The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Turned Don Knotts into a Movie Star.
The extinct Olympic sport that was the 'dullest' of all time. (via Damn Interesting)
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has a 5.5-liter V8 engine that serves up 1,064 horsepower. It has a thoroughly modern, if intimidating, look, and the classic split rear windows are back.
Tweet of the Day
That's joy. (via Nag on the Lake)Swan couple reunited after one went to a treatment centre for some time
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) July 24, 2024
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Magic Carpet Ride
The classic tale of the magic carpet from One Thousand and One Nights is completely separate from the story of Aladdin, but we all know what we saw in the 1992 Disney movie. The YouTuber who goes by Alladin Skylab was inspired by watching Aladdin as a child and now is experienced in flying ultralight planes, paragliders, wingsuits, and hang gliders. But now he has truly recreated that childhood dream by fashioning a colorful carpet to act as a wingsuit! Watch him base jump from a high mountain (does anyone recognize the location?) and soar on his own magic carpet just like Aladdin! Lucky for us, he has a drone following him to catch the action. (via Nag on the Lake)
Chef
Peter Murray adopted a kitten, and of course she became his muse. Her name is Chef, and she's already gotten the Hollywood treatment. Murray introduces her in a Wes Anderson-style video that hits all the right notes, from the purposefully symmetrical scene staging to the pastel colors. Someone asked how long it took to make this video, and he said about four hours. That's a couple of minutes to set up the lights, and the rest of the afternoon to get the kitten to sit still long enough to get clips that aren't just blurs of activity. Besides, Chef is as cute as can be and that's all we really need.
The Deliciously Greasy History Of Panda Express
In the 1980s, Panda Express filled a niche in the fast food market with cafeteria-style Chinese food. It was exciting to go into a mall food court and see that option among the burgers and pizza we were used to. That was especially true for people like me, from small towns with no Chinese restaurants and no way to easily find one during a trip to a bigger city. I never cared for the orange chicken, though. I blame Panda Express for inducing Chinese-American restaurants to load too many of their entrees with sugar. I also blame American tastes.
Anyway, Panda Express got a foothold in shopping malls, which are not much of a thing anymore. But now they can be found in 2200 locations, including military bases, college campuses, airports, and freestanding sites. And while these outlets are completely different from Chinese restaurants, they still offer a delightful alternative to other fast food options. Weird History takes us through the ups and downs in the history of Panda Express.
Parenthood
* There are people who don't have children because they don't want to be parents. That's a valid personal decision.
* There are people would have children if society didn't make it so unnecessarily hard. If we had parental leave, affordable daycare, affordable housing, or wages that would support a family on one income, they would start a family.
* There are people who would have children if they had a reliable partner.
* There are people who want children, but are infertile or otherwise medically compromised.
* There are people who became parents when they didn't want to because they couldn't, or didn't want to, get an abortion.
* There are people who are parents because it just happened and they did not raise those children.
* There are people who are unhappy and/or terrible parents.
* There are people who have children they are thrilled about, whether they were planned or it just happened.
(Yes, there are people who belong in more than one category, myself included. There are also categories not included in this list.)
To say that any of these people don't have a stake in the future of our country is shortsighted and cruel, not to mention just plain wrong. It is in the best interests of all of us to have a healthy, educated, and ethical next generation to run society when it is their time, whether they are our children or someone else's. If your vision of the future includes only what will benefit your kin, you have no business running a carpool, much less a nation.
Only those on the two ends of the spectrum are happy about it, and it behooves all of us to do what we can as a society to help all those people who aren't on the ends of the spectrum. If parenthood were truly a personal choice for all, the children we end up with would have a better world to inherit.
Parrot Becomes Squeaky Toy
Believe it or not, this is a live parrot, and not a squeeze toy! Kanji has not only learned how to make the exact sound of a squeaky toy, he also knows the appropriate time to use that talent. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Tweet of the Day
From the setup, I would guess the answer is "practice." (Thanks, WTM!)How did he figure out he can do this? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/YnUloo7eMA
— The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) July 15, 2024
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Common Terms We Got from the Military
With today's all-volunteer armed forces, we can forget how common military service once was. In the 20th century, it wasn't odd to have half the houses in your neighborhood occupied by a veteran and his family. The language they brought back from the service could be colorful, but even when it wasn't, these veterans retained a lot of jargon that their compatriots would understand, and soon those terms were used by everyone. We know what these terms mean, but we don't know how they came about. How accurate these stories are, I can't tell you. Commenters at YouTube are especially upset about "balls to the wall," which they contend predates aviation.
