The city of Nuremberg was of great cultural significance in Nazi Germany, as demonstrated by the infamous rallies that took place there. The victorious Allied powers put substantial effort into cleansing the country of the symbols of Nazism, including the swastika and the eagle, in Nuremberg and elsewhere.

But it was impractical to blast apart every building associated with the Nazi Party and some remain intact to this day--even in Nuremberg. Atlas Obscura tells us that one of the buildings left over from the rally grounds built by Nazi Germany is now home to a Burger King. The eagle coat of arms has been removed, but its traces can be identified on the stone.

Like most of us, the streaked shearwater (Caolonectris leucomelas) poops every four to ten minutes. But, CTV News reports, where the streaked shearwater poops is specific and of tremendous ecological importance.

These seabirds live in dry islands off the Japanese mainland. They excrete about 5% of their body mass every hour. They do so while in flight over the sea, thus leaving their nitrogen and phosphorus-packed poop in the water. There are about 424 million birds in this species. Those numbers mean that a lot of streaked shearwater poop is in the sea, thus contributing to the ecosystem in ways that are essential to marine life.

-via Dave Barry | Photo: Tony Morris

Ralph Giese has had a successful music career throughout his life with his masterful command of whistling. He even appeared on The Tonight Show in 1986 when Johnny Carson was still in charge.

On his YouTube channel, Giese takes audience requests. He's performed "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin, and "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson. I'm especially taken with this performance of an iconic, brooding song by The Rolling Stones.

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IFL Science tells us that "xanthism" is a kind of albinism found in some animals that produces a skin that is yellow or orange. Last year, sport fishermen near the Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica hooked a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) that measured about six and a half feet long. It has pure white eyes with no discernible irises.

Scientists who published an article about the fish note that it is the first case of xanthism found in this species, as well as any species in the Caribbean Sea. The shark was probably healthy and its unique condition did not prevent it from feeding successfully.

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Celine Rousseau is a food blogger and gourmand who has traveled the world sampling the best dishes available. Now she prepares a table for herself and her husband at their home in Switzerland.

We love her work here at Neatorama and have featured it previously. We are most recently captivated by a series of pastries that she has prepared. They resemble common seafoods, such as this adorable lobster.

Dave Koz is a Grammy-nominated saxophonist. On August, he and his bandmates were traveling to Seattle to perform at a concert as part of their summer tour schedule. The Associated Press reports that their flight faced multiple delays, including staffing shortages and a mechanical issue, resulting in a long wait on the tarmac in Boise, Idaho.

One of the flight attendants noticed that the band members had brought their instruments on board. They agreed to perform, leading to this viral video of their performance of "You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder. Koz and Marcus Anderson use their saxophones while Jeff Bradshaw navigates his trombone's slide in the tight confines of the plane.

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The Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago off the coast of western Africa. Before tourism transformed the islands into a sunny destination, the economy was dominated by shepherding. Long centuries of this profession led to the development of Salto del Pastor--the shepherd's leap.

To navigate through the rocky hills of the islands, shepherds used a long staff with a metal tip to hurl themselves over obstacles and down the mountains. Today, it is a sport that requires great strength and dexterity.

I can see how the technique is useful. Salto de Pastor is a kind of practical parkour, but for rural rather than urban environments.

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I'm locked in to the German Shopping Cart Return Championships... pic.twitter.com/cwa44vNsAK

— ฿₳₮₮ⱠɆ ฿ɎⱤĐ (@BattleByrd) August 15, 2025

Shopping Cart Theory is the belief that returning the shopping cart after exiting the store is the best test of a person's moral capacity for self-governance. Or, to put it in Starship Troopers terms, the difference between a citizen and a civilian.

Returning the shopping cart is only the beginning of the journey into civilization. To people on this German game show, it is necessary to return the shopping cart with precision and elegance. Watch the contestants attempt to propel their carts into the corral perfectly.

Watching classic Star Trek is...soothing. That's what I'll call it. Pop in the DVD and watch an episode of The Next Generation that you've already seen half a dozen times in the past thirty years. It's like an old friend. So this is a fitting mashup with Gary Portnoy's song "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," which served as the opening theme to Cheers.

Commenters on YouTube remind us of a connection between Star Trek and Cheers: the Deep Space Nine barfly character Morn was inspired by the Cheers character Norm. Norm, though, was less annoying because unlike his Star Trek counterpart, he wouldn't talk all of the time.

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Alone, these items are ordinary purchases. But when they are selected on a single trip to the store, it's reasonable if not also advisable to be suspicious.

Honestly, I don't know why it's even legal to own or pruchase a copy of Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties. There's a reason why it polls so badly on Rotten Tomatoes. It's just too dangerous to have around, especially where kids can get at it.

Redditor /u/eugendied crafts mostly quilts and other creative fabric arts, but what drew my attention from her body of work was this strikingly realistic and beautiful bench that looks just like a stick of butter. As one commenter says, "I can't believe it's not butter!"

The form is actually a precisely cut and shaped wooden box. /u/eugenedied then used Canva and Photoshop to create the lettering design, which she then cut out of vinyl with a Cricut.

This table was a fitting gift for a friend who is a food scientist at Land O'Lakes.

Women secured the right to vote in the United Kingdom is 1918 after an activist movement overcame popular and political opposition. Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, the occupant of Number 10 from 1908 to 1916, was an opponent of the movement. Feminist leader Emmaline Pankhurst was ultimately victorious in a February 1918 act which extended the franchise to men over 21 and women over 30.

Pank-a-Squith was a pro-suffrage board game published in 1909 in which players acted as Panks (Pankhurst) to overcome the resistance of Squiths (Asquith). Hanson's Auctioneers sold the copy photographed above. You can download and print out your own copy here courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Libraries.

-via Women's Art

Dennis "Tink" Bell was a scientist who served in the British Antarctic Survey. The Guardian reports that in 1959, he fell into a crevasse on King George Island, which is just north of the Antarctic Peninsula, during a mission. His companions were unable to pull him out and he died.

In January, shifting ice exposed Bell's well-preserved body, which was found by Polish explorers. DNA testing compared those remains with surviving siblings and confirmed the identity of the body.

The Antarctic Monument, an organization that honors British explorers who died exploring the Antarctic, notes that Bell was noted for his great sense of humor. He's the man on the left in the photo engaging in playful tomfoolery to the amusement of his colleagues.

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Katia Lekarski loves to attend weddings, but doesn't get invited to as many as she'd like. Figuring that there are other people like her, she created the app Invitin. This app allows people to invite strangers on the internet to attend their weddings in exchange for ticketing fees. The Guardian explains that couples can sell these tickets to defray the costs of their special events.

There is a screening process. Guests must abide by a dress code and event organizers can vet them by their profiles prior to approval. But it is otherwise a straightforward process to attending a wedding.

-via Dave Barry | Photo: outreachr on Wikimedia Commons

Do you need a bit more light in your workspace? This lamp and provide a simple and practical solution. The Swedish design firm Front, which consists of Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren, created this lamp for the furnishings and furniture store Moooi.

It's part of a series of animal-themed lamps that the designers say you will "fall in love with at first sight, or hate forever." Well, I'm in love with the idea of a 7-foot tall horse lamp in my home.

-via Toxel