Archive for February 22nd, 2020

Tips On How To Make Friends, Even When You’re An Adult

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Socializing is difficult. It takes time, effort, and patience to go through multitudes of people and try to strike...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Tips-On-How-To-Make-Friends-Even-When-You-re-An-Adult/

How Can You Evade America’s No.1 Killer?

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No, this isn’t about how you can evade a murderer. Dr. Tom Frieden shares how we can avoid heart disease, th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/How-Can-You-Evade-America-s-No-1-Killer/

Weird Ways To Peel An Egg

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you’re looking for other ways to peel your hard boiled eggs, the guys at Good Mythical Morning have got y...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Weird-Ways-To-Peel-An-Egg/

More Moons, More Trouble

<p>We stopped after just one moon and got our magma vents snipped. But Jupiter kept going and going. Soon, she had <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/overview/?page=0&amp;...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/More-Moons-More-Trouble/

The Origin of "Baby Shark"

A viral video for the children's song "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong has made a ton of money for the company SmartStudy, especially when you combine the revenues from the various versions of the video, a TV series, and all the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/The-Origin-of-Baby-Shark/

Would You Wear A Cake?

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In his Moschino show in Milan, designer Jeremy Scott raised some important issues through fashion. From the show&r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Would-You-Wear-A-Cake/

The Best and Worst Rats of the Week

Brisbane, Australia, has a shelter for pet rats. Really. Rachie's Retirement Home takes in rats, cares for them, and hopes to find new homes for the rodents. Each week, the sanctuary features the best and worst rat of th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/The-Best-and-Worst-Rats-of-the-Week/

You Can Now Be Invisible To Your Webcam Thanks To This Program

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Disappearing People is a browser plugin that can make you vanish in your webcam stream. The plugin is created by G...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/You-Can-Now-Be-Invisible-To-Your-Webcam-Thanks-To-This-Program/

Surprisingly “Modern” Fashion Trends of the Victorian Period

The impression that the everyday people (anyone outside of fashion historians) have about Victorian garb is that everyone dressed alike, in multiple layers of drab clothing that covered their whole bodies. What we see fr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Surprisingly-Modern-Fashion-Trends-of-the-Victorian-Period/

Why Don't People Wear Bike Helmets In The Netherlands?

When I saw the title question, I figured it was because bicycles greatly outnumber cars in Amsterdam and most towns in the Netherlands. But there's a lot more to it than that, due to the culture of cycling.  -via Di...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Why-Dont-People-Wear-Bike-Helmets-In-The-Netherlands/

The London Burkers: Body Snatchers of the 1830s

Back when medical schools were new and people had yet to donate their remains for anatomy class, "resurrectionists," or grave robbers, sold bodies to the schools. In England a group called the London Burkers (John Bishop...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/The-London-Burkers-Body-Snatchers-of-the-1830s/

The Archaeobotanist Who Searches Old Paintings for Lost Fruits and Vegetables

<p>Isabella Dalla Ragione is an archaeobotanist. That means that she researches the history of plants, many of which have changed over time with human cultivation. For example, Albrecht Durer's 1525 paintin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/The-Archaeobotanist-Who-Searches-Old-Paintings-for-Lost-Fruits-and-Vegetables/

Newlywed Police Officers Interrupt Date Night to Stop Armed Robbery

<p>The would-be thief experienced a major failure in the victim selection process when he chose to hold up the wrong Raising Cane's chicken restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. Officers Chase and Nicole McKe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Newlywed-Police-Officers-Interrupt-Date-Night-to-Stop-Armed-Robbery/

You Can Eat Sliced Mayonnaise

<p>Mayonnaise is usually a viscous liquid--well, unless you forget about it in the back of the refrigerator for a couple of years.</p><p>But you don't have to wait that long in order to eat it a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/You-Can-Eat-Sliced-Mayonnaise/

Meet Japan’s Rockin’ Pastor

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kazuhiro Sekino is the 39-year-old pastor at the Tokyo Lutheran Church, located within walking distance of Kabukic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Meet-Japan-s-Rockin-Pastor/

Bear Wanders around a Los Angeles Suburb

<p>Black bears apparently know when it's trash day in particular neighborhoods, so this 400-pounder decided to stroll down from the mountains and see what tasty treats could be found.</p><p>In t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Bear-Wanders-around-a-Los-Angeles-Suburb/

When Did Big Hair Peak?

<p>In this photo, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/first-ladies/claudia-alta-taylor-lady-bird-johnson/" target="_blank">Lady Bird Johnson</a> (1912-2...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/When-Did-Big-Hair-Peak/

The 19th-Century Nurse Who Was Secretly a Serial Killer

We will probably never know exactly how many people Jane Toppan killed in the latter half of the 19th century. She was a trained and popular nurse, always very attentive to her patient's needs. However, many of her patie...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/The-19th-Century-Nurse-Who-Was-Secretly-a-Serial-Killer/

Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?

It's a common joke on English usage: Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? Leave it to the guys from Today I Found Out to take the question seriously and do the research to answer it. Simon Whistler explains...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/22/Why-Do-We-Drive-on-Parkways-and-Park-on-Driveways/




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