British Airways Safety Video
With so many people flying so often, it's hard to get anyone to pay attention to the safety instructions that they've heard before. Making these lectures stand out has become an art form. British Airways took note of the recent popularity of period dramas on streaming TV, such as Bridgerton, The Great, The Empress, and Queen Charlotte. The BA safety video for 2024 is a glorious mashup of regency-era scenes and the corresponding information for airline flights. Never mind that these characters would have no idea what an airplane is; that's the joke. But the audience knows that the characters of these period dramas will believe what you tell them, and that they are game for trying anything new. Even if that involves wearing an inflatable vest while trying to impress the ladies. (via Metafilter)
The Small But Adorable Microlino
The BMW Isetta was a one-cylinder microcar sold from 1953 to 1961. It was small, with room for only two people, but it got 78 miles per gallon! People loved the little "bubble cars," but the Isetta went away more than a half-century ago. But now there's the Microlino. This new bubble car is electric and can reach 55 miles per hour. The door is across the front of the car, just like the Isetta. Aging Wheels takes the Microlino out for a test drive while giving us all the details. The good news is that the car is delightful. The bad news is that you can't buy one in the United States. Stay with the video through the credits for a bonus hedgehog. (via Metafilter)
Rockin’ 1000 Does “Seven Nation Army”
The group of 1,000 musicians who got together to do the Foo Fighter’s “Learn to Fly” last year had so much fun, they decided to stay together as a group! Organizer Fabio Zaffagnini arranged for a concert. Here, they perform the White Stripes’ song “Seven Nation Army” at Orogel Stadium in Cecena, Italy. This is Lorenzo Setti’s video, so that’s why he’s on camera most often. See a backstage video here. (via Metafilter)
Tweet of the Day
After watching this through once for the beauty of it, I wanted to see if I could figure out where these places are. All I can recognize is Italy.Earth at night viewed from space.pic.twitter.com/UGRVGQvcVi
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) July 25, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
Vance VP
The Marsh Family is crazy good at what they do. This song is set to the tune of "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. You'll find the lyrics and more commentary at the YouTube page.
Space Movie
Every space movie! 🍿 she seemed to do the zero g pretty well.
byu/Random-Biker inbestoftheinternet
Movies in space seem to follow a formula. This woman, I haven't identified her yet, plays all the parts and plays them well. (via Everlasting Blort)
Update: The woman is Caroline Klidonas, and the full movie is nine minutes long with a different ending. (Thanks, Carol!)
A First for the Olympics
The Olympic torch relay has been going on since April, when the flame was lit at Mt. Olympus in Greece. As the torch nears the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, the more prestigious the torchbearers are. The final torchbearers who lights the Olympic flame is a mystery, and it's always a parlor game to guess which host nation superstar athlete it will be by process of elimination.
French athlete Kevin Piette is one of the 2024 torchbearers. Piette became a paraplegic 11 years ago, and will compete in the Paralympics in tennis. He is also a "test pilot" for the French company Wandercraft that developed the Atalante X, a self-balancing walking exoskeleton designed to be used by people with disabilities. Tueday, Piette became the first Paralympian to participate in the torch relay wearing an exoskeleton. (via Laughing Squid)
Miss Cellania's Links
26 Customer Reviews So Funny, You'll Forget What You Were Shopping For.
The Creepy Beauty of Piñatas of Earthly Delights.
A Trillion Rogue Planets and Not One Sun to Shine on Them. (via Metafilter)
Hershey's unveils Reese's Pumpkins early for the first time. Get them by mail order, and pray for fast shipping.
5 Guys Who Used Their Last Words to Troll Everyone. It's likely they didn't know those would be their last words, but they were nevertheless clever.
This History Buff Found a Scrap of George Washington’s Tent at Goodwill.
Cheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella.
A Blast from the Past (2015): Remembering Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer.
Kittens Playing in Boxes
Before there was radio or TV, we used to sit around and laugh at the cat. Then we got movies, TV, and then the internet, and now we sit around and watch other people’s cats do funny cat stuff.
Cats love boxes, and kittens are playful, so a kitten in a box is a double delight! Enjoy this compilation from CrazyFunnyStuff. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Weapon of Choice
Fatboy Slim gave us an unforgettable video in 2001 with his song "Weapon of Choice" featuring Christopher Walken dancing solo through a Marriot hotel. Twenty-three years later, the students of St Wilfrid's Catholic School in Crawley, West Sussex, England, made their own version to celebrate the end of the school year. The star is their head teacher Michael Ferry. The school also posted a side-by-side comparison with the original to show how close they are.
