Archive for December 11th, 2023

An Update on the IKEA Monkey, Eleven Years Later

Eleven years ago yesterday, a monkey in a fluffy winter coat was seen walking around alone in an IKEA parking lot in Toronto, after he escaped from his cage and opened the door of the car it was in. The six-month-old Jap...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/An-Update-on-the-IKEA-Monkey-Eleven-Years-Later/

Pantone Color of the Year 2024: Peach Fuzz

The Pantone Color Institute has announced that their Color of the Year for 2024 is PANTONE 13-1023, also called Peach Fuzz. They describe it as "a velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches heart, mind, and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Pantone-Color-of-the-Year-2024-Peach-Fuzz/

An Obvious Innovation for Electric Vehicles is Already in Use

One of the concerns people have about electric vehicles is charging the battery. In some places, charging stations are still few and far between. The ability to plug in a car at your home is not yet universal. And even i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/An-Obvious-Innovation-for-Electric-Vehicles-is-Already-in-Use/

Victory in World War II: America's Ice Cream Barge

Today, I ran across the above image on Twitter. It made me laugh because it reflects the historical reality of the industrial disparity between the United States and Japan during World War II. The Japanese Empire was doo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Victory-in-World-War-II-Americas-Ice-Cream-Barge/

Mimizuka, Japan's Tomb of Noses

During the Japanese invasion of Korea in the 16th century, the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi had one brutal but relentless command to his troops: to kill all and bring their heads back to Japan. The massive slaughter of civ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Mimizuka-Japan-s-Tomb-of-Noses/

The Turkish Basket Men Who Carried Drunk People Home

<p>Back in the 60s, when there were no Ubers or surrogate drivers or designated driving services, Turkey had a very popular service for drunk people. <a href="https://www.historyinmemes.com/2023/02/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/The-Turkish-Basket-Men-Who-Carried-Drunk-People-Home/

Photoshop Error on Prince William's Family Christmas Card?

Our family Christmas card for 2023 🎄❤️📸 Josh Shinner pic.twitter.com/X9du9EkpaI— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 9, 2023 <p><a href="https://www.upi.co...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Photoshop-Error-on-Prince-William-s-Family-Christmas-Card/

Surviving MASH Cast Reunite for Two-Hour Special

<p>In 2016, the cast of <em>Will &amp; Grace</em> had a get-together to film a short video about the 2016 presidential campaign, encouraging Americans to vote in the elections. The video rec...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Surviving-MASH-Cast-Reunite-for-Two-Hour-Special/

Behind the Photo of WWII's Crying Child-Soldier

The child in the photographs is Hans-Georg Henke, who was only 15 years old when he was forced to enlist in the Luftwaffe, the German air force. There are two conflicting accounts about the story behind those ph...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Behind-the-Photo-of-WWII-s-Crying-Child-Soldier/

Meet Karin Vogel, Last in Line to the British Throne

<p>Over a decade ago, several news outlets published an exhaustive list of persons who were in the line of succession to the British throne. It had included 4,973 people, excluding the current monarch at th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/11/Meet-Karin-Vogel-Last-in-Line-to-the-British-Throne/




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