Friday, February 24, 2017
Rare fossil discovery raises questions
Adult
and juvenile remains of a giant rodent species (Isostylomys
laurdillardi) have been uncovered by researchers, in the Río de la Plata
coastal region of southern Uruguay, raising questions about
classification within dinomids. The study, … Read more
Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Today in History
| 303 | Emperor Diocletian orders the general persecution of christians in Rome. | |
| 1516 | The Hapsburg Charles I succeeds Ferdinand in Spain. | |
| 1540 | Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado begins his unsuccessful search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest. | |
| 1574 | The 5th War of Religion breaks out in France. | |
| 1615 | The Estates-General in Paris is dissolved, having been in session since October 1614. | |
| 1778 | Baron von Steuben joins the Continental Army at Valley Forge. | |
| 1821 | Poet John Keats dies of tuberculosis at the age of 25. | |
| 1836 | The Alamo is besieged by Santa Anna. | |
| 1846 | The Liberty Bell tolls for the last time, to mark George Washington’s birthday. | |
| 1847 | Forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Buena Vista. | |
| 1854 | Great Britain officially recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. | |
| 1861 | Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union. | |
| 1885 | John Lee survives three attempts to hang him in Exeter Prison, as the trap fails to open. | |
| 1898 | Writer Emile Zola is imprisoned in France for his letter J’accuse in which he accuses the French government of anti-semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of army captain Alfred Dreyfus. | |
| 1901 | Britain and Germany agree on a boundary between German East Africa and Nyasaland. | |
| 1904 | Japan guarantees Korean sovereignty in exchange for military assistance. | |
| 1916 | Secretary of State Lansing hints that the U.S. may have to abandon the policy of avoiding “entangling foreign alliances”. | |
| 1921 | An airmail plane sets a record of 33 hours and 20 minutes from San Francisco to New York. | |
| 1926 | President Calvin Coolidge opposes a large air force, believing it would be a menace to world peace. | |
| 1936 | In Russia, an unmanned balloon rises to a record height of 25 miles. | |
| 1938 | Twelve Chinese fighter planes drop bombs on Japan. | |
| 1942 | A Japanese submarine shells an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, the first Axis bombs to hit American soil. | |
| 1944 | American bombers strike the Marianas Islands bases, only 1,300 miles from Tokyo. | |
| 1945 | Eisenhower opens a large offensive in the Rhineland. | |
| 1945 | U.S. Marines plant an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. | |
| 1946 | Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita is hanged in Manila, the Philippines, for war crimes. | |
| 1947 | Several hundred Nazi organizers are arrested in Frankfurt by U.S. and British forces. | |
| 1950 | New York’s Metropolitan Museum exhibits a collection of Hapsburg art. The first showing of this collection in the U.S. | |
| 1954 | Mass innoculation begins as Salk’s polio vaccine is given to children for first time. | |
| 1955 | Eight nations meet in Bangkok for the first SEATO council. | |
| 1960 | Whites join Negro students in a sit-in at a Winston-Salem, N.C. Woolworth store. | |
| 1964 | The U.S. and Britain recognize the new Zanzibar government. | |
| 1967 | American troops begin the largest offensive of the war, near the Cambodian border. | |
| 1972 | Black activist Angela Davis is released from jail where she was held for kidnapping , conspiracy and murder. | |
| 1991 | French forces unofficially start the Persian Gulf ground war by crossing the Saudi-Iraqi border. |
Color-changing Hair Dye
According to Wired UK,
FIRE is designed to be responsive to temperature fluctuations, and is available in multiple colour ranges from bright red to subtle pastels. The data used to create the dye stems from the process of thermoregulation in the human skin and the color change chemical reaction occurs in response to a certain stimuli - in this case, changes in the environment. When the temperature drops or rises, the carbon-based molecules at the core of the FIRE dye undergo a reversible reaction.
What's The Difference Between A Coffin And A Casket?
Caskets are lined and typically rectangular shaped burial containers with hinged lids and decorative elements, and nowadays caskets are often custom made to suit the deceased to a T.
Muslims Raise $20,000 In THREE HOURS To Fix Vandalized Jewish Cemetery
Muslims Raise $20,000 In THREE HOURS To Fix Vandalized Jewish Cemetery As Dumbass Trump Does Nothing
The Fascinating Love Lives of Terrible Dictators
Competitive Eating in the 17th Century
Wood was a self-made farmer when Taylor found him, but the Great Eater had already gained a reputation as a nearly superhuman feaster. Wood made a name for himself as a glutton by performing feats of feasting at fairs and festivals, as well as by taking part in dares and wagers with nobles. As recounted in Jan Bondeson’s book, The Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels, Wood had, at various times, devoured such incredible meals as seven-dozen rabbits in one sitting, or an entire dinner feast intended for eight people.Wood didn't care much about what he was dared to eat, and at various times consumed an entire mutton shoulder (bones included), a dozen loaves of bread soaked in ale, and 60 eggs. Read about the Great Eater of Kent at Atlas Obscura.
