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A Boy and His Marmot Friends

Four years ago, Matteo Walch and his family went to the Austrian Alps and made some quite unusual friends, a colony of marmots! Since then, Matteo has returned to the same place every year to visit his furry buddies:

The family return to visit the colony in Groslocker in the Austrian Alps for two weeks every year.
Matteo’s father Michaela, said: 'Their friendship has lasted for more than four years now.
'He loves those animals and they are not at all afraid of Matteo because he has a feeling towards them and they understand that.

‘We go there every year now for two weeks - it’s amazing to watch the connection between a boy and his animal friends.’

The Daily Mail has more: Link


Clever Bird Goes Fishing

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He has no rod or reel, but he certainly has the right bait! -via Say OMG


Everybody Jump

People ask the question every once in a while, "What would happen if everyone on Earth jumped at the same time?" Sometimes they are specific in saying everyone on one side of the Earth. The short answer is: nothing. But Randall Munroe at xkcd explains that while the Earth wouldn't move, there are a lot of other things that would happen as a result of this stunt. Link -via Bad Astronomy


R.I.P. Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surface of the moon, has died. He gave the world a quote on that occasion on July 20, 1969, that will live in history:  "That is one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong's family released a statement through NASA. Here is a small portion:

Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job. He served his Nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He also found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia, and became a community leader in Cincinnati.  

He remained an advocate of aviation and exploration throughout his life and never lost his boyhood wonder of these pursuits.  

As much as Neil cherished his privacy, he always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life.  

While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves.

The cause of death was complications after a cardiovascular procedure. Armstrong was 82. Link -via mental_floss

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Kid Snippets: Salesman

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Now, this is real improvisational theater, with a twist. Kids are given a vague scenario, such as "pretend to be a salesman and a customer" in this case. Then adults act out what came up. There's a series of these Kid Snippet videos by BoredShortsTV. Link -via Metafilter


Accio Comfort and Warmth!

Jennifer Ofenstein likes to make Harry Potter quilts and she even sells them at her Etsy shop. This one might just be the best of the bunch, but it's hard to decide with so many other options out there -we've even featured her quilts before.

Link via Geek Crafts


The Reunion Box

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A family in Arlington, Virginia, had their chimney capped, unaware that a raccoon and her babies had a nest inside. The United States Humane Society came and removed the raccoon and two babies and set them free outside. But there were actually four in the litter, which wasn't evident until the next day. The last two babies were removed and placed in a "reunion box" and left for the mother to find. The best part of this story is the camera trap footage of what happened when the reunion box was left out overnight. Link -via Arbroath


These Dogs Have Some Serious Napoleon Complexes

The Carmichael Collective has a delightful photo series featuring naughty pooches with real behavioral issues all dressed up as Napoleon. Not only are the pictures just precious, but the descriptions of the dog's misdeeds are simply wonderful.

Link Via Laughing Squid


The Big Bang Theory Apartments

DeviantART member Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde (nikneuk) renders fictional TV apartments into detailed floor plans. Look through her gallery and you'll see the apartments of Friends, Frasier, and Carrie Bradshaw's apartment from Sex and the City plus a few other interiors.

The floor plan from The Big Bang Theory, showing Penny's apartment on the left, and Sheldon and Leonard's apartment on the right is over at the Link -via Geeks Are Sexy


Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys?

Mystery novels starring the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew have been around for over 80 years, and there are so many of them that it might be hard to tell them apart. If you love solving mysteries, you've probably read a lot of both series. In today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you'll be given a title, and you decide whether it belongs to a Hardy Boys book or a Nancy Drew book. Simple? Don't count on it! Link


Why the Tortoise Wouldn't Eat

Margaret Parker of Carlisle, England, found a five-inch-long tortoise in her garden. The miniature tortoise was cute, so she brought it inside and tried to feed it. Parker's daughter brought some lettuce for it, but it still wouldn't eat. So the women called Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Centre for advice, and a volunteer was sent out. Pauline Adams picked up the tortoise and figured out the problem.

She said: “At first when I arrived I didn’t have my glasses on and I thought it was a baby tortoise. It was sitting there in the shoe box, on a bed of lettuce and tomato.

“Then I put my specs on, and thought: ‘Oops - what’s this?’

“When I picked it up I saw the CE mark and the words Made in China, and I just cracked up.

“I laughed even more when she told me her daughter had been to the Co-op to buy tomato and lettuce for it. She was very apologetic. Judging by the moss on it, it had been in the garden a long time.

Adams and Knoxwood founder George Scott both said Mrs. Parker did the right thing by calling them. Link -via Arbroath


The Wealthy Roma


Photo: Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky

There are two million Roma (or "gypsies" as you may know them, though that term is considered derogatory by the Romani people) in Romania, most of whom live in poverty. But not all: some live like kings in mansions with fanciful balconies, pillars, turrets, towers and domes.

Tom O'Neill of National Geographic brings us to Buzescu, the home of the wealthy Roma, where despite the glamorous facades, age-old traditions still rule:

Front doors would open to gleaming expanses of marble, ceilings hung with chandeliers, and, like the main prop of a stage set, a grand Gone With the Wind staircase leading to bedrooms heaped with toys. Yet most rooms looked totally unlived in. In mansions with a dozen rooms or more, often the only occupants were grandparents and a few young children, and they mostly stayed in back rooms and ate in the kitchen. The parents and older sons were off doing business, usually returning for holidays, baptisms, and funerals. The mansions had been built largely as showrooms to be filled with pride and awe.

Another surprise was that behind the showy facades, time-encrusted customs remained in force. At Victor Filisan’s house, where he offered me the local drink of Jack Daniel’s and Red Bull, I asked to use the toilet. He showed me not to the Jacuzzi-equipped bathroom inside but to an outhouse at the back of the lot, the same one he and his wife use. For reasons of ritual purity, many Roma, especially older ones, do not cook and use the toilet under the same roof. In other houses, I saw teenage wives serving meals to teenage husbands. Arranged matches of children as young as 13 remain common among the town’s wealthy families.

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Previously: The Roma's Long Road to Equality

Dog Flips Over Ball, Keeps Going


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Tito loves his ball. I think it's a little too big for him, but he doesn't.

-via The Mary Sue


Ratatouille's Linguini in Real Life

Before the movie, this guy was just another dorky teen. Now, he's the real life doppelganger of Alfredo Linguini from Disney Pixar's Ratatouille. The resemblance is uncanny! Via CubicleBot


Tea Time with Alan Rickman

Perhaps you know him as Severus Snape from the Harry Potter movie series, so you already know that Alan Rickman is one seriously epic actor. Case in point: watch him make a cup of tea. In slow motion. To the theme music of "Inception" by Hans Zimmer. And as directed by David Michalek.

The ending, man. The ending!

Geeks Are Sexy has the video clip. Watch and weep: Link [embedded YouTube]


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