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- Mother and Daughter Reunited 71 Years after Being Separated by the Nazis
- 13 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Movie and TV Extras
- Dying Dog Gets One Last Chance to Play in the Snow
- Lemmy Has Switched From Whiskey To Vodka...For His Health
- Woman Learns How to Scuba Dive in Order to Propose to Her Girlfriend Underwater
- Arkham Evil - Definitely Not A Batfan
- Man Uses Custom Prosthetics in His Quest to Live as a Goat
- The History of Hamburgers in America
- LeBron James Will Pay for College for 1,000 Kids
- Aspirations
- 20 Confusing Back to School Retail Signs
- Hollywood Reboots That Will Probably Come Out Someday
- <i>Star Wars</i> Speeder Bike Rocking Chair
- A Group of Architects Want to Build a Real-life Minas Tirith
- Explaining Global Economic Systems With Two Cows
- Annoying Seven-hour Road Trip
- Enjoy The Violence - A New Heat Wave Hits Miami
- Inside the Brains of Happily Married Couples
- Amazing 3D Artwork That Looks So Real It's Scary
- Tarzan is Elsa’s Brother?
- Famous Songs With Misunderstood Meanings
- Yarn Made from Skin and Bones
- 10 TV Shows That Were Cancelled After Only One Episode
- Urine Analysis
| Mother and Daughter Reunited 71 Years after Being Separated by the Nazis Posted: 15 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT
Margot Bachmann was born on October 24, 1944 in Heidelberg, Germany. Her mother, an Italian woman, was a forced laborer in that city. A German soldier impregnated her. When she was born, Bachmann was taken away. She never saw her mother. The soldier’s family raised her while the mother vanished into the chaos of the end of World War II. Bachmann asked the International Tracing Service to try to find her mother—if she was even alive. The organization was successful. They found the 91-year old unnamed mother in her hometown of Noverella, Italy. Bachmann sent her a letter, which is excerpted here:
The two met in Noverella on August 8. Pictured above is a photo album that Bachmann made for her mother. -via Marilyn Terrell  | ||||||||
| 13 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Movie and TV Extras Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:00 AM PDT People who make up the street scenes, parties, and general backgrounds crowds of TV shows and movies can’t tell us too much about the particular shows they work on, because producers don’t want spoilers or workplace gossip. But they can tell us about their jobs in general. Like many Hollywood jobs, it’s not glamorous at all, but hey, it’s showbiz! Meanwhile, they go through some weird stuff to make a coherent show for the audience. For example:
It’s a real job to look “natural” while drinking vinegar with gelatin in it. But that’s only one thing. Read the rest of the list of tidbits about being an extra at mental_floss. | ||||||||
| Dying Dog Gets One Last Chance to Play in the Snow Posted: 15 Aug 2015 12:00 AM PDT
Sophia was a 6-year old St. Bernard with terminal cancer. She loved to play in the snow. But her final day came in the middle of summer. Her human, Alyson Page, nonetheless found a way to give her a last experience with snow hours before she was put to sleep. Page took Sophia to the Chill Factore, an indoor snow skiing facility in Manchester, UK. The Manchester Evening News quotes Page:
In this video, you can see Sophia playing in the snow one last time. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| Lemmy Has Switched From Whiskey To Vodka...For His Health Posted: 14 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT Take it from Lemmy, lead singer of Motörhead- clear liquors like vodka are better for your body than the browns like whiskey. Lemmy has been living a true rock & roll lifestyle for fifty years, living as hard as his lyrics claim, but recent health issues have forced him to leave his beloved whiskey and Coke by the wayside. Due to gastric distress and dehydration Lemmy must now live the rest of his wild life drinking Screwdrivers instead of Jack & Coke. Lemmy had this to say about the switch “I like orange juice better, so Coca-Cola can f%*k off!” -Via Dangerous Minds | ||||||||
| Woman Learns How to Scuba Dive in Order to Propose to Her Girlfriend Underwater Posted: 14 Aug 2015 10:00 PM PDT Markie and Sarah have been together for over 6 years. Markie figured it was finally time to tie the knot, so she decided to propose marriage. In order to offer Sarah, a marine biologist, a special proposal experience, she secretly took scuba diving lessons. After she was certified, she swam toward the already submerged Sarah and held up placards which read:
And Sarah said yes! -via Huffington Post | ||||||||
| Arkham Evil - Definitely Not A Batfan Posted: 14 Aug 2015 09:00 PM PDT There is a new darkness in Bruce's life, a man who used to see the Bat as an ally but now sees him as the source of all anger and strife in life. He calls himself the Arkham Knight, but Bruce knows him better as Jason, and knows him best as Robin. Jason mocks the Bat with his very costume, and holds a grudge against his former mentor that will only be satisfied by death. But which knight will fall when student and teacher meet on the battlefield known as the Arkham streets? Add some comic book cool to your geeky wardrobe with this Arkham Evil by Highschorer, it's sharper looking than those pointy thingies on his helmet! Visit Highschorer's Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Man Uses Custom Prosthetics in His Quest to Live as a Goat Posted: 14 Aug 2015 09:00 PM PDT
He's living the dream, I tell you. None of us have come as close to the full goat lifestyle. But there he is, beside his caprine brothers and sisters, eating grass on a steep hillside. Thomas Thwaites is an artist in London. In the past, he attempted to build a toaster from scratch. That's no small effort, since his starting point was personally mining and smelting the iron. As you might expect, this project inevitably led him to attempt to live as a goat. He explained to the Daily Mail that this animal-inspired lifestyle could offer people an alternative to a future of cybernetics:
Thwaites worked with a zoologist to develop the custom prothetic limbs. He's now attempting to cross the Alps with a particular herd of goats. -via Ace of Spades HQ | ||||||||
| The History of Hamburgers in America Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:00 PM PDT  What’s more American than a hamburger? Maybe apple pie, which we’ll have after our hamburger. But the American hamburger is a symbol of the States all over the world. It wasn’t always so.