The school couldn't compete with the expensive special effects of the original, so that's where having a volunteer chorus line comes in handy. This goes to show that there are still people having fun the internet these days. (via Metafilter)
Easy Summer Icebox Cake
The idea of icebox cake was perfect for the 1920s, when no one had air conditioning, and we certainly didn't want to fire up an oven to bake a cake in the heat of summer. But more and more people had their own icebox, or even a refrigerator. Recipes for icebox cake were good for selling newfangled processed foods and for selling refrigerators. The basic recipe is ready-made pastry such as cookies or graham crackers, layered with pudding and/or whipped cream, often with fruit and/or nuts.
In the video above, Claire Saffitz shows us how to make an icebox cake with plums and Biscoff. The printed recipe is at the YouTube page. But over the last 100 years, there have been as many recipes for icebox cake as there are cooks who don't want to bake in the summer. Find a roundup of those recipes at Metafilter, both in the post and in the comments.
Funny Bone
Did we name that bone in our arms the humerus because it's the funny bone, or was it the other way around? That's the joke, because the bone is not spelled humorous; it's just a homophone. Or a homobone, if you're being silly. We call that horrible feeling if striking our elbow "hitting our funny bone" because it feels funny, but it's funny/weird, not funny/haha. What we are hitting isn't even a bone, anyway, it's the ulnar nerve, which is very important because it connects our brains to our hands. But the strange placement of that nerve that makes it vulnerable to strikes is necessary for the way we move. Our dexterity comes with a cost. This TED-Ed lesson from Cella Wright explains what's going on in our elbows when we hit our funny bone.
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Jimmy Carter showing Secret Service how to properly jump over a fence.
The 10 Worst Comedy Movies of All Time, According to Roger Ebert. You may want to argue about number four. (via Fark)
How to Clean Your Vinyl Siding. It's easier than you think.
What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science. Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence (via Kottke)
Why Plan 9 From Outer Space is Better Than Its Reputation Suggests.
Supreme Court Justice Roberts' Umpiring Academy. The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug.
How to Wake Up a Bassett Hound.
Star Wars Outlaws: Inside the Quest to Make the First Star Wars Open-World Game.
Korean Movie Theaters
What’s it like to go see a movie at a theater in Korea? It can be an experience you’ll never forget. While American theaters focus on simplicity in order to serve as many people as possible, a trip to the movies on the other side of the world can be as individual as you like. Get yourself some butter squid and beer, or maybe some cheesecake, and relax in a soft reclining couch… or even a bed! There is no end to the upgrades you can get at a movie theater for just an extra dollar or two in Korea. It can be as comfortable as watching a movie at home, except on a screen the size of an iMax theater. (via Digg)
Tweet of the Day
(via Everlasting Blort)When you turn to an exercise class and have no idea what you're doing pic.twitter.com/Ix2gipgEME
— B&S (@_B___S) July 14, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Clanadonia in Glasgow
Clanadonia is a band from Glasgow that plays the traditional music of tribal Scotland. They took their pipes and drums downtown for a free concert not too long ago. (via Everlasting Blort)
Old School Cool
Marco McClean requested the image that Brother Bill posted to reddit. They took it down from one subreddit, but it's back up on another. It was in late '82 or early '83 at my first radio station. The station had a "guest DJ" feature that invited local kids to come in and play a half hour of their favorite music on Sunday nights. My brother signed up for it more than once, brought his own records and friends, and it became a party. That's why they made a new rule that guest DJs could only play music from the station's library.
Marco also asked for an aircheck, but that might take some time to find my digital copies, listen to them, and figure out how to upload one.
Let the Bodies Get Off
Here's a song that confirms what we've always known, but rarely admit: the beat is the most important thing in a song. The latest mashup by Bill McClintock combines the hard rock of Drowning Pool and their song "Bodies" with the 1978 disco hit "Get Off" by Foxy. That's not all, because the bridge is from the song "Strutter" by Kiss. McClintock calls this "Let the Bodies Get Off" by Drowning Fox.
Burning Iron in Liquid Oxygen
Liquid oxygen presents us with a conundrum. When you expose a fire to oxygen, it burns brighter. When you expose fire to a liquid, it should put the fire out. And when you introduce something hot into something cold, the temperatures should cancel each other out, depending on how much substance there is of each. So what happens when you expose burning iron wool to liquid oxygen? The reaction is pretty spectacular.
