Archive for February 29th, 2020

Venice Is Now A Ghost Town

<p>What were once chairs and tables brimming with people have now become cold steel and empty tables. What were once tourist spots have now become desolate and lifeless. This is the city of Venice now, afte...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Venice-Is-Now-A-Ghost-Town/

Black Hole Punched A Crater In The Universe

A supermassive black hole has punched a crater the size of 15 Milky Way galaxies into the universe hundreds and millions of light-years away. As of now, it is the biggest known explosion in our universe, and scientists s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Black-Hole-Punched-A-Crater-In-The-Universe/

The Reason Why Some Players Invert Their Controls

<p>You might have seen this in some video game players today. When looking up, players push the opposite direction — they press down in their controllers. They configure the setting of the game and in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/The-Reason-Why-Some-Players-Invert-Their-Controls/

World War I Helmets vs. New Helmets

<p>It is thanks to science and technology that our way of life is constantly improving. Every day, new, tougher, and more durable devices are being made. But sometimes, old devices and equipment can still c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/World-War-I-Helmets-vs-New-Helmets/

Doubtfire

A new musical remix from Pogo (Nick Bertke) gives us the pleasure of revisiting the 1993 movie Mrs. Doubfire and the genius that was Robin Williams. -via Geeks Are Sexy Pogo, Nick Bertke...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Doubtfire/

This Criminal Really Gets My Goat

People think the Pacific Northwest is a beautiful and peaceful place to live, but make no mistake some areas are just baaad. Did you know that we have goats holding people hostage? No kidding! This criminal might be the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/This-Criminal-Really-Gets-My-Goat/

Dogs Attend Musical

  ICYMI: We had some pawsitivly adorable audience members from K-9 Country Inn Service Dogs during last weeks Relaxed Performance of #sfBillyElliot. Our Next Relaxed Performance is #sfNeverending on October 2nd. ht...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Dogs-Attend-Musical/

Ancient ‘Megasites’ May Reshape the History of the First Cities

For a long time, archaeologists had the idea that the world's first cities were structured on the Mesopotamian model: centralized governments with powerful rulers supervising thousands of working class people and slaves....

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Ancient-Megasites-May-Reshape-the-History-of-the-First-Cities/

The Soviet Census Debacle of 1937

Josef Stalin had high hopes for the census taken in the Soviet Union in 1937. Eleven years after the last census, it was sure to give him fodder to brag about the growing and prosperous empire he ruled.But the results we...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/The-Soviet-Census-Debacle-of-1937/

This Woodworker Makes Surreal Furniture That Looks Like It Belongs in Cartoons

Henk Verhoeff, a woodworker from New Zealand, makes mind-bending pieces of furniture that appear to emerge from cartoon worlds. They're all completely solid, intact, and functional even though they appear to be collapsin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/This-Woodworker-Makes-Surreal-Furniture-That-Looks-Like-It-Belongs-in-Cartoons/

A Comic About The Coronavirus For Kids

<p>The recent coronavirus has made hundreds of thousands of people worried, anxious, and uncertain of what to do next to combat the virus. Thankfully, there are thoughtful scientists across the globe who gi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/A-Comic-About-The-Coronavirus-For-Kids/

This Is a Librarian's Uniform

<p>The ideal librarian uniform is refined, dignified, and allows for easy body movements for our profession's complex martial arts moves.* Hence the <a href="https://twitter.com/BNE_biblioteca/statu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/This-Is-a-Librarian-s-Uniform/

Crossing a Log Bridge

Robert Bush set up a camera trap at a log that had fallen across a creek in Pennsylvania. This is  supercut of the different animals who used it as a bridge over a year. You'll see a bird abusing his fish dinner, a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Crossing-a-Log-Bridge/

The Best of r/Showerthoughts This Week

Being in the shower calms our minds and helps us process the things inside our brains. There we can do lots of things, such as sing, do a monologue, evaluate the day, and even dance if we feel like it. In that place, we...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/The-Best-of-r-Showerthoughts-This-Week/

Nutritious Snacks For Kids

A study about snacking trends among kids in the United States says that kids snack about three times a day, and 27% of their daily calories come from these snacks. This study also states that in recent years, the largest...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Nutritious-Snacks-For-Kids/

A Beehive 8 Feet In Length Found In Apartment Ceiling

A beehive eight feet in length was discovered and removed from an apartment by Virginia Wildlife Management and Control. The said beehive was large enough to support 100,000-150,000 bees. However, the owner of the animal...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/A-Beehive-8-Feet-In-Length-Found-In-Apartment-Ceiling/

He Asked Every Country for a Flag

This guy in Denmark emailed government representatives, embassies, consulates, UN offices, and tourism departments around the world and asked for a flag. My rule of thumb is to skip sharing any video that is more than te...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/He-Asked-Every-Country-for-a-Flag/

Doctors Warn Against Sticking Potatoes Up Your Butt

<p>When introducing a potato into the alimentary canal, it is essential to use the correct orifice, as it can be processed through only one direction.</p><p>Nonetheless, doctors are concerned th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Doctors-Warn-Against-Sticking-Potatoes-Up-Your-Butt/

Trenton’s Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Monument

The Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey, features a unique gravestone designed around The Raven. Each stanza carries the same rhyme: door, implore, more, Lenore, and of course, nevermore. The tombstone, ri...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Trentons-Edgar-Allan-Poe-Mystery-Monument/

Learning the Ropes

Simon Rich brings us a short story about two pirates, Black Bones the Wicked and his first mate Rotten Pete the Scoundrel. They aren't quite Long John Silver or even Captain Jack Sparrow. They mutinied and took over the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/29/Learning-the-Ropes/




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