It was Americans who turned it into a sandwich, and even then there were ups and downs for the burger. Read the whole history of the hamburger at First We Feast. | ||||||||
| LeBron James Will Pay for College for 1,000 Kids Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:00 PM PDT
He’s made a fortune by making his professional dreams come true. Now he’s helping a thousand other people do the same. Basketball star LeBron James announced that his charitable foundation will fund full tuition scholarships for 1,000 students in Akron Public Schools to attend the University of Akron in Ohio. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes James:
-via Hopes & Fears | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:00 PM PDT I once asked my daughter what she wanted to be when she grew up, and she replied, “A fish!” That later changed to a waitress, a zookeeper, and now that she’s almost an adult, a nurse. Really, instead of asking what kids want to be, we should ask them what they want to do when they grow up. We are not totally defined by our jobs. This is the latest from John McNamee at Pie Comic. | ||||||||
| 20 Confusing Back to School Retail Signs Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:00 PM PDT (Photo: Jalaliep) (Photo: Imgur) It’s time to get the kids ready for school. They’ll need essential supplies. The school administrators, having years of experience with this, know exactly what. So they’ve sent a shopping list. If you lose it, then just go shopping and grab whatever is marked “Back to School,” because retailers know pretty well, too. 22 Words has 20 funny photos of back to school sales that were hopefully mislabeled. | ||||||||
| Hollywood Reboots That Will Probably Come Out Someday Posted: 14 Aug 2015 04:00 PM PDT Hollywood reboots should be added to the list of inevitable things alongside taxes and death, and the fact that most reboots are awful doesn’t stop the entertainment industry from rolling ‘em out by the barrelful. So what kind of reboots should we expect to see in the near future? Well, as soon as Hollywood has finished making movies about board games they'll probably set their sights on more TV shows ripe for the rebooting. And then we'll get to see the TV show based on the movie which was based on the TV show... Cracked has seen the future of Hollywood reboots and it looks darker than the future SkyNet created, so take a peek at the movie posters from the reboot future but don't say I didn't warn you! See 10 Gritty Reboots We Can't Stop Hollywood From Making here | ||||||||
| <i>Star Wars</i> Speeder Bike Rocking Chair Posted: 14 Aug 2015 03:00 PM PDT Moving through the forests of Endor at high speed requires incredible dexterity. Get your little Scout Trooper’s reflexes primed for it. That’s what Instructables member Tez Gilmer is doing. He built a rocking horse that looks like a 74-Z speeder from Return of the Jedi. It consists of PVC tubes, plywood, and decorative pieces that he made with a 3d printer. Tez Gilmer does a lot of amazingly precise fabrication for his kids. In the past we’ve also featured his LEGO creation station. -via Nerd Approved | ||||||||
| A Group of Architects Want to Build a Real-life Minas Tirith Posted: 14 Aug 2015 02:00 PM PDT A group of British architects have set their sights on a lofty goal: a full-scale replica of the fortified settlement called Minas Tirith, featured heavily in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The cost of such a venture is estimated at $2.9 billion dollars.
