Archive for August 22nd, 2020

A Ride Home from School

What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? A wheelbarrow of orangutans! These youngsters live at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. They are rescued orphans taking part in Orangutan Jungle School, where they are ta...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/A-Ride-Home-from-School/

This Joke T-Shirt Became Viral

<p>After getting “a little scrappy” with a man who suddenly mentioned his Asian wife as a way to disagree with her in a conversation, international relations researcher Rui Zhong decided that sh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/This-Joke-T-Shirt-Became-Viral/

How a 200-Year-Old Gift From Benjamin Franklin Made Boston and Philadelphia a Fortune

Despite the fact that he was never president of the United States, Benjamin Franklin is arguably the most interesting of the Founding Fathers. Or at least the most fun to study. Franklin had a varied career which made hi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/How-a-200-Year-Old-Gift-From-Benjamin-Franklin-Made-Boston-and-Philadelphia-a-Fortune/

The Spittle Bug is Just What You Think

This is a Spittle Bug. Say "hello!" Do you know why there are bubbles next to him? Well, he needs them for survival. This little fella makes his own AC. View the video here....

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/https-twitter-com-GeoBeats-status-1294304690893664258/

An Oral History of ‘Steamed Hams’

If you wander through various corners of the internet, you've seen memes based on Steamed Hams, a wacky Simpsons skit where one minor character has another minor character over for dinner and things get out of h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/An-Oral-History-of-Steamed-Hams/

Hair Changes Color from the Direction You Look at It

The colorist SNAPPED pic.twitter.com/lWClZkRoET— IG: theBlingAddict (@stillT0XIC) August 18, 2020 <p>Master hairstylist and colorist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cANMGhn60ckHEa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/Hair-Changes-Color-from-the-Direction-You-Look-at-It/

University Offers "Idleness Grants" -- Money for Doing Nothing

The University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany is offering three grants, each of which pays the equivalent of $1,887 to people who will commit to doing nothing. The Guardian describes the grant application:The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/University-Offers-Idleness-Grants-Money-for-Doing-Nothing/

The 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River bisects the United States and separates the East from the West. It has figured prominently in much of the country's history. But it was here long before any people were. Research in just the last fe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/The-70-Million-Year-Old-History-of-the-Mississippi-River/

New York's Favorite Trash-Strewn Beach Is a Wee Bit Radioactive

Beachcombers and urban explorers flock to the shores of Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn to explore the amazing stash of vintage trash. The beach is strewn with broken glass and intact bottles, ceramics, and rusty metal from a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/New-Yorks-Favorite-Trash-Strewn-Beach-Is-a-Wee-Bit-Radioactive/

Sad Iron Man: A Maine Geologist Wants You To Know How We Used to Press Our Clothes

In his professional life, geology professor Kevin McCartney can tell you all about iron. As a collector, he can tell you all about irons, the ones you press your clothing with. Or at least some people do. McCartney has a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/Sad-Iron-Man-A-Maine-Geologist-Wants-You-To-Know-How-We-Used-to-Press-OurClothes/

These People Take Packing Seriously

<p>When it comes to packing for a trip that will last for a few days, it is always better to be safe than sorry. This is why we pack more than what we usually use on a normal day, so that we’ll be pre...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/22/These-People-Take-Packing-Seriously/




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