The tiny house movement is gaining ground for several reasons. It’s not only part of the moment to simplify your life, it’s a mechanism that forces you to keep your possessions under control on an ongoing basis. Those who live this way will tell you that while downsizing the space you take up and the amount of stuff you own simplifies your home life, it opens up time and possibilities for other things, like adventure, introspection, and socializing. Housely has a list of advantages and disadvantages of tiny house living, plus 100 images to show you how stylish and distinctive tiny houses can be, from vacation homes on wheels to high-end luxury homes.
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Rowdy is a dog with unusual markings that he wasn’t born with, but developed over time. It’s the result of vitiligo, a condition that affects the pigmentation of skin.
Because of his look, and even more because of his friendly attitude and popularity, Rowdy has become the mascot of the the American Vitiligo Foundation. -via Tastefully Offensive
PS: Rowdy is also the subject of a recent reddit Photoshop battle.
A bride and groom are repeating their wedding vows when those in attendance get a reason to pay attention.
Yes, the flower girl stole the show, which is what you should expect when you put little children in the wedding party. It’s moments like these that make a wedding memorable. -via Tastefully Offensive
The Code Black Group has a map that shows where the wealthiest and poorest counties in the U.S. are based on the median income for each. What’s even more interesting is the list that accompanies it that has all the counties in the U.S. in rank order. The top eight have median incomes over $100K and five of them are right around the District of Columbia. While the title draws you to focus on the wealthiest, I was surprised to find my county, and most of the counties surrounding mine, in the very bottom twenty. They also did a similar map and ranking of counties by the percentage of the population with a bachelor’s degree, and the lists are a lot alike. -via Digg
Batman fans are looking forward to the movie Suicide Squad not least because of Harley Quinn, the Joker’s sexy sidekick who became a fan favorite, played by Margot Robbie. The wait will be over this coming weekend, and to get ready for the movie, you might want to brush up on Harley Quinn history and some trivia about the Harley Quinn. She was born on TV, and became a comic book character later on.
Originally intended to be nothing beyond a walk-on, Harley (in her typical stubborn fashion) defied expectations. Resonating with viewers and writers alike, Harley earned her own origin story in the now classic Mad Love comic (which was later adapted into an episode of the New Batman Adventures in 1999) and has since become a fan favorite, going on to appear as a side character in a multitude of animated series, features and comics, (e.g. Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Injustice: Gods Among Us) and been given her own solo runs with heavyweight contributors the likes of Terry Dodson, Karl Kesel and Amanda Conner. Harley just won’t quit.
Read the rest of the trivia list about Harley Quinn at Geeks Are Sexy.
A family of otters are fascinated with a butterfly. It appears that the butterfly is fascinated with the otters, too, as it hangs around long enough to make a game out of it!
Someone should take this footage and make one of those web toys where the otters’ gazes follow your cursor. Surely the butterfly has existed in enough of the screen area to do that. -via Pleated-Jeans
Taco Bell continues to experiment with fusion cuisine, meaning mashing up whatever is popular into their menu somehow. The latest entry into that process is a natural outgrowth of the relationship between Frito-Lay and Taco Bell. After the success of the Doritos Locos Tacos, they are finding new ways to add junk food to fast food. Behold, the Cheeto Burrito! It will contain meat and rice in addition to Cheetos. The new burrito will be test-marketed in Cincinnati beginning in mid-August. THe recommended price is $1, so we assume you'll need to buy several. Especially if it's after midnight and you have a raging case of the munchies.
“Trial by Touch” was a peculiar method of determining guilt in a murder case that was used occasionally in colonial America, brought over from earlier trials in Europe. The accused murderer was charged to touch the corpse of the victim before witnesses.
It was widely believed in those days that "murdered blood cried for vengeance" just as the blood of Abel was said to have "cried up from the ground." This formed the rationale for a further belief that if a murderer touched the corpse of his victim, that corpse would either bleed or have the "blood come fresh upon it."
