(Photo: Myles Standish re-enactor at the Plimouth Plantation, via Thanksgivukkah)In 167 B.C., Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the ruler of the Seleucid Empire, tried to compel the Jews in Judah to give up their religious customs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/12/Hanukkah-and-Thanksgiving-Take-Place-at-the-Same-Time-This-Year-So-Celebrate-Thanksgivukkah/(Photo: Deborah Cipriani)Deborah Cipriani calls her home “Skunk Haven.” That’s because she shares it with 50 domesticated skunks. The 55-year old woman in North Ridgeville, Ohio acquired her first skunk...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/10/Woman-Lives-with-50-Skunks-on-Purpose/Oink! My wife and I found this cute pig-shaped mooncake at our local Asian supermarket a few weeks ago. The cake was for the Mid-Autumn Festival (also known for the Mooncake Festival, because of the tradition of eating m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/08/Pig-Mooncake/Halloween is coming up fast and to get you in the spirit, here are a few stories of some of the most haunted places around. While there are always unverified stories when it comes to haunted places, I’ve tried to c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/08/5-of-the-Most-Haunted-Places-on-Earth/Photo: orzzs.com - via Daily Picks and Flicks Remember that centipede crab that John posted yesterday? When it needs to go somewhere fast, it doesn't crawl ... it rides this motorcycl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/07/Lobstercycle-Motorcycle-Sculpture-Made-From-Lobster-Shell/Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. Rock music is one of the great art forms of the twentieth century. But a sideline for th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/03/A-Horse-With-No-Name-What-Does-That-Mean/It's pumpkin season again! That means that master pumpkin artist Ray Villafane, whose work we've featured extensively here at Neatorama, faces a busy month.A week ago, Mr. Villafane attended a pumpkin festival in Ludwigs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/09/30/Ray-Villafanes-Living-Squashes/Actually, samurai monkey is part of Los Angeles-based photographer Hiroshi Watanabe's latest art series, titled Suo Sarumawashi, which is centered around the ancient Japanese artform of Sarumawashi or Monkey Dancing....
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/09/24/Dont-Mess-with-Samurai-Monkey/[http://youtu.be/P4yfCoVpsTQ] (YouTube link)Remember Athanasius Kircher's cat piano? Of course you do; it's a t-shirt now. The human version has been brought to reality in Quebec. From the YouTube link:Set during the Fes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/09/19/Le-Piano-Vivant-The-Living-Piano/The second Internet Cat Video Festival was held this week at the Minnesota State Fair, and a good time was had by all. The highlight of the event was the meeting between Lil Bub and Grumpy Cat. The top honor of the festi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/08/31/Grumpy-Cat-Wins-Top-Honors-at-Internet-Cat-Video-Festival/
