Archive for January 2nd, 2020

The Story of Ralstonism, One of History's More Bizarre Health Movements

There was no shortage of health and wellness movements at the turn of the 20th century. One of them was Ralstonism, a completely made-up set of rules for living that was promoted by by one Webster Edgerly, who also went...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/The-Story-of-Ralstonism-One-of-Historys-More-Bizarre-Health-Movements/

The Special Ops Who Rescue Special Ops

This is the story of the military’s “guardian angels”—and the mission of a lifetime. https://t.co/w1JHSIOEAB— Esquire (@esquire) December 29, 2019 When calamity strikes far from safety, w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/The-Special-Ops-Who-Rescues-Special-Ops/

Antiques Roadshow Expert Drinks 180-year-old Urine

On an episode of Antiques Roadshow in 2016, glass specialist Andy McConnell was inspecting a bottle dated to the 1840s. It was corked, and contained liquid, presumably some kind of wine.Inserting a syringe in th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Antiques-Roadshow-Expert-Drinks-180-year-old-Urine/

A New Claim About Plant-Based Burgers

  Baby, it's cold outside, but the cheese is warm in here. #CookImpossible https://t.co/HEW2vWFTWeđŸ‘©đŸŸ‍🍳 via chefeitanbernath (IG) pic.twitter.com/cTtf6MKMAH— Impossible Foods (@ImpossibleFoods) De...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/A-New-Claim-About-Plant-Based-Burgers/

Marking Up Your New Calendar

Halloween 2020 is a Saturday. New Years and Christmas are a Friday. 4/20 is technically the entire month. 2 Friday the 13th, March and November. July 4th is a Saturday. Cinco de Mayo is on a (Taco) Tuesday2020 about to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Marking-Up-Your-New-Calendar/

This Guy Had His Severed Arm Preserved By A Taxidermist

Many people have two arms. Far fewer of them can say that they have one of their arms on a shelf by their sink. This 37-year-old guy is one of the few who can proudly show his amputated arm. Thanks to a helpful taxidermi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/This-Guy-Had-His-Severed-Arm-Preserved-By-A-Taxidermist/

Which is Better, Two Medium Pizzas or One Large Pizza?

Should you get a large pizza or two medium pizzas? Primer magazine has the math to show that one 18-inch large pizza has more pizza in it than two 12-inch medium pizzas.Area of two 12” pizzas:12/2 = 6   6...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Which-is-Better-Two-Medium-Pizzas-or-One-Large-Pizza/

Hilarious Moments In Tom And Jerry Recreated Perfectly In Sculptures

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taku Inoue (@inouetable) on Oct 17, 2019 at 8:44am PDT <p><a href="https://twitter.com/inouetable" target="_blank">J...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Hilarious-Moments-In-Tom-And-Jerry-Recreated-Perfectly-In-Sculptures/

Pair of Enormous Sea Lions Decide To Rest On A Boat

<p>Joshua Phillips was riding aboard a boat on Puget Sound off the coast of Washington, when he stumbled upon a unique spectacle — a pair of sea lions resting on a boat <a href="https://www.th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Pair-of-Enormous-Sea-Lions-Decide-To-Rest-On-A-Boat/

How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

<p>It is the new year once again, and that also means that it’s time for resolutions. But many resolutions are broken before the day is out, according to psychologists. So what’s the point of ha...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/How-To-Keep-Your-New-Year-s-Resolution/

This Dog Loves Her Goggles

View this post on Instagram RexSpecs comin’ in clutch. #rexspecs #doggles #doggoggles #winterdogs A post shared by @ theycolliememaple on Dec 6, 2019 at 12:32pm PST <p>This is Maple, a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/This-Dog-Loves-Her-Goggles/

Australian Bushfires are Big Enough to Generate Their Own Weather

The fires in Australia continue to burn, driving animals from their homes, scorching the landscape, and covering major cities in smoke. Not only are the fires widespread, but powerful enough to create "pyrocumulonimbus"...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Australian-Bushfires-are-Big-Enough-to-Generate-Their-Own-Weather/

Harry Houdini and the Spirit Lover: A Tale With a Twist

World-renowned escape artist Harry Houdini was also famous for his hobby- unmasking fraudulent spiritualists and mediums. During a stay in Montana in 1920, he was approached about a local medium suspected of chicanery. H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Harry-Houdini-and-the-Spirit-Lover-A-Tale-With-a-Twist/

Moderation Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

<p>There’s a catch to that statement, however. Moderation can help you achieve your goals given you can precisely define moderation.</p><p>It is said that to eat, work, or play moderately...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Moderation-Can-Help-You-Achieve-Your-Goals/

Six Eclipses, Three Supermoons and A Rare ‘Great Solstice Appulse’: A Skywatcher’s Guide To 2020

Embed from Getty ImagesYou have a brand-new, clean calendar to hang on the wall for 2020. What are you going to write on it? First, you'll want to mark the celestial events of the year that you don't want to miss. Depe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Six-Eclipses-Three-Supermoons-and-A-Rare-Great-Solstice-Appulse-A-Skywatchers-Guide-To-2020/

A Freehand Map Of North America Around Five Years In The Making

Composed of nearly 10 million square miles of prairies, mountain ranges, forests, taigas, deserts, and rimmed by almost 40,000 miles of convoluted coastline, is North America. It is a huge and lively place, with more det...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/A-Freehand-Map-Of-North-America-Around-Five-Years-In-The-Making/

Why Small Talk Is A Pain in The Butt

David Roberts hates small talk. But it’s not because he’s disgusted with it; it’s because he’s a total failure at making small talk. This is how he experiences small talk:Say I find myself interac...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/Why-Small-Talk-Is-A-Pain-in-The-Butt/

The Internet Is No Longer Separate From The Real World

<p>Before, we saw the Internet as something separate from reality. It was, in the past, considered an entirely different place. But then, it quickly became a necessary part of nearly every human being.</...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/02/The-Internet-Is-No-Longer-Separate-From-The-Real-World/




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