Kuzma the Fennec fox and Zima the cat live together in Moscow. Kuzma is small, energetic, and has a little trouble with the slippery floor. Zima is relatively calm and placid, but he does enjoy playing with his fox friend. And in the end, he's bigger and will get his way! -via Tastefully Offensive
All kinds of strange things can happen to a person when they head to the Upside Down, but to see the weirdest effect that dark dimension can have on a body you've gotta see what it did to the symbiote known as Venom. When that wily alien bodysnatcher discovered there was an entire dimension as black as his soul sitting right on the other side of Earth's normal reality he got very excited, the wicked possibilities dancing in his head. But then he met the powers that be on the other side of reality, and they showed him things aren't as black and white in the land where darkness reigns supreme...
Add some stranger mashup style to your geeky wardrobe with this Demovenom t-shirt by Andriu, it's a scary good design that'll scare up smiles wherever you go!
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While the Americans were hurriedly working on a nuclear bomb, so were the Nazis. If they had succeeded, the outcome of World War II may have been quite different. The Americans used enriched uranium, but the scientists in Germany used un-enriched uranium and heavy water to reach critical mass. They manufactured heavy water at the Vemork chemical plant in occupied Norway. Taking out the plant's heavy water lab was a critical mission for the Allies. British soldiers had attempted a raid, but they had been captured and executed. The Norwegian Royal Army stepped in for another attempt, called Operation Gunnerside. It was carried out 75 years ago, on February 28, 1943.
Rather than repeating the British strategy of sending dozens of men in gliders, flying with heavy weapons and equipment (including bicycles!) to traverse the snow-covered roads, and making a direct assault at the plant’s front gates, the Norwegians would rely on an alternate strategy. They’d parachute a small group of expert skiers into the wilderness that surrounded the plant. The lightly armed skiers would then quickly ski their way to the plant, and use stealth rather than force to gain entry to the heavy water production room in order to destroy it with explosives.
Six Norwegian soldiers were dropped in to meet up with four others already on location. (The four had parachuted in weeks earlier to set up a lighted runway on a lake for the British gliders that never arrived.) On the ground, they were joined by a Norwegian spy. The 11-man group was initially slowed by severe weather conditions, but once the weather finally cleared, the men made rapid progress toward their target across the snow-covered countryside.
The skiing soldiers moved like ninjas to avoid the Germans patrolling the roads and guarding the plant. Read how they carried out their mission at Smithsonian.
The Oscars will be awarded this weekend. Most of the movies up for Best Picture came out late in 2017, which is the traditional time for epic dramas that get nominated, so Screen Junkies haven't done takedowns on most of them yet. They fixed that, by giving the Honest Trailer treatment to all nine nominees for Best Picture.
Oh yeah, the screenshot above actually does appear in this Honest Trailer. It did not fool you into thinking that Justice League was included in the nominations, did it?
Having an infant son in the house has taught me the value of solid sack time, and he has shown me that I've spent my whole life taking sleep for granted- and now it's too late to get those years of good snoozin' back.
I've played the tough guy, telling people "I'll sleep whem I'm dead", but now that I spend my days shambling around like a zombie I really wish I hadn't tempted fate with those bold words.
And according to this Safely Endangered comic I won't be getting any sleep after I'm dead either...so much for my retirement plans!
-Via Geeks Are Sexy
If you live in Edmonton, Alberta, you just accept that it's going to be freezing cold all winter. The city embraces the inevitable cold. While other towns have specific vehicles for removing snow and ice from streets (which Edmonton has, too), city workers go out early in the morning and spray water on park paths to make them more slippery! Quite a few layers later, there is a sheet of ice up to a foot thick over park trails. Time to strap on your skates! The man behind the frozen trails is architect Matt Gibbs.
Gibbs dreamed up a version of the frozen trails concept as part of his master’s thesis in landscape architecture at the University of British Columbia. His idea, which he christened the “Freezeway,” involved even more frozen paths—enough glassy arteries that Edmontonians could strap on some blades and skate to work. That wasn’t quite feasible, but the city adapted the project, named it the “IceWay,” and has paved two frozen paths through parks. There’s a three-loop trail around Victoria Park, a one-and-a-quarter mile path through Rundle Park. The project is growing: Angie Blades, a project coordinator for the City of Edmonton, estimates that the Rundle Park route, which the city piloted last year, is 80 percent longer this season.
The skating trails look really nice with the colored lights shining on them at night. Read more about Edmonton's ice trails at Atlas Obscura.
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The story of Sleeping Beauty was such a big hit that it left very little room for other sleeping dudes and damsels to receive their due recognition, which is a shame because Beauty's story was booooooring.
Now if you wanna watch an exciting animated story about a sleeping gal, one starring kooky characters full of visual verve and a sketchy animation style that's outta sight you've gotta watch Sleeping Betty- a totally hand-drawn animated short by Claude Cloutier, released by The National Film Board of Canada in 2007. It's anything but a snoozefest!
We know the Louvre in Paris as an art museum. However, it was once a fortress, and the seat of government. Napoleon III lived there. What many people don't know is that his residence is still there, still furnished in the style of the time. And open to museum visitors.
You’ll walk past a a stunning series of staircases on your way to the apartments, but try not to get distracted on your quest. A plaque explains that the rooms you’re about to enter were refurbished during the Second Empire, and were part of what was, at the time, a brand-new wing of the Louvre (built between 1852 and 1857). A tremendous amount of artists, decorators, upholsterers and the like were hired to work on the apartments, which were fashioned in the Louis XIV style. By sheer luck (and a lot of restorative genies), they remain exactly the same: dripping in gold…
The apartments are not crowded with tourists, because they are busy looking at the Mona Lisa with everyone else. Take a tour inside the secret apartments of the Louvre at Messy Nessy Chic.
