Archive for May 20th, 2023

The Real Drop Bears of Australia

A drop bear is a cryptid that Australians love to warn tourists about. They resemble koalas, but are super vicious. A drop bear will hide in a tree until an unsuspecting person walks underneath and then drop onto them an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/20/The-Real-Drop-Bears-of-Australia/

Speed Dating Seniors Get Honest in a Hurry

The Cut staged a speed dating game for older people. It's awkward in places because older people don't really like the pressure of meeting others just for the purpose of evaluating whether to start a romantic relationshi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/20/Speed-Dating-Seniors-Get-Honest-in-a-Hurry/

Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers: Found, Lost, Sold, Stolen, and Recovered

MGM made several pairs of ruby red slippers for the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. That wasn't widely known until 1970, when MGM sold one pair at auction and ordered the others destroyed. The pair that was auction...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/20/Dorothys-Ruby-Red-Slippers-Found-Lost-Sold-Stolen-and-Recovered/

Street Signs Argue with Each Other about Apostrophe Usage

These two street signs face each other, about 5 metres apart, and are in scholarly dispute about apostrophe placement pic.twitter.com/jAnu8clKHM— M@ (@mattfromlondon) May 12, 2023 I'm a stickler for apostrophe u...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/20/Street-Signs-Argue-with-Each-Other-about-Apostrophe-Usage/




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