Most people pass by the homeless every day without thinking about who they are, where they're from or how they ended up on the streets.
But Ginger Sprouse of Webster, Texas passed by a homeless man on the same corner every day for three years and constantly wondered who he was and why he was stuck in that spot.
So she pulled up next to him one day and asked him for his story, which broke her heart and made her take action to help a fellow human being.
His name is Victor Hubbard, a 32-year-old man suffering with severe mental illness who was waiting for his mother to return to the street corner she'd abandoned him on three years earlier.
Victor's story touched Ginger and spurred her into action, so she raised nearly $17k for him through GoFundMe, gave him a job at her cooking school Art of the Meal and helped Victor reunite with his uncle and mother.
Most people wear clothes on a daily basis without stopping to consider why their ascot, jersey and tuxedo aren't called a silky scarf, athletic tank top or fancy suit.
But if you're curious they're all named after places where they originated- Ascot is a town outside London where men wore fancy neckties to an annual horserace attended by the Royal Family.
And jerseys are named after Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, where the locals "knitted a close-fitting garment that, by the mid-1850s, was morphing into the jerseys athletes".
But what about the less obviously named Denim, the fabric of our casual lives?
Denim is named after Nîmes, where a twilled wool fabric called serge de Nîmes was manufactured starting in the 17th century. Serge de Nîmes was later shortened to de Nîmes, then Americans reduced it to "denim" in the 19th century when jeans became popular among the working class.
Geordi La Forge was born blind and yet he can see better than anyone else on the Enterprise thanks to his signature visor.
It may look like a hair clip, and clash with everything in his wardrobe, but as this comic by Caldwell Tanner shows Geordi's visor gives him the extraordinary ability to see what his fellow crewmates wish to remain hidden. And Captain Picard has some 'splainin' to do about that tattoo!
Ever since Abed from Greendale Community College introduced us to the concept of a "darkest timeline" people have been wondering what it takes to send us down this scary path. And now we know...
Well, now that we're all easing on down this dark road together we might as well dress for the times, and the NeatoShop is the best place to get dressed up for whatever happens next for less!
And now until March 19th the NeatoShop has free worldwide shipping on all orders!
It's hard to tell what's real and what's "alternative" on the darkest timeline
Running out of toilet paper while in the bathroom can make you feel helpless, and if you keep running out while stranded atop the porcelain throne you learn to stock up so you don't get stuck again.
But as this Pie Comic shows, if you're going through a six pack or more a week there may be a ridiculous reason behind the shortage...
Portland Anarchist Road Care has the tools, the tar and the moxy to do what the city council refuses to do- repair potholes in a timely and efficient manner.
The PARC also has a well written manifesto:
Because we believe in building community solutions to the issues we face, outside of the state.
Because society portrays anarchists as only breaking windows and blocking roads.
Because when faced with anarchism as a political theory, statest often ask "But who will fix the roads."
Because the city of Portland refuses to adequately repair roads in a timely manner. We are Portland Anarchist Road Care. We believe in community oriented direct action. We believe the state cares more about funding a militarized police force to suppress free speech than caring for and repairing the roads.
The city of Portland has shown gross negligence in its inadequate preventative care through this winter's storms, and through its slow repair of potholes as weather has improved. Daily, this negligence is an active danger to cyclists and causes damage to people's automobiles, and an increased risk of collision and bodily injury.
Portland Anarchist Road Care aims to mobilize crews throughout our city, in our neighborhoods, to patch our streets, build community, and continue to find solutions to community problems outside of the state.
Rattlesnakes are one of the most feared group of venemous snakes in the world, but it's not the rattlesnake's fault they meet (and bite) so many people and pets when encountered in the wild.
In fact, they're born with a built-in defense mechanism and warning device that should make people and pets steer clear- the rattle in their tail.
It's terrifying to hear that rattle while you're out enjoying nature, and many animals are innately terrified of the sound, but how do their tails make such a creepy sound?
Daniel and Lincoln from the What's Inside? channel dissected a rattlesnake's tail to see how it rattles, and even though Lincoln was totally grossed out he learned one thing- there ain't no balls in there!
In the tale of Beauty and the Beast the cursed prince must find his true love before the last petal of The Enchanted Rose falls or he'll be stuck in beast mode forever.
