Embed from Getty ImagesIn early 1976, several soldiers at Fort Dix came down with an illness that was identified as a novel swine flu. Testing showed 200 recruits carried the virus. The US government swung into action,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/The-Fiasco-of-the-1976-Swine-Flu-Affair/We've been upset with our local cable TV companies for so long that we welcomed the advent of streaming services so that we could cut the cord. But which streaming service should you subscribe to? There are differences,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/An-Honest-Trailer-for-Streaming-Services/Michael Locascio, an artist in New Jersey, specializes in sculptures and household objects that are macabre and delightfully unsettling. Among his works are sculptures of spectral figures that appear to emerge from mirro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/The-Ghost-in-the-Mirror-A-Wall-Sculpture/<p>Video call conferences have become a part of our daily lives in the past months, and it seems that it will still be in the coming days.</p><p>When it comes to these video call conferences, a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/The-New-Logitech-Mouse-Has-A-Button-That-Can-Control-Zoom-Calls/<p>Butts. The soft, hairy, appendages that are hilarious, erotic and functional seem to be very impactful in our lives. But have you ever wondered what their original purpose was? How did humanity decide th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/Why-Do-We-Have-Butts/<p>Eating well is one of the easiest ways for us to stay healthy. Keeping a good and well-balanced diet can help us protect our body as time passes by. To keep our brain healthy and functional, we can eat f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/What-Are-Good-Food-Options-For-The-Brain/<p>Before the rise of the ever helpful toilet paper, have you wondered what ancient humans used to wipe after going to the bathroom? Medieval literature professor Susan Morrison believes that question is di...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/What-Did-We-Use-Before-Toilet-Paper-Existed/The local government of the Mexican state of Nuevo León finally downgraded their alert level from red to orange on September 4. This means that locals are now allowed to hold celebrations such as weddings provided...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/Couples-Dance-While-Maintaining-Social-Distancing/Are you healthy, adventurous, over 21, have a valid driver's license and a social media account, and love beer? Then you are invited to compete for the position of Michelob Ultra CEO. That's Chief Exploration Officer. Th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/How-to-Apply-for-a-Job-That-Pays-50K-to-Explore-National-Parks/In the US, KitKat bars come in milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and soon, mint flavor. These sweet treats are even more popular in Japan, where they've been made in more than 400 flavors! Would you try a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/400-Flavors-of-Kit-Kat/<p>Now, that’s a way to tell people how much time we have left before the Earth gives up on us! Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd reprogrammed Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan to show how much tim...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/This-Clock-Tells-The-Time-Remaining-Before-The-Earth-s-Deadline/The police not only rely on manpower, but on dog power as well, especially when it comes to cases that require their skills, like in drug trafficking and weapons distribution. A police dog is not just a co-worker for the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/He-Just-Lost-His-First-Colleague-and-The-World-Mourns-With-Him/Polly Pockets are small dolls introduced in the 1980s that come in tiny cases that are their homes. They've grown since then, but the idea is still the same as it was when the first such doll was presented in a house mad...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/Pop-Culture-Homes-as-Polly-Pocket-Cases/<p>Researchers discovered fossils that are perfectly preserved in the western Liaoning Province in China. The 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossils, named <em>Changmiania liaoningensis</em> (whi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/These-125M-Year-Old-Dinosaurs-Fossils-Were-Found-Perfectly-Preserved/Tom Scott begins this video by telling us all the problems with monorails and why they never really caught on. So what good are they? There's a specific place for a monorail system where it works perfectly for its purpos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/The-Tiny-Monorails-That-Once-Carried-James-Bond/Nine years ago, we posted about the building of a 10,000-year clock. The project by the Long Now Foundation got a real boost in 2016 with a $42 million donation as well as some land in West Texas from Amazon founder Jeff...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/Hiding-a-10000-Year-Clock-inside-a-Mountain/<p>One of the easiest ways to put more fun and action in a photo is by adding in animals in the picture. Just look at these pictures from <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/animal-photobombs-gal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/Animals-Photobombing/A Japanese cat named Shiroi (white) was known for her particularly long torso, said to be 65 cm from head to toe. An image of the cat was posted to 2chan in 2004 or 2005, and went viral. She came to be known as Nobiko (s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/09/22/RIP-Longcat/<p>Studio Ghibli has been known to be stern when it comes to the distribution and copyright of their films. However, it would seem that they are slowly changing their image through their recent actions.<...
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