Professor Martyn Poliakoff brings us another episode of The Periodic Table of Videos involving the scientific process. After the initial light show, he and his team tried to design experiments to find out exactly what was happening during the reaction. While they didn’t get the answers they were looking for, they learned quite a bit about the limits of lab equipment and the difficulty of observing unpredicted effects. Luckily, they keep a fire extinguisher handy. However, Poliakoff assures us that you can learn something even in failed experiments. And the footage was so cool that they couldn’t resist sharing it with us. (via Laughing Squid)
Tweet of the Day
(Thanks, WTM!)How the term "horsepower" came into use for engines (1937) pic.twitter.com/4olonew9AQ
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) July 15, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Tutu Academy
Imagine if aliens landed on earth to find out what residents of this planet were all about. If one were to land at a ballet school, he would probably enjoy the experience, but would leave with a skewed view of humanity. Before you know it, there would be green men pirouetting across the galaxy. Would that be such a bad thing? But the bigger question is, has there ever been a science fiction ballet before? Tutu Academy is an ad produced by Dean Alexander Productions and Design Army for the Hong Kong Ballet. (via Nag on the Lake)
Drink Safe
This sign is there for the benefit of people who read English, and will be bumfuzzled by the (expensive) child beer. (via reddit)
The Hallucinating Cat
Lily was permanently affected by toxoplasmosis, which left scars on her brain, and hyperesthesia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperesthesia which gives her perception problems and hallucinations. But she's sweet cat.
The Wolverine
National Geographic gives us a film about the wolverine. It is the largest member of the weasel family, but that's about all we learn about it, because the narrator got bored, so the film is unexpectedly short. The narrator is Deadpool, or actually Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool. Is this really an ad for Deadpool & Wolverine, which opens this weekend? That would explain why the subject is a wolverine, but this was really released by National Geographic. It turns out this is an ad for a National Geographic show, and the Deadpool & Wolverine movie was just a fortunate opportunity for a collaboration that people would actually watch. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Miss Cellania's Links
Toronto’s Talking Cop Car Is An Absolute Abomination Of Automotive Anthropomorphization.
Bananas Don’t Taste Like They Used To. Here’s Why. (via Metafilter)
Potato Power! How the potato changed the course of world history…twice. (via Strange Company)
Laws About Cats in Medieval Wales. They get really really specific. (Thanks, Brother Bill!)
5 Computer Tasks That Failed Because Computers Didn’t Exist Yet.
Fiction About the Art World Is Trending. Here Are 8 New Novels to Read This Summer.
The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can. (via Fark)
Pantsula
A Japanese dance crew visits South Africa and learns pantsula dancing from local hoofers. (via Everlasting Blort)
Tweet of the Day
(Thanks, WTM!)Beginner Bowling pic.twitter.com/af36s6u64O
— Enez Özen (@Enezator) July 15, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
A School Uniform that Grows
I read some research a long time ago that a micro loan to a man in a developing country is treated like extra spending money, whereas a micro loan to a woman gets invested in her dream and ends up benefitting the entire community.
An investment in a girl's education pays off in multiple dividends, for her, her family, and the larger community. We've known this a long time, but it still takes a spark to get that initial investment going. A woman in the comments said that when she was a kid in Uganda, she hated her school uniform because it was way too big so she could grow into it. The school systems vary among the 54 countries in Africa, but the girls of Togo deserve opportunities as much as anywhere else.
Wolf
He thought he had the day off Sunday. These pictures were taken only a few minutes apart. (via Digg)This is why you never let them know how close you are to work when you’re not at work https://t.co/0alSPLp5TF pic.twitter.com/Sv6WSJHzbd
— Whitney Harding (@WhitneyNBC4) July 21, 2024
Miss Cellania's Links
The 50 Worst Album Covers of All Time.
In the opinion of Rolling Stone. (via Metafilter)
Neanderthals didn't truly go extinct, but were rather absorbed into the modern human population, DNA study suggests. (via Strange Company)
Forces Outside of Our Control ...Or Even Awareness.
2,000+ Years of Dogs in Art, From Ancient Mosaics to Instagram Selfies.
10 Dos and Don'ts for Choosing the Best Front Door Color. It should be a splash of color to tell people where to come inside.
These jeans were left outside for twenty years. (via Nag on the Lake)
IRS reports collecting $1 billion from rich households’ back taxes. For years, the tax
agency simply didn’t try collecting sizable debts owed by 1,600 people
with annual incomes of at least $1 million. (via Metafilter)
Doctors Pulled a 2-Pound Hairball From a Woman’s Stomach. Be warned that there is a picture of the hairball.