Anyone who has brought home a beautiful bouquet and watched it wither can relate to this symbolism, and as much as we'd like those roses to live forever they don't last long.
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That is, unless they're the gorgeous blooms being produced by Forever Roses, a luxury flower company selling roses they claim will last for three years without sunlight or water- or "forever" (20+ years) when kept under a glass dome.
Have you ever wanted to cover something in LEGO bricks but didn't want to spend the time and energy gluing each base brick to the object?
Or perhaps the entire process of attaching LEGO bricks to stuff sounds like a project you lack the skills and patience to complete. Isn't there an easier way?
Well, the answer used to be no but now thanks to Nimuno's amazing LOOPS tape you can turn anything into a LEGO building block compatible surface in a snap!
Nimuno's wondrous LOOPS tape has adhesive on one side and LEGO brick compatible bumps on the other, so you can stick and brick virtually any object, including yourself.
Just don't try to stick it on your cat or they might use your LEGO storage container as a litter box...
Flowers are powerful even though they look like a stiff breeze would uproot them, but when the Hippies started using the slogan "Flower Power" as part of their anti-violence protests flowers began to look weak.
But as you can see in this Mr. Lovenstein comic many flowers are surprisingly pro-violence and anti-pansy, and I don't mean that metaphorically- all plants hate pansies for some reason. And that's one to grow on!
The Ghost In The Shell movie adaptation looks like it's going to be a visual treat for sci-fi fans, but one element of the production stands out more than the rest- Motoko's thermoptic suit.
It's sleek, sexy and, according to WETA Workshop costume artist Flo Foxworthy, most likely the first time a full silicone hero suit has been created for a movie.
Flo literally gave Danica Chan of Tested full access to the suit by letting her slip it on, showing off the hidden features of her marvelously modern feat of costume engineering.
The subjects in Phillip Kremer's collage portraits are familiar yet bizarrely alien, unnerving to look at yet utterly ludicrous, and each character is beautifully hideous in their own way.
Plus, they look like the people you'll see while riding on the bus or subway late at night.
Kremer's creeps give his Instagram followers something strange to giggle about, but they're presumably also the reason why Instagram has closed his account- twice.
It usually takes a wrecking ball or dynamite to bring down a building, but when it's as old and decrepit as the brick building in this video all it takes is a littly prying and a few well placed pokes to bring the whole place down.
Historical reenactors are typically people who have fallen in love with a particular era of history, so they dress up in historically accurate wardrobe and reenact important battles with their fellow history fans.
These past-minded people take historical reenactments very seriously, so they'd like to clear up some misconceptions, starting with the "kit" they wear.
Reenactors consider it somewhat insulting when people refer to their wardrobe as a costume, because they put a lot of time, effort and money into making sure their "kit" is accurate in every way.
They also don't like it when people assume they're a bunch of cosplayers goofing around outside, because they're actually historians trying to get a feel for life in their favorite era.
Many reenactors train in historical skills that enhance the experience for all in attendance:
Albert Roberts, a reenactor who portrays physicians in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, jokes that when he began he didn’t have any practical 18th century skills at all. “I couldn’t hunt, I couldn’t fish, I couldn’t soldier, I couldn’t ride horses, I couldn’t blacksmith, I couldn’t carpenter, I couldn’t birth babies,” he says, “so I had no value.” But after assisting, and then taking over, for the doctor at historic Mansker’s Station in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, he now has a deep knowledge of old medical techniques.
Bartgis, in addition to mastering Colonial penmanship and bookbinding for his 18th century persona, also has a basic grasp of sailing skills for his work with Ship’s Company, a living history organization dedicated to preserving late 18th and early 19th century maritime history.
Plus, many reenactors also have significant craft skills. Garrett notes that his group crafts most of their Viking gear, aside from speciality items like helmets. They even created their own Viking treasure hoard by molding and casting ancient coins.
The internet is full of life hacks people swear by even though they don't really understand how the hacks work, and at first glance many of these tricks seem like they won't work as advertised.
So I was naturally a bit skeptical about a tip involving whitening your teeth by wrapping them in aluminum foil, as anybody who has ever chewed foil would be.
But apparently if you mix some baking soda together with toothpaste, apply the paste to your teeth then wrap your teeth tightly in aluminum foil twice a week the combo will whiten your teeth.