The Small French Diner That Was Accidentally Awarded a Michelin Star
You can read most about the poor little diner and the fancy restaurant nearby over at Telegraph.
Children in Restaurants: Horror Stories
"I was way
too busy to take time away from my other tables to escort this girl to
the bathroom and I also did not really feel comfortable taking a young
child and 'helping her' in the bathroom. I mean, what if this involved
wiping and such? I let her know that I was sorry, but I needed to start
bringing the food out for the table and did not have time to help her
daughter. I should add that, at least to appearances, there was no
obvious physical disability that would have prevented this lady from
taking her own daughter to the bathroom. Not to mention, there are 13
other people at the table -- who know this child to some extent -- who
could also have helped if needed.
How the BBC makes "Planet Earth" look like a Hollywood movie
If you've been watching the BBC TV series Planet Earth II, you've no doubt been amazed at the wildlife footage. It almost looks like a Hollywood action film -a blockbuster, even. A lot of that is due to new filmmaking technology.
The BBC has been making nature documentaries for 60 years, and they have steadily gotten better as the cameras and equipment get better. This video from Vox gives the short history of that technology and how it can be used to film fascinating creatures that don't follow a script. This is "part 1 of 3," so we can look forward to more behind-the-scenes looks at how Planet Earth was made.
Pearl The Goat Is In Love With The UPS Man
Sadly,
some goats are treated poorly by humans, but if they're as lucky as
Pearl the goat they end up in a rescue center like the Gentle Barn in Tennessee, where they can meet new, and much nicer, human friends.
And even though Pearl was abused by her former owner she still has lots of love to give to her favorite human friend- the UPS man.
And even though Pearl was abused by her former owner she still has lots of love to give to her favorite human friend- the UPS man.
Cat Tries To Steal Food From Dog
Yeah, that's what they say about the best laid plans. At least the cat will be able to explain his injury as a "Lab accident."
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Today in History
| 1349 | Jews are expelled from Zurich, Switzerland. | |
| 1613 | Mikhail Romanov is elected czar of Russia. | |
| 1797 | The last invasion of Britain takes place when some 1,400 Frenchmen land at Fishguard in Wales. | |
| 1819 | Spain signs a treaty with the United States ceding eastern Florida. | |
| 1825 | Russia and Britain establish the Alaska/Canada boundary. | |
| 1862 | Jefferson Davis is inaugurated president of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. for the second time. | |
| 1864 | Nathan Bedford Forrest‘s brother, Jeffrey, is killed at Okolona, Mississippi. | |
| 1865 | Federal troops capture Wilmington, N.C. | |
| 1879 | Frank Winfield Woolworth’s ‘nothing over five cents’ shop opens at Utica, New York. It is the first chain store. | |
| 1902 | A fistfight breaks out in the Senate. Senator Benjamin Tillman suffers a bloody nose for accusing Senator John McLaurin of bias on the Philippine tariff issue. | |
| 1909 | The Great White Fleet returns to Norfolk, Virginia, from an around-the-world show of naval power. | |
| 1911 | Canadian Parliament votes to preserve the union with the British Empire. | |
| 1920 | The American Relief Administration appeals to the public to pressure Congress to aid starving European cities. | |
| 1924 | Columbia University declares radio education a success. | |
| 1926 | Pope Pius rejects Mussolini‘s offer of aid to the Vatican. | |
| 1932 | Adolf Hitler is the Nazi Party candidate for the presidential elections in Germany. | |
| 1935 | All plane flights over the White House are barred because they are disturbing President Roosevelt‘s sleep. | |
| 1942 | President Franklin Roosevelt orders Gen. Douglas MacArthur to leave the Philippines. | |
| 1951 | The Atomic Energy Commission discloses information about the first atom-powered airplane. | |
| 1952 | French forces evacuate Hoa Binh in Indochina. | |
| 1954 | U.S. is to install 60 Thor nuclear missiles in Britain. | |
| 1962 | A Soviet bid for new Geneva arms talks is turned down by the U.S. | |
| 1963 | Moscow warns the U.S. that an attack on Cuba would mean war. | |
| 1967 | Operation Junction City becomes the largest U.S. operation in Vietnam. | |
| 1984 | Britain and the U.S. send warships to the Persian Gulf following an Iranian offensive against Iraq. |
North Carolina governor, attorney general seek to end voting law case
Now that actual human beings are in charge the horror wrecked by the wingnut troglodytes is being erased.
Have you seen the pictures of Dumbass Trump naked?
Nope
We don't want to go blind from the horror it would bring.
‘He spewed evil for profit — good riddance’
In the span of just a few days, lunatic fringe wing asshat Milo Yiannopoulos lost his shrieking gig at CPAC, his
lucrative book deal, and now his job at Breitbart.
***
Typical perverted wingnut - he preferred sex with little boys and like all wingnuts he accused everyone else of his predilections until ...
Neo-Nazi gets punched in the face
The man, who police have not identified,
went Wednesday to the campus of California Polytechnic State University
and passed out fliers in front of the Robert E. Kennedy Library.
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