Archive for April 5th, 2020

The 1700s Plague Cure That Inspired an Uncannily Contemporary Cocktail

The Minneapolis Institute of Art has some rooms from the 18th century for public viewing. Associate Curator of Textiles Nicole LaBouff teamed up with Assistant Curator at the University of Minnesota’s Wangensteen H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/The-1700s-Plague-Cure-That-Inspired-an-Uncannily-Contemporary-Cocktail/

Twelve Things Cats Can't Stand

<p>Here is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INhgQKMB1cU" target="_blank">some good advice</a> on how to get along better with your feline friends. It may also explain...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Twelve-Things-Cats-Can-t-Stand/

Real Animals That Should Be Pokemon

Soooo...I made a thread of animals that should be Pokemon. Please enjoy :) pic.twitter.com/9ORdObii04— Open Ocean Exploration (@RebeccaRHelm) April 2, 2020 Rebecca Helm is a biology professor at the University...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Real-Animals-That-Should-Be-Pokemon/

Movie Posters That Got, Um, Lost In Translation

I'm not at all clear on how movie marketing is done overseas, but there are apparently incidents in which poster art is delegated to a crew who has never seen a trailer for the film, or even stills. Poland in particular...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Movie-Posters-That-Got-Um-Lost-In-Translation/

When Shooting Games Don’t Display Ally Player Names

<p>Shooting games like Call of Duty and Fortnite usually display the names of your allies on the screen, which helps you identify who’s your friend and foe. But sometimes there are shooting games, lik...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/When-Shooting-Games-Don-t-Display-Ally-Player-Names/

Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Household Objects

<p>Forks, pillows, napkins, and fireplaces. These are objects that we see at our own homes, and we often take these objects for granted. But like every man-made object, these daily household objects have th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Surprising-Stories-Behind-Everyday-Household-Objects/

Where the Cosmos and the Beads Meet

Growing up near Tsiigehtchic, a Gwich’in settlement in the Northwest Territories, Margaret Nazon was trained in the strict art of beading, where she was taught that there are certain combinations that are acceptabl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Where-the-Cosmos-and-the-Beads-Meet/

Check Out This Transparent Puzzle

<p>Just when you thought that the Puzzle from Hell was the most difficult jigsaw puzzle of all, it would seem that another jigsaw puzzle would like to compete with the title. Introducing the Transparent Jig...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Check-Out-This-Transparent-Puzzle/

Lunar Bases and Human Urine

One of the most expensive things in this world is space exploration. NASA’s budget for this year, for example, is around $22.6 billion. Everything about space exploration is expensive, from making spaceships to shi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Lunar-Bases-and-Human-Urine/

Pictures that Show What it's Like to Work in a Hospital During the Coronavirus Pandemic

<p>The coronavirus pandemic is putting a horrible strain on healthcare systems, especially on the people who work in hospitals. They don't have the luxury of self-isolating or sheltering in place. These pic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Pictures-that-Show-What-it-s-Like-to-Work-in-a-Hospital-During-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic/

Be Smart: Keep an Alligator Apart from Each Other

<p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeonCountyFL/" target="_blank">government of Leon County</a>, Florida implores you to engage in social distancing in order to reduce...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Be-Smart-Keep-an-Alligator-Apart-from-Each-Other/

Harry Poppins Cosplay

<p>Cosplayer <a href="https://www.jojossocreative.com/" target="_blank">Jojo</a> says that quarantine hasn't changed her crafting routine. She's always making one cosplay or...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Harry-Poppins-Cosplay/

Hand-Dyed Yarn Inspired by Famous Works of Art

<p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoannaWoodPaint" target="_blank">Joanna Wood</a>, an Etsy seller in Chester, UK, dyes skeins of yarn so that they resemble famous works...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Hand-Dyed-Yarn-Inspired-by-Famous-Works-of-Art/

Aquafaba

If you've never heard the term aquafaba before, you're in good company. It is a vegan secret, used to make a light, fluffy meringue without eggs. It is the liquid you drain from a can of chickpeas!The starchy liquid is a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Aquafaba/

Scientists Have Unearthed Traces of an Ancient Rainforest In... Antarctica

In 2017, researchers aboard the RV Polarstern drilled through and pulled up sediment from the ocean off the coast of Antarctica. When they examined the core, they were surprise to find a layer of a very differen...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Scientists-Have-Unearthed-Traces-of-an-Ancient-Rainforest-In-Antarctica/

This Horse Does Not Want People To Ride Him

<p>All of us, at least once in our lives, have had a job that we totally hated. It could be because of colleagues, the boss, or it could be just because we really hate the job and we don’t want to do...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/This-Horse-Does-Not-Want-People-To-Ride-Him/

Serval: The Cat On Stilts

Servals are wildcats, although they act a lot like a house cat, hunting for birds and rodents. A house cat with long legs and big ears that make their faces look tiny. Yeah, sometime people keep them as pets, but it's no...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Serval-The-Cat-On-Stilts/

Can You Guess These Classical Pieces?

Do you know your classical pieces well? Are you fluent in speaking emojis? If so, then put your classical music and emoji knowledge to the test by guessing the title of the classical piece with only emojis as your clue.I...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Can-You-Guess-These-Classical-Pieces/

Forgotten Jobs In 16th-Century England: The Dog Whipper and Sluggard Waker

It would seem that church services in 16th-century England were really chaotic. Dogs would often crowd around the church and would sometimes attack priests when they handed out the communion bread and wafers on the churc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Forgotten-Jobs-In-16th-Century-England-The-Dog-Whipper-and-Sluggard-Waker/

Pizzeria Helps To Get Shelter Dogs Adopted

Across the United States, around 3.3 million dogs go to animal shelters for refuge annually. Of this number, around 670,000 of them are euthanized (this could be because the number of animals that could be sheltered are...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Pizzeria-Helps-To-Get-Shelter-Dogs-Adopted/

Mentos + Cola Experiment at Various Altitudes

<p>We know for a fact that an eruption happens when Mentos is added to a Coke drink. But did you know that the eruption differs in intensity depending on altitude? Authors Tom Kuntzleman and Ryan Johnson sh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/04/05/Mentos-Cola-Experiment-at-Various-Altitudes/




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