Archive for August 16th, 2020

This Cat Has Very Short Legs

Meet this two-year old cat named Manchester, who is a mixture of two breeds, namely the Scottish straight and the Munchkin. While he may have gotten the face of Scottish straight, he has the body of a Munchkin, which cau...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/This-Cat-Has-Very-Short-Legs/

Why Pareidolia Occurs

<p>Seeing faces on everyday objects, which is a phenomenon called “pareidolia”, is a pretty normal experience for a human being. But why does this occur? This paper published in the journal Psyc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Why-Pareidolia-Occurs/

Homecoming King And Queen Got Married 28 Years Later

<p>The twist here is that they never dated back then. Greg Dabice and Janet Fenner were crowned homecoming royalty during their senior year at Montclair State University in 1992. They parted ways after home...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Homecoming-King-And-Queen-Got-Married-28-Years-Later/

Vaccine For A Deadly Pathogen That Causes The Common Cold

<p>Rhinoviruses, influenza viruses, adenoviruses. These are just some of the well-known viruses in the world, and if there’s one thing that’s common between these viruses, it would be causing th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Vaccine-For-A-Deadly-Pathogen-That-Causes-The-Common-Cold/

Entire Cities Could Fit Inside the Moon's Monstrous Lava Tubes

A lava tube is formed when molten lava spews through the earth. The lava on the outside of the tube cools against soil or rock, forming a shell, while the hot molten part rushes through. The result is a cave. But the ear...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Entire-Cities-Could-Fit-Inside-the-Moons-Monstrous-Lava-Tubes/

Why Everest Isn't Earth’s Highest Mountain

We've always known that Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain ...or is it? As with anything else, it all depends on how you measure it. Everest is officially 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level. But what i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Why-Everest-Isnt-Earths-Highest-Mountain/

A Hairdresser on Fleet Street

For a long time, people have been asking if there ever was a real Sweeney Todd, otherwise known as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. As you can see here, there was a Sweeney Todd hair salon at 152 Fleet Street! One has t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/A-Hairdresser-on-Fleet-Street/

Humans Have Been Sleeping on Beds for 200,000 Years

<p>Archaeologists in South Africa have determined that a grass and ash bed in a cave dates back 200,000 years. Why did early humans choose materials for their bedding? One of the archaeologists quoted by &l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Humans-Have-Been-Sleeping-on-Beds-for-200-000-Years/

40 Hamlets, Ranked

If the thought of sitting through 40 versions of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet sounds like torture, you're in for a surprise. This list of 40 Hamlets include movies dating from 1900 to the 21st cent...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/40-Hamlets-Ranked/

The Hectics

The Hectics were a musical group formed by students at a boarding school in Panchgani, India. This picture was taken in 1959 when they were young teenagers. All five members went on to successful adult lives, and you sho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/The-Hectics/

Rudy Willingham's Funny Street Art

  View this post on Instagram Marge is here to cheer ya upA post shared by Rudy Willingham (@rudy_willingham) on Jul 12, 2020 at 1:10pm PDTRudy Willingham likes to amuse the good people of Seattle. He does so...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Rudy-Willingham-s-Funny-Street-Art/

Products That Had An Entirely Different Purpose Before

Everything in this world changes. Products are no exception to theis fact, and you might be surprised at how entirely different the original purposes of these products were compared to how they are used in the present da...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Products-That-Had-An-Entirely-Different-Purpose-Before/

Cars That Are Made To Look Like Tanks

<p>Russia is indeed a strange country. There are many weird things there like their creepy playgrounds, and peculiar weddings. But of all these things that seem weird for us, cars that are made to look like...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Cars-That-Are-Made-To-Look-Like-Tanks/

America's Oldest Person Celebrates Her 116th Birthday with Drive-Through Party

Hester Ford was born in 1904 in Lancaster, South Carolina. She lived and worked on a farm, growing and picking cotton, among other chores. She later married and had 12 children. Those 12 children eventually led to an est...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/America-s-Oldest-Person-Celebrates-Her-116th-Birthday-with-Drive-Through-Party/

This Photographer Turned His Front Door Into An Analog Camera

<p>The producer behind <a href="https://www.dpreview.com/news/8790526835/nyc-s-iconic-101-park-avenue-skyscraper-was-turned-into-a-giant-camera-last-month" target="_blank" style="...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/This-Photographer-Turned-His-Front-Door-Into-An-Analog-Camera/

Ex-Prisoners Share The Things They Were Most Shocked To Discover About The World When They Got Out

Serving a long prison sentence is to be cut off from the world. Ten or twenty years later, everything has changed. In a recent Ask Reddit thread, the question posed was "People who did a long time in prison, what was you...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Ex-Prisoners-Share-The-Things-They-Were-Most-Shocked-To-Discover-About-The-World-When-They-Got-Out/

How to Keep Up with Voting Procedures, State by State

The United States has a general election coming up November 3rd. However, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into the usual procedures. To make the process of voting safer for US citizens, some states have laun...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/How-to-Keep-Up-with-Voting-Procedures-State-by-State/

Team Performs Club Song in Sign Language

The Yeronga Devils football club in South Brisbane went out of their way to show love and solidarity to a teammate. Player Jamie Howell is hearing impaired. She has an implant, and wears a helmet on the playing field to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/16/Team-Performs-Club-Song-in-Sign-Language/




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