But the corpse didn’t have to bleed to indicate guilt. If it moved or bruised, that was good enough. Read more about Trial by Touch and an account of a woman who was hanged for murder because of it, at Weird Universe.
If you've seen enough old movies, you might think that the British invented the umbrella, but that is far from what happened. The idea of an umbrella began with the parasol, which the French nobility used to block the sun’s harsh rays. It was a simple matter to upgrade the invention to a waterproof version, and it became popular -in France. Then Jonas Hanway bought one and brought it home with him to England. The first time he used it in rainy London, he caused quite a scene.
People were outraged. Some bystanders hooted and jeered at Hanway as he passed; others simply stared in shock. Who was this strange man who seemed not to care that he was committing a social sin?
Hanway was the first man to parade an umbrella unashamed in 18th-century England, a time and place in which umbrellas were strictly taboo. In the minds of many Brits, umbrella usage was symptomatic of a weakness of character, particularly among men. Few people ever dared to be seen with such a detestable, effeminate contraption. To carry an umbrella when it rained was to incur public ridicule.
Bystanders would eventually get used to Hanway and his umbrella, but carriage drivers felt threatened by the utensil that might hurt their business. Read how the umbrella came to England at Atlas Obscura. via the Presurfer
It’s the battle of the browsers! Which one will win your heart and your loyalty? But we all know that some browsers are more equal than others. The ones that learn and evolve trump the old and weak. I had no idea that Internet Explorer was now called Edge. This comic is from Sarah Yoshi and S. Sozo at Berds and Nerds. -via Geeks Are Sexy
Brian Edward Everidge was pulled over by Michigan police in April for speeding. His rented truck was found to contain 10,000 bottles and aluminum cans, which he was taking to redeem for the deposit money. In court this week, Everidge admitted that the cans and bottles were from Kentucky, a state that has no bottle deposit. Returning non-refundable bottles may get him up to five years and/or a $5,000 fine. If Everidge had returned the bottles for deposit, he would have received about $1,000. That might or might not have covered the cost of the rental truck, gas, food, and tolls. You will remember this scheme was the plot of a famous Seinfeld episode, entitled “The Bottle Deposit.”
Laura Gilbertson has multiple sclerosis, so her husband Carl wanted to give her something extra special for their 10th anniversary. He arranged a flashmob made up of singers from the Liverpool Media Academy to serenade her with Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are.” Try to get through this without crying, I dare you. -via Uproxx
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 last Sunday.
Here, they perform the White Stripes' song “Seven Nation Army” at Orogel Stadium in Cesena, Italy. This is Lorenzo Setti’s video, so that’s why he’s on camera most often. See a backstage video here. -via Metafilter
Buzzfeed put together a gallery of 31 movie stars in one of their earliest roles side-by-side with their latest role, to see how much they’ve changed. What’s really striking is how little most of them have changed, except for those who started their movie careers as children, and those who’ve had very long careers, like Jack Nicholson and Judy Dench. Then there’s Johnny Depp, who only goes on camera underneath tons of makeup in this century.
Two residents of Laurel County, Kentucky, were surprised when they crashed into a fence Tuesday night, and surprised again when they were attacked by a hive of bees! Neighborhood resident Gary Lee Anderson heard a big ‘boom’ and then saw that a Geo Tracker had crashed into fence, and apparently disturbed a beehive.
"And the guy came out, screaming and squalling, and running around about like a chicken with its head cut off," Anderson said.
Then Anderson says they ran up the road, grabbed a hose outside his home and started trying to spray off the bees.
"I told him, 'You need to get out of that water,'" Anderson said, "but I didn't know he was getting eat up by bees, I thought he was just high."
Noah Elkins and Priscilla Simpson were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries from the crash and for numerous bee stings. Anderson was stung as well. Elkins was cited for DUI and Simpson for public intoxication. -via Arbroath
(Image credit: WKYT)
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