This father took entertaining his kids to the next level. His intense impression of a dinosaur not only has made his kids entertained, but also the Internet. His alter-ego, ‘Dadosaur,” wakes up when his kids mention its name. His wife may seem unimpressed, but everybody else seems to be very impressed at how he would do anything to keep his kids entertained, as the Blaze details: 

The videos first appeared on Tik Tok under the handle @olivemannella and quickly spread through Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Yahoo News described the sensation as "a seemingly mild-mannered father (who) transforms into a cake-eating monster at the mere mention of his name."

On Twitter, one user reacted by telling her followers, "y'all are so blessed to have dads in y'all life's...especially the fathers who entertain you." Another declared, "Dadosaur is the best thing on the internet."

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Walking has always been a healthy (and for some people, relaxing) activity. Not all have the luxury now to step outside and have a nice walk, but if you have the option to walk, take the opportunity! Walking has a lot of health benefits, such as improving sleep, but it can also be calming, as greenwich time details: 

I started going for neighborhood walks when I lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At 27, I had moved there for journalism school and had arrived from Seattle with plenty of grief in my heart and anxiety in my head. My beloved grandmother had died earlier that year, and I was transferring into my program as a first-generation college student, 3,000 miles away from my friends and family. I felt alone and hopeless. But it was a pivotal time for self-growth. Only after I began seeing a therapist and started going for evening walks, just to get out of my apartment, did the gloom begin to lift.

Of course, safety comes first. Don't step outside unless you can safely keep your social distance! 

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Bran Castle, in Bran, Romania, is a historical monument in Romania. Outside of the country, it is better known as Dracula's castle, although there is no evidence that either Dracula author Bram Stoker nor his inspiration Vlad the Impaler ever set foot in the structure. But it nevertheless draws fans from all over the world, because it looks like the kind of place a royal vampire might live -and the Romanian government encourages such pilgrimages. The interior of Bran Castle has been made available to tour with Google Maps. Take a look around inside, just scroll, point, and click, and you'll see displays of instruments of torture, medieval clothing, weapons, furniture, and more instruments of torture. -via Boing Boing

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What does the snow leopard say? I'm not sure, but it probably strikes terror into the hearts of mountain prey. The White Lion Foundation caught rare footage of a snow leopard calling out across the Himalayas in the Karakoram Mountains of northern Pakistan.

Dr John Knight said, ‘It is extremely unusual and special to be able to get such clear footage of a snow leopard vocalising in the wild, as they are by nature elusive and solitary, only coming together to mate and raise young. The adult male is exercising his vocal calls to establish territory and to let females know he is in the area’.

As snow leopard are a vulnerable species, let's hope this caterwauling sounds like a Barry White song to the ladies of his territory. -via Digg

Look, each has their own way of eating burgers. However, burgers are messy, and sometimes, you don’t want the mess that comes with it. If you want to eat a burger without the mess, there is a right way to hold and eat a burger without it falling into pieces, as Mirror details: 

When you pick up your burger, you must make sure that you're not holding it too tight - this is vital.

Subconsciously we do this when we take a bite, perhaps in the hopes that the harder we squeeze it, the higher the chances we've got in keeping it together.

But all this does is crushes your burger, and forces the fillings to spill out.

Before you take your very first bite, the dentist explains that you should try opening your mouth wide and closing it again to warm up the muscles.

And, the best way to hold it is to put your thumbs and pinkie fingers at the bottom, and your other three fingers on top in a claw like position.

Your pinkies will affectively hold the back portion of the bun together so the contents won't fall out.

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The new iPhone SE has been revealed to the public. The device has a starting price of $399, which is inexpensive for a new iPhone. The latest model features a few of the older models’ designs, such as the return of the home button. But does the model’s low price come at the expense of its features? RT News has the details: 

The latest model replaces the iPhone 8, which was discontinued on April 15. With a 4.7-inch screen, the SE 2020’s design is unremarkably consistent with the iPhone 8, which was a continuance of the iPhone 6, paving the way for a somewhat tedious look

The new handset even sees a return of the home button with touch ID, which was considered defunct when the iPhone X was released in 2017 and the trademark round button was replaced for a touch-sensitive, haptic-powered version.