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Some people think Finland's greatest contribution to the world is the song Finland, but that was actually written by a bunch of British blokes who call themselves Monty Python.
And as it turns out Finland's actual contributions to the world are much more important than some catchy song, because their creations like paternity leave, Xylitol and maternity boxes are truly making the world a better place.
Finland first introduced paternity leave in 1978, allowing dads to take up to 158 of the 263 paid working days alloted to the parents after the child is born, and under certain conditions dads can also take an additional "father's month" off.
Maternity packs and Xylitol are equally brilliant ideas that could improve lives the world over:
Maternity pack
Finland’s “baby box” was introduced for poor mothers in 1938 and extended to all in 1949, when it held fabrics, a sewing kit, baby clothes, nappies and a mattress (the box itself doubled as a cot). The contents has changed over time (it now includes a duvet, quilted suit, bonnet, socks and gloves) but it remains hugely popular: 95% of mothers choose it over a cash alternative.
Xylitol
Finland began researching the natural sweetener Xylitol and its capacity to dramatically reduce dental plaque in the early 1970s and developed and launched a Xylitol chewing gum – arguably the world’s first health-improving food product – in 1975.
But the Finnish contribution the world needs now more than ever is their free comprehensive education system:
Finnish free comprehensive education
Finnish law guarantees a free, high-quality, nine-year basic education (to age 15) in municipal-run schools to every child, regardless of where they live or the wealth of their parents, declaring it an essential human right. Half then go to high school or polytechnic, and half into vocational education, which is also free – as is further and university education. All school teachers have at least a university master’s degree.
What's the difference between these two pictures? The one on the left was taken by a high-speed camera, while the one on the right was taken by a scanning digital camera (in a phone). You can see the rolling shutter effect in action while the camera scans. That doesn't mean the pictures weren't further manipulated, if you notice the text on the propellor blades.
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains the rolling shutter effect and how it happens. Wait until you see what the effect does to a fidget spinner, a guitar, and a spinning coin! -via Everlasting Blort
(art by Daniel Meeker)
These days everybody is going back to basics with their workout routine, trading in their expensive exercise machines and electronic gadgets for kettlebells, free weights and good old fashioned freestyle cardio.
9. DANCE FOR YOUR LIFE
Dance vigorously and often to your favorite lute melody or hip-hop album while wearing mail armor.
So it stands to reason that out of shape modern people might seek guidance from the fit people of the past, and if you're looking for a CrossFit-style workout that makes losing weight fun you should go to Knight classes.
6. STONE THROW
Pick up a large stone. Throw it. Repeat as necessary. (This was one of Boucicaut's favorite childhood games, which no doubt served him well on the battlefield.)
French knight Jean Le Maingre, aka Boucicaut, shared the details of his strict fitness regimen in his 1409 biography, revealing the exercises that made him such a mighty warrior, all done while fully armored, of course.
5. HAMMER SWING
Take a sledgehammer and swing it about. Note your surroundings. Splitting wood with an ax is a suitable alternative.
See 10 Workout Tips From A 14th Century Knight at Mental Floss
The world is changing so fast, but the youngest members of our society don't know that yet. Broadcast TV brought the world together. Cable and home video separated family members by age. Streaming services and binge-watching are changing how entertainment works yet again. I wouldn't let my kids watch The Walking Dead when they were young, but later they caught up easily by binge watching. They now don't have time for TV in college, but that's okay, they'll catch up during vacation. As for this kid, aren't you glad he doesn't have the power to hire and fire? This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.
There has never been a better time to join a political movement and work with your fellow citizens to make positive changes happen in your world, and when faced with tyranny and injustice there has never been a better time to resist. But resistance isn't a Republican or Democrat issue, it isn't a liberal or conservative issue, and it's not just a black and white issue- it's a people issue, done by the people for the good of all the world's citizens. Because when the powers that be take our rights for granted and try to take control of our lives out of our hands it's our responsibility to resist and show them that we won't accept their despotism without a fight.
Get geared up for the political revolution at hand with this Resist t-shirt by Flaming Imp, it's a great way to show your fellow citizens that you're willing to fight for your rights and bring about positive change for good!
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Some people say the parents are to blame for what happened in Stranger Things because they didn't keep a closer eye on their kids, but the weird events in Hawkins would have happened no matter how strict their parents had been.
And you can't blame single mother of two Joyce Byers for what happened to Will- she just gave him the freedom every kid wants, and she did help save him from the Upside Down after all.
That being said Joyce Byers probably won't be teaching a class on parenting anytime soon, but if some adult school were foolish enough to let her teach her class would probably look something like this Nerdist parody- only with less students.
-Via GeekTyrant
A thief has been hitting self-serve car washes across the Midwest to enrich himself by making an end-run around the automated payment machines. His technique is decidedly old school, involving a $20 bill attached to a fishing line for easy retrieval.
Police concluded the $20 bill has to be laminated, which keeps the machines from shredding it to bits. The trick involves connecting the bill to what appears to be fishing line, Ohio police have said.
The suspect entered the coated $20 bill 35 times and voided each car wash purchase to trigger a refund from the machine. Each time, he was able to pull the coated bill back out of the machine. By the time the thief was done, the machine was missing $700 in $5 bills.
In total, he’s estimated to have netted thousands of dollars, with more than $1,000 coming from just two car washes in Indiana alone.
He has covered his license plate and wipes away any fingerprints, but his face has been recorded on security cameras.
'Car wash bandit' has stolen thousands of dollars in five states: police https://t.co/2TAdHeLCt2 pic.twitter.com/O0fZ8OnIOm
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) February 22, 2018
Read more about the car wash thief at Jalopnik.
(Image credit: Andrew Smith)