Where will they get the money? Crowdfunding! So far, they’ve raised $3600. There are 48 days left in the fundraising campaign, so they may reach the goal. And monkeys might fly out of my butt. Read more about the Minas Tirith project at Worthly. | ||||||||
| Explaining Global Economic Systems With Two Cows Posted: 14 Aug 2015 01:00 PM PDT Understanding the differences between various economic and political systems can be quite difficult, or it can all be explained with a little help from two cows. Newstalk ZB came up with some fun new versions of the old "You have two cows" satirical bit that makes it so easy to understand things like modern corporate economics that even a moo-ron can figure it out! Of course, this Ecownomic method is merely meant to steer us in the right direction in a no bull kinda way, so it doesn’t really dig in to the meat and potatoes of each system. But it's so universal that it can even be used to explain something as esoteric as Surrealism: That explanation is easier to digest than a steak dinner and a glass of milk! See all the ways Two Cows Explain Economics Better Than Any Class here | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 Aug 2015 12:00 PM PDT You may recall how annoying your sibling can be when you’re stuck in a car together for long periods of time. I certainly do. That apparently continues after after you grow up. White Rhino went on a seven-hour road trip with his sister. He enjoys lip-synching to whatever is on the radio, and he throws extra mustard on his performance. She is not at all impressed. Stay with it -there’s a punchline at the end. -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| Enjoy The Violence - A New Heat Wave Hits Miami Posted: 14 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT Miami in the 1980s- a hotbed of criminal conspiracies, corruption and murder. The streets ran red with blood, and the violent crime hotlines rang off the hook. There was one nut in particular who had both the citizens and the criminals running in fear, some kook who wore a bunch of different animal masks and was seemingly born to kill. That crazy killer became a hot commodity in the Miami scene, but soon even those who hired him began to fear for their lives... This Enjoy The Violence t-shirt by Mdk7 is a cut above your average video game tee, slip it on and watch your fellow Hotline Miami fans go crazy! Visit Mdk7's Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more mighty geeky designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Inside the Brains of Happily Married Couples Posted: 14 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT People who’ve been married to the same person for decades must have some sort of secret, right? Ask them, and you’ll get all kinds of good advice, but often those who are happily married can’t pinpoint the exact psychological process of marital success. Science can help.
Where did this idea come from? An experiment by the Rotman Research Institute and the University of Toronto measured brain activity in women who have been married to the same person an average of 40 years, while watching their husband’s emotional reactions. Read about the experiment and some preliminary findings at New York magazine. Now we can wait for the same experiment to be performed on men. -via Digg | ||||||||
| Amazing 3D Artwork That Looks So Real It's Scary Posted: 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM PDT Art that gives the illusion of being 3D isn’t quite as effective when viewed on paper in person, but when you view it on a computer monitor the results are rather intriguing. Many artists try to create 3D artwork by tracing a photograph of the subject using digital editing software, but German artist Stefan Pabst creates his mind melting 3D masterpieces the old fashioned way. Stefan's works are so incredible that people are constantly asking him to prove their authenticity, so he created his own YouTube channel that shows him in action so you will believe your eyes. -Via BuzzFeed | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT What do Edgar Rice Burroughs and Hans Christian Andersen have in common? They both wrote classic stories that were made into Disney animated films. And now they’ve been linked even further, with a theory that Tarzan is Anna and Elsa’s younger brother they never knew. Chris Buck, who co-directed both Tarzan and Frozen, told MTV News:
The connection was also mentioned in a reddit AMA last year. Never mind that the original Tarzan was identified as the child of Lord and Lady Greystoke of England. This is the Disney movie universe we’re talking about! -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| Famous Songs With Misunderstood Meanings Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT We sing the lyrics to our favorite songs whenever those songs come on, and might even bust out a shaky rendition of those songs when we’re in a karaoke kind of mood, but do we really know what the singer is actually saying? Most people would say yes without hesitation, but song lyrics aren’t always so easy to decipher, and songs with simpler lyrics can often be the most deceptive. Take Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.S.A. for example- it has been called one of the most patriotic songs ever written, and is played whenever Americans are feeling that homeland pride. But Bruce’s lyrics are actually referring to America's mistreatment of Vietnam veterans when they came home from the war, as revealed by Neatorama’s favorite guest author Eddie Deezen a few years back. So now you should only sing “Born In The U.S.A.” on the Fourth of July if you’re doing so ironically! Read more about 15 Famous Songs With Misunderstood Meanings at mental_floss | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT
Researchers at ETH University in Switzerland developed a useful, weavable fiber from the waste products of slaughterhouses. Philipp Stössel, a doctoral candidate and the lead reseacher, says that collagen recovered from animals can be turned into a gelatin which can be spun into fiber. Design Indaba reports:
-via Unconsumption | ||||||||
| 10 TV Shows That Were Cancelled After Only One Episode Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:00 AM PDT TV shows cancelled after one season generally fall victim to low ratings, which could be due to a lack of advertising or a lack of storyline, but when a show is cancelled after one episode it’s probably for the best. Because when a pilot episode crashes and burns it saves the viewing audience from being taken on a trip to the bad side of Television Town, where the Hitlers and the Osbournes