Apple users may have been quick to voice their dismay at the removal of this former iPhone staple, but its elimination was soon celebrated as a more elegant, seamless way to navigate the phone. So much so that the tech press was quick to speculate that the iconic “home button isn’t coming back.”

Boasting a well-worn design that includes reverting back to former design staples, could this have something to do with Apple giving its new SE a comparatively low price-tag? That said, exactly how cheap the new iPhone is, is questionable. When the iPhone 8 was launched in 2017 at an eye-wateringly expensive starting price of $699, the handset was dubbed as “setting a new bar” in costs for a mainstream handset.

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Just as native English readers are surprised by badly-translated English on t-shirts sold in Asia, so are native Japanese readers astonished by the bad combinations of Japanese characters on t-shirts sold in the West. You might think this is just progressive laziness among clothing designers, but there is a genesis for the story. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out also tells us the origins of the reverse- Asian t-shirts sporting random English.

The ship RMS Titanic sank in April of 1912, now 108 years ago. The disaster made global news, and even inspired a slew of popular songs. At the time, events in the news were commonly turned into songs, and also at the time, recorded music wasn't available in every home, so the songs were popularized by sheet music.

Yes, families could buy sheet music that focused on the Titanic. These songs provided families that had pianos the opportunity to play and sing everything from marches to ballads. In a time before electronic media, playing the piano and singing were a form of early entertainment for families, and they had a range of sheet music to choose from.

“The Wreck of the Titanic: A Descriptive March,” by John J. Thomas, is a musical re-telling of the story of the ocean liner. The sheet music doesn’t have lyrics to sing, but it provides a dramatic synopsis of the tragedy with short descriptions such as “tourists entering the ship” and “leaving port.” Its ending includes the descriptions “boilers explode,” “the death toll,” “boat sinking,” and “Carpathia coming to the rescue.”

But other songs published in the first few years after the Titanic disaster came with lyrics, addressing subjects like the musicians who played while the ship sank, and the concept of "women and children first." Read about the songs that resulted from the sinking of the Titanic at GeneologyBank. -via Strange Company  

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Jeff Wright knows that a real alien invasion wouldn't be what we see in the movies. Real aliens would be smart enough to find our planet, but they would still be working without all the information they need, just like we do. This fast-moving video contains one NSFW word. -via reddit

Amazon is now trying to nudge people to order fewer products, as the company is trying to prioritize essential items such as medical supplies and paper goods. The company is making it slightly less convenient to get certain packages to people’s doorstep. In addition, they are cutting down on advertising, and is backpedaling its one-day shipping guarantee for Prime members in Europe, as Slate detailed: 

Amazon is taking an axe to many of its promotional initiatives as well. In a bid to lure in fewer customers, the company is cutting back considerably on advertising in Google search results and on commission rates for its affiliate marketing program. That program gives a portion of the revenue from a sale to e-commerce companies and media outlets—including Slate—if a customer landed on the product page through a link they posted. Commission rates are expected to drop more than 50 percent for certain items. Amazon has additionally called off Mother’s Day and Father’s Day campaigns aimed at getting people to splurge on their parents and indefinitely postponed Prime Day, the doorbuster blowout it typically holds in July.

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With most of us in our homes during the pandemic, some say that the introverts would thrive during quarantine, as they wouldn’t get lonely from the lack of social interaction at all. That is wrong. Introverts do get lonely. Anyone who’s cooped up in their homes without the choice (or the privilege) of going outside would get lonely and sad at some point. Whether an introvert or extrovert, everyone draws energy from other people, as The New York Times detailed: 

It’s often said that extroverts get their energy from people, while introverts are energized by solitude. The data show that’s a myth. In a pair of studies, people rated their energy hourly or weekly. Extroverts felt more energized when they were being talkative and outgoing — but introverts did, too. Then, in an experiment, people were randomly assigned to act like extroverts or introverts in a group discussion. Acting extroverted energized even the introverts.

