Archive for August 3rd, 2020

The Couple Who Adopted 30 Kids

Sandra and Lloyd Simpson adopted more than two dozen children in the 1970s and '80s, to add to several that Sandra gave birth to. That was something that Toronto had never seen, and won't likely see again. But Sandra saw...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/The-Couple-Who-Adopted-30-Kids/

Submissions for Mississippi's New Flag

Mississippi is getting a new flag. The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag will select a new design from submitted entries by September, and the state's citizens will have a referendum to accept or reject t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/Submissions-for-Mississippis-New-Flag/

Dinosaurs Suffered From Cancer, Too

Scientists from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology dug up 75 million-year-old dinosaur bones in Alberta in 1989. They've been studied on and off ever since, and one bone from a horned dinosaur called Centrosaurus s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/Dinosaurs-Suffered-From-Cancer-Too/

93% of the Time, This Beetle Survives Being Eaten and Pooped out by a Frog

<p><span style="color: black;">Are you durable enough to endure the full trauma of a journey through a frog's digestive tract? The&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(102, 10...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/93-of-the-Time-This-Beetle-Survives-Being-Eaten-and-Pooped-out-by-a-Frog-3/

When Jagger and Jimi, Pink Floyd, and The Cream Rocked the Rafters at Ricky-Tick

In the late 1950s, two musicians, John Mansfield and Philip Hayward, bought up a string of small clubs in and around London and named them all Ricky-Tick. These clubs were intimate and welcoming, and became a favorite am...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/When-Jagger-and-Jimi-Pink-Floyd-and-The-Cream-Rocked-the-Rafters-at-Ricky-Tick/

Watermelon Bag

<p>Fancy an elegant and beautiful bag to carry watermelon-sized fruits? Worry not, as Japanese designer Tsuchiya Kaban designed a <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/08/tsuchiya-kaban-water...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/Watermelon-Bag/

The Many Uses Of Seaweed

<p>The tangled algae we see along the beach are more than additions to our dining table! Did you know that seaweed can improve gut health, and act as an anti-inflammatory agent? Not only is seaweed a good i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/The-Many-Uses-Of-Seaweed/

This Tesla Engineer Redesigned The Chocolate Chip

<p>Now that’s a venture I did not see coming. Tesla’s senior industrial designer Remy Labesque has redesigned the chocolate chip. Labesque believed that the classic chocolate chip’s teardr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/This-Tesla-Engineer-Redesigned-The-Chocolate-Chip/

8 Surprising Jobs That Keep Film Sets Running

<p>This video can enlighten you about some of the people behind the magic that happens in film. Filmmaking is no easy feat, and is a combined effort of many. Insider details eight different jobs that are pa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/8-Surprising-Jobs-That-Keep-Film-Sets-Running/

This Vase Got Sold For Way More Than Expected

<p>A glazed ceramic vessel set an auction record for a work by the Arts and Crafts-era design firm. The small vase sold for a whopping $431,250 after a forty-minute bidding war. It was initially estimated t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/This-Vase-Got-Sold-For-Way-More-Than-Expected/

Fox Steals Over 100 Shoes

As the Imelda Marcos of the fox world, this fella has a good start building a shoe collection. Humans in the Zehlendorf neighborhood of Berlin found that a local fox had stolen a hoard of over one hundred shoes, mostly c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/Fox-Steals-Over-100-Shoes/

BoxVR: An Effective Workout Amidst Lockdown

<p>With his physical movement constrained at home, and with countless snacks consumed, Mat Smith is unsurprised that he gained a bit of weight since March. Since he can’t go to gyms and workout classe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/BoxVR-An-Effective-Workout-Amidst-Lockdown/

Is This Dog Real?

<p>Check out this photo of a dog which looks pasted on a background, much like in Photoshop. But while this photo looks manipulated, the fact is it isn’t. What you see here is a real dog.</p><...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/03/Is-This-Dog-Real/




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