[http://youtu.be/Kzd6Qp557qA] (YouTube link)Filmmaker Jordan Halland picked a particular night to propose to Summer Jones. Somehow, she found out about it ahead of time. But did she know that he knew that she knew? He us...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Proposing-to-Summer-in-three-parts/Want to be a zookeeper but don't want to put in the years of work it takes to get to that position? Then try playing a zookeeper for a day thanks to a program through the London Zoo that lets you feed, interact with and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/11-Cool-Interactive-Zoo-Experiences/American history classes typically start with Columbus and the European immigrants who settled in North America, despite thew fact that there were plenty of people already here, and their history goes back much further....
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Native-Intelligence-A-Different-Perspective-on-Thanksgiving/Becky McKay, the internet’s Cereal Baker, is forever mashing up foods that less sophisticated people might think don’t belong together. In the past, we’ve seen her Cheetos Rice Krispie treats, Spam and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/How-to-Make-Pumpkin-Pie-Lasagna/I hope you are able to take some time to enjoy a relaxed holiday with family and friends. Here's a little something that might give you a smile without straining you brain (or your time) too much. My brother the graphic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Thanksgiving-Silliness/Thanksgiving dinner is in a few hours, but don't panic! You've still got time to craft that Thanksgiving centerpiece that will wow your dinner guests. Our new home design blog Homes & Hues has the list of 10...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Popcorn-Turkey-Bag-and-9-Other-Last-Minute-Thanksgiving-Centerpiece-Ideas/From the Neatorama family to yours, have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving everyone! And Happy Hanukkah if you're celebrating! Gobble, gobble!Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, turkey...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Happy-Thanksgiving-and-Hanukkah/Some families that hold large Thanksgiving dinners traditionally set a separate table for children. It can be useful for ensuring that everyone can participate in table conversations.But what would it be like if you set...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Kids-Tables-for-Other-People-at-Thanksgiving-Dinner/This lithograph was created by artist A. Hendee and distributed by the U.S. Food Administration in 1918. The idea was to conserve food and supplies to send to the Allies in Europe who were undergoing serious privations d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/How-We-Used-to-Give-Thanks-in-Wartime/(Photo: Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff)“Happy Thanksgiving!”“Yes, what? I’m here.”This may be a confusing time of year for one woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her name is...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/This-Woman-Is-Named-Happy-Thanksgiving/Dork SocksChristmas is coming! Are you hunting for the perfect gift for an odd, perhaps silly, friend with a fantastic sense of humor? Get them the Dork Socks from the NeatoShop. This dapper pair of socks features black...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Dork-Socks/One of the staples of the holiday season is the gingerbread house. Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin have taken the art of building a gingerbread house to a new level with their creations for Art Basel, a winter art fes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Candy-and-Gingerbread-Galleries-by-Henry-Hargreaves-and-Caitlin-Levin/Cranberry sauce, French silk pie and pecan pie make for a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner, they're all so filling. Fortunately, there's always room for Jell-O, especially when it is filled with boozy goodness. Best of all,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Delicious-Thanksgiving-Themed-Jell-O-Shots/Ready to celebrate Thanksgiving? Then you're ready for this week's great pics. We've got all the food, celebrations and family jokes you can handle, so relax, take the day off and enjoy a laugh.Dry Those Onion TearsWhen...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/28/Great-Pics-of-The-Week-Thanksgiving-Edition/[http://youtu.be/ICQ-v18pdVM] (YouTube link)Aaron Paul (formerly of Breaking Bad) tells the story about that time he pranked his roommate Dave into thinking there was a meteor shower in the backyard. Just when y...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Cooking-Up-Meteors/(Photo: Cliff) Due to their body shape, seahorses are very slow swimmers. Most fish are far more efficient in their movement. But Brad Gremmell, a marine biologist at the University of Texas, thinks that he’s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Why-Are-Seahorses-Shaped-Like-Horses/MST3K debuted on UHF channel KTMA in Minneapolis on Thanksgiving Day in 1988. That's 25 years ago! As the show celebrates its silver anniversary, let's get to know some of its backstory and trivia. You know you...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/15-Things-You-Might-Not-Know-About-Mystery-Science-Theater-3000/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6PKVsOZoI4](Video Link)I’ve never seen anything like this! An ice disk is a rare ice formation consisting of a thin, circular sheet of ice. With a bit of water pressure or wind, it...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/A-Spinning-Ice-Disk-Forms-on-a-River/[http://youtu.be/Ac4yhrigSbU] (YouTube link)Is there any animal more loyal, hardworking, and willing to help out than a dog? An elderly couple in Puerto Montt, Chile, haul firewood into the house, one chunk at a time. Th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Dog-Carries-Firewood/There are a lot of clever Christmas displays out there this time of year, but it's still hard to find a Christmas tree this fantastic anywhere in America. You can find this giant salamander tree at the Kyoto Aquarium in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Thats-My-Kinda-Christmas-Tree/The following is from the Annals of Improbable Research.Research about the value of Beautycompiled by Stephen Drew, AIR staff(Image credit: Jorge Mejía peralta)The plaintive lament “I&rsquo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Beauty-Value-Research-Review/Dash Away DancerSanta whistled and then he called her by name: "Now, Dancer!"And who should appear? A tiny ornament reindeer. The Dash Away Dancer ornament is part of the Krinkles collection by Patience Brewst...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Dash-Away-Dancer/Cinnamon rolls are always are great breakfast option, especially during the winter. But if you want something really seasonal, try tweaking the recipe a touch like Crazy For Crust did with this great gingerbread spi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/The-Perfect-Breakfast-for-Christmas-Morning/Neatorama presents our collaboration with Pzzlr, a site where you can always find a riddle to exercise your brain. Can you solve this one?Eka is a young man of marrying age within the lost tribe of the Milcarnicans. He...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Solve-This-Pzzlr-2/(Unrelated photo via wanderingone)Food for Fines is a charity event at some libraries in the United States. At the South Burlington Community Library in South Burlington, Vermont, patrons with library fines can donate fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/At-Some-Libraries-Patrons-Can-Pay-Fines-with-Food-Which-Is-Then-Donated-to-the-Poor/[http://youtu.be/nvjAS7uzwJs] (YouTube link)In the latest mental_floss video, John Green busts some myths and dishes the trivia about the Pilgrims and their feast that got handed down to us in the form of a holiday that...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/25-Little-Known-Facts-About-Thanksgiving/You know what I've always wanted -a training toilet that lets my baby use his iPad while he learns to go potty. Oh wait, that's an insane and idiotic idea... but it has still been made. And that's not the only utterly bi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/The-Worst-Toys-of-the-Year/Behold this well-dressed goat of Jaipur, india, showing off his sartorial flair! Brooklyn-based artist Alexander Gorlizki works in Jaipur, and has taken photographs of many goats wearing sweaters and other pieces of clot...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/Goats-in-Sweaters/Have you ever used a microfilm reader at a library? In the age between exclusively print library collections and online research databases, library patrons engaging in intensive research often relied on microfilm collect...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/27/A-Superhero-Comic-Book-about-the-Inventor-of-Library-Microfilm-Collections/[http://youtu.be/r7x-RGfd0Yk] (YouTube link)Matt Parker from Number Hub explains how logical and intuitive our imperial system of measurement is. Why would anyone want to give up such a wonderful system to go metric? How...
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