“Everybody draws energy from other people,” Susan Cain, the author of “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” said on my TED podcast, WorkLife. “Introverts aren’t antisocial — just differently social!”

What makes introverts different is our sensitivity to stimulation: We’re more easily overloaded than extroverts. When introverts spend a whole week acting like extroverts, there is evidence that the emotional benefits fade and costs begin to emerge — introverts start to feel more negative emotions, more exhaustion and less authenticity. I enjoy being with other people. Some of my best friends are extroverts! Just don’t make me sit next to them on a long flight.

Now that we’re all in some form of isolation, this knowledge has implications for how we fight loneliness. If you’re an extrovert, you might find yourself opting for virtual co-working with strangers and dreading a Sad Desk Lunch. Introverts crave social connection, too, we just need to be careful not to overdo it. For me, eating alone is a Happy Desk Lunch, because it allows me to stay focused and avoid getting drained. New evidence shows that working through lunch alone doesn’t bother people as long as it’s their choice. It hurts only when people want connection but can’t find it.

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A man drives his car straight to a frozen lake, creating waves as he goes. The biggest wonder here is how did he not drop straight into the lake? I repeated the video multiple times trying to understand how he pulled the stunt. 

It’s hard being stuck at home. Most of what we usually do can no longer be possible because we’re stuck indoors (given that you’re the person who goes outdoors). Thankfully, with the free stuff, like free shows and games that many companies give today, we have so many things to keep us occupied during these times.

… on Tuesday, Sony Interactive Entertainment threw its hat into the ring by announcing the new Play At Home initiative on the PlayStation Blog.

There are two components to the Play At Home initiative. The first, as the name suggests, is to give away free games to the PlayStation community to keep them entertained at home. Therefore, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey will be free to download on the PlayStation Store from April 15th at 8 PM PDT through May 5th, 2020 at 8 PM PDT. Once you redeem the games on your account, they’re yours to keep forever.

Thank you, Sony!

More details about this news over at BGR.

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Arguably, nature is the best place to look for inspirations, be it on design, art, and even mechanics. One example is how owl wings are inspiring researches to silence wind turbines and airplanes.

In the overview of a paper by Jaworski and Nigel Peake wrote that owl-inspired innovations are said to be able to reduce noise by as much as 10 decibels. This is similar to the difference in noise between a passing truck and a passing car.

Justin Jaworski’s first close encounter came at a flying exhibition at the Raptor Foundation near Cambridge, England. “They trained the owls to fly very close to the audience,” he says. “My first experience was of ducking to avoid a collision. I heard only a very slight swoosh after it passed.”

Image Credits:  Ed MacKerrow / In Light Of Nature 

Research suggests that owl wings have three features that contribute to their silent flight: a “comb” structure (just visible at the wing’s top right), ragged trailing edges (visible along the bottom of the wing) and a velvety material that covers much of the upper left of the wing. The comb structure from a different specimen is shown close-up at bottom.

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Reusable, durable, cheaper, and filters better than N95 masks: that's the North 7700 respirator, which a tiny hospital in Texas has been using for years. This mask, if utilized, could be a sustainable solution to the problem of N95 supply shortage.

Moving toward elastomeric cartridge masks is a smart move, according to Nancy Johnson, a retired health and safety specialist who worked for the Ontario Nurses’ Association during the SARS outbreak in Canada in 2003. Johnson says that N95s are “the bottom line of respirators” despite the fanfare about them. “In industry, they’re affectionately known and dismissed as dust masks. But they’ve reached holy grail status in health care for whatever reason — maybe because they are cheaper and more disposable,” says. She adds that surgical masks — which consist of a loose material over the face and are not technically respirators — perform even worse.

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