Archive for December 26th, 2016

Greenhouse Made of Uranium Glass

Artist Victor Engbers built a greenhouse for the Amsterdam Light Festival out of uranium glass. The glass has a nice green tinge, but glows radiantly under a blacklight. Yes, it does contain a little uranium. It's been u...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Greenhouse-Made-of-Uranium-Glass/

Protect Yourself From Ultra-Violent Light

Do you know somebody who is constantly mispronouncing common words?They leave out the first "R" in library, pronounce nuclear "new-kew-lar" and add an "R" to wash to create "warsh" and, even worse, "Warshington".These mi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Protect-Yourself-From-Ultra-Violent-Light/

Man and Fish are Old Friends

The Asian sheepshead wrasse is a long-lived, funny-looking fish native to the Pacific Ocean near Korea, Japan, and China. Hiroyuki Arakawa is a diver who made friends with a wrasse named Yoriko over 25 years ago. &n...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Man-and-Fish-are-Old-Friends/

This Marble-Colored Cat Used to Be Solid Black

Scrappy has an utterly amazing coat, but he wasn't born with those unique black and white markings. In fact, this nineteen year old cat was actually black at birth. It wasn't until he was around seven that his fur starte...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/This-Marble-Colored-Cat-Used-Be-Solid-Black/

Flying Through The Clouds - Stay Cool Cloud City

Flying Through The Clouds by DeepFriedArtPilots think of cloud cars as glorified toys too ridiculous for them to be seen piloting, but when you're hangin' with Lando on Bespin a cloud car ride is required. Besides, nobo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Flying-Through-The-Clouds-Stay-Cool-Cloud-City/

Who Dies Most Often in Movies?

Oh yeah, you think you know that answer to that one …but believe it or not, it's not Sean Bean. He's just the best-known for dying in his biggest roles so far. Three well-known actors have died in more movies. See...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Who-Dies-Most-Often-in-Movies/

Woman Needed A Hiking Buddy So She Brought Her Pet Bunny

A nature lover can get mighty lonely while out hiking, so most people who regularly hit the trails seek out a hiking buddy to come along for the walk.But unfortunately named Imgur user bunnyfornicater couldn't find a hum...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Woman-Needed-A-Hiking-Buddy-So-She-Brought-Her-Pet-Bunny/

The Furniture Farmer

Gavin Munroe has a furniture orchard, where he grows chairs and tables, in Derbyshire, UK. While it takes years  to harvest one, that's nothing compared to how long we wait for a tree to produce wood the old-fashion...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/The-Furniture-Farmer/

An In-N-Out Manager Reveals The Chain's Secrets

Did you know an In-N-Out manager can earn up to $350,000 a year? Or that each location has a secret secret menu that no one can order but the employees? These are just a few of the fascinating things you can learn from t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/An-In-N-Out-Manager-Reveals-The-Chains-Secrets/

Evidence of a Christmas Intruder

Santa Claus has definitely been to this house. Redditor deathcastle shared how his girlfriend's father arranged the Christmas morning evidence, as he has for years. His daughter is 26. When you start doing things like th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Evidence-of-a-Christmas-Intruder/

80-Year-Old Grandmother Loves To Play Skyrim, Has Over 200k YouTube Subscribers

Video games are assumed to be a young person's pastime, but more and more seniors are embracing the awesomeness of video games, and soon the kiddy stigma attached to gaming will fade away.And older gamers like Grandma Sh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/80-Year-Old-Grandmother-Loves-To-Play-Skyrim-Has-Over-200k-YouTube-Subscribers/

The Top 10 Christmas Movie Villains of All Time

Every good Christmas movie has to have a villain, even if it's just a regular person who has no Christmas spirit, like Scrooge and the Grinch. You know what will happen -thanks to a Christmas miracle, those villains will...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/The-Top-10-Christmas-Movie-Villains-of-All-Time/

Your Family As Video Game Franchises

The holidays are a time for friends and relatives to come together and celebrate, and a time to become re-acquainted with all the characters in your family.We'll see the mothers and grandmothers who are warm and comforti...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Your-Family-As-Video-Game-Franchises/

Liquor Laws Around the World

The following article is from the new book Uncle John’s Uncanny Bathroom Reader.Alcohol works the same way in every country (it gets you drunk), but it’s sold a different way in almost every plac...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/Liquor-Laws-Around-the-World/

6 Badass Unsung Heroes From History's Darkest Hours

In any conflict, there are those who step up and do extraordinary things, and then get little mention in history books. World War II was so big and complicated that many of these stories never get the attention they dese...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/12/26/6-Badass-Unsung-Heroes-From-Historys-Darkest-Hours/
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