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When Linguistic Self-Censorship Goes to Extremes

Have you noticed the proliferation of the word "unalive" on the 'net as a substitute for "kill" or "die"? It's not just a fad- there's a reason behind it. When you tell people they cannot say certain words, they wil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/25/When-Linguistic-Self-Censorship-Goes-to-Extremes/

It's Your Turn to Draw a Fish

Although some people can do it better than others, everyone can draw a fish. That's the point of Draw a Fish. Go head and draw your fish, but don't let the algorithm below throw you off. I ended up with only a 60% chance...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/25/Its-Your-Turn-to-Draw-a-Fish/

Our First Look at Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

We're getting the band back together! It's been 41 years since we were introduced to the band Spinal Tap, and their 1984 film is finally getting a sequel. In Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Nigel Tufnel (Chris...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/25/Our-First-Look-at-iSpinal-Tap-II-The-End-Continuesi/

The Amish Are Less Allergic Than Anyone Else

Hay fever used to be an illness associated with aristocrats, but now it's pretty widespread. Cases of asthma, eczema, and food allergies have risen exponentially in the last few decades. But not for the Amish. While 8-10...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/24/The-Amish-Are-Less-Allergic-Than-Anyone-Else/

Ferrets Will Outsmart You When They Want To

If you thought cats were manipulative, you obviously haven't had a ferret. I haven't owned a ferret, either, but I've heard enough stories from family members. Ferrets are known for their amazing flexibility and never-en...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/24/Ferrets-Will-Outsmart-You-When-They-Want-To/

Seven Movies That Triggered Historical Cultural and Political Changes

In 1979, a stuck valve led to a loss of water in a nuclear facility and ended in a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Coincidentally, the movie The China Syndrome h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/23/Seven-Movies-That-Triggered-Historical-Cultural-and-Political-Changes/

Amsterdam to Install Cat Ladders in Canals

People who have pools or dumpsters know how dangerous they are for small animals- they can fall in, but it's hard to get out. A board added as a ramp can fix the problem. The city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands is tackl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/23/Amsterdam-to-Install-Cat-Ladders-in-Canals/

RIP Ozzy Osbourne--And His Alamo Incident

Yesterday, British rock star Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76.Here in Texas, we remember him for a particular incident which is emblematic of our state. The excellent history X account Traces of Texas describes...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/23/RIP-Ozzy-Osbourne-And-His-Alamo-Incident/

What's Worse Than Being Alone in Space?

In an alternate version of the near future, a space station research lab orbiting Mars has a catastrophic accident. A crew member manages to survive in an escape pod, but what then? She can't establish communication with...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/23/Whats-Worse-Than-Being-Alone-in-Space/

Stanley Kubrick Deleted a Scene from The Shining After the Movie Opened

The 1980 film The Shining has terrorized audiences for 45 years now. It was co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, loosely based on a story by Stephen King, and starred Jack Nicholson, so how could it not?...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/Stanley-Kubrick-Deleted-a-Scene-from-iThe-Shiningi-After-the-Movie-Opened/

Female Frogs Pretend to Be Dead to Avoid Attention by Males

Occasionally, women must go to great lengths to stave off the romantic efforts of men. This is true for animals as well as humans. ABC News reports that a recent study found that the females of a species of frog will act...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/Female-Frogs-Pretend-to-Be-Dead-to-Avoid-Attention-by-Males/

An Honest Trailer for The Fantastic Four

The new movie Fantastic Four: First Steps opens this weekend, and Marvel, as a well as Marvel fans, are holding their breath hoping it will be good. The Fantastic Four comic book characters haven't had a gr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/An-Honest-Trailer-for-iThe-Fantastic-Fouri/

How Top-Tier Acting Transformed Babylon 5

It is a truth universally acknowledged that, as an art form, television reached its zenith in 90s science fiction. YouTuber Rowan J. Coleman clearly understands the greatness of these narratives, as we have previously se...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/How-Top-Tier-Acting-Transformed-Babylon-5/

A Gallery of Really Weird TV Shows

When you talk about "really weird TV," it could honestly be argued that many quite popular shows are really weird, but you can't really argue with success. This is about shows that were so strange they failed almost imme...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/A-Gallery-of-Really-Weird-TV-Shows/

How Developers Flood-Proofed This Town

Babcock Ranch is a housing development about 20 miles inland of Fort Myers, Florida. Hurricanes are part of live along the Gulf coast, so avoiding flooding is a priority for home builders and buyers. Babcock Ranch is bui...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/22/How-Developers-Flood-Proofed-This-Town/

The Simpsons Catchphrases in Other Languages

The animated sitcom The Simpsons is dubbed into quite a few languages for airing around the world. We can assume that most of what they say has the same meaning in another language, but there are specific n...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/21/iThe-Simpsonsi-Catchphrases-in-Other-Languages/

Pee-wee's Bicycle Finds a Permanent Home

In the 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Herman goes on a quest to retrieve his stolen bicycle. He had been told it was in the basement of the Alamo, but after traveling to Texas, he finds that there's...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/21/Pee-wees-Bicycle-Finds-a-Permanent-Home/

Bill McClintock's Rock Mashup for the Ages

Bill McClintock is a genius music mixer. Most of his mashups have been clever combinations of two main songs from completely different musical genres with a random guitar solo thrown in. His last mashup experimented with...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/21/Bill-McClintocks-Rock-Mashup-for-the-Ages/

Rounded Beer Bottle for Beach Drinking

Kenji Abe, a product designer, offers this concept for a beer bottle for the beach environment. Although a flat bottom is suitable for resting on the table, a rounded one is superior for plunging into the sand for stable...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/20/Rounded-Beer-Bottle-for-Beach-Drinking/

Carousels are Way More Than Horses

For some people, carousels are carnival rides for kids. For others, they are a object of nostalgia for their childhood, or a glimpse into the world of a hundred years ago. But for quite a few, they are works of art. That...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/20/Carousels-are-Way-More-Than-Horses/

H-E-B Tortilla Suitcase

H-E-B is a grocery store chain in Texas and Mexico. It's one of the iconic businesses, along with Buc-ee's and Whataburger, that are associated with Texas.Texans know what this image represents. H-E-B makes superb flour...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/20/H-E-B-Tortilla-Suitcase/

Kitchen Nightmares: The Truth Behind the Reality Show

Gordon Ramsay's TV series Kitchen Nightmares aired in the US from 2007 to 2014, then after a few other similar shows had short runs, was resurrected in 2023. The show is currently in its ninth season on the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/20/iKitchen-Nightmaresi-The-Truth-Behind-the-Reality-Show/

Camille Clifford: The Real Life "Gibson Girl"

Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson created the iconic image of what came to be called the Gibson Girl in 1898. The image appeared in magazines and advertising for years, showing people what the perfect woman looked like. Ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/20/Camille-Clifford-The-Real-Life-Gibson-Girl/

Fefe the Cockatoo and Her Forever Home

Fefe is a strange-looking Goffin's cockatoo. But she's not a fledgling bird just getting her feathers- she's twenty years old! Nor is she molting. Her lack of feathers is from stress and boredom, which causes birds to pl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/19/Fefe-the-Cockatoo-and-Her-Forever-Home/

The Legend Behind the Codex Gigas, or the Devil's Bible

Embed from Getty ImagesThe Codex Gigas is the biggest medieval manuscript in the world. This Bible is 36 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. And it's not just a Bible- it also contains medical text, some apocryphal work...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/19/The-Legend-Behind-the-Codex-Gigas-or-the-Devils-Bible/

The Hidden, Yet Dramatic, Lives of Nails

Even the most mundane objects, like plain old nails, can be imbued with personality in the hands of a patient and talented animator. There's no need for dialogue in this film, because the movement and the music tell a st...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/19/The-Hidden-Yet-Dramatic-Lives-of-Nails/

The Space-Out Competition Determines Who is Best at Doing Nothing

Humans are so competitive they will design a contest around anything -or nothing. In 2014, Korean artist Woopsyang launched the Space-Out competition. The contestants do nothing at all. You can be disqualified for talkin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/18/The-Space-Out-Competition-Determines-Who-is-Best-at-Doing-Nothing/

Silly Machines by Jakob Grosse-Ophoff

Jakob Grosse-Ophoff is an artist in Rostock, Germany who uses a variety of media, including paint, but has become famous on the internet for his kinetic sculptures. These mixed media pieces amuse audiences while simultan...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/18/Silly-Machines-by-Jakob-Grosse-Ophoff/

What Helen Keller Thought of the New York Symphony Orchestra

Music is much more than just sound. The proof of that is in the time Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, experienced Beethoven's Ninth Symphony performed by the New York Symphony Orchestra and broadcast on radio....

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/18/What-Helen-Keller-Thought-of-the-New-York-Symphony-Orchestra/

Arena for Dancing Dinosaurs Discovered in Colorado

Many species of birds perform elaborate mating dances to impress females. Some species have dedicated places where they gather to perform such dances, so that many females watch as the males compete for their attention....

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/17/Arena-for-Dancing-Dinosaurs-Discovered-in-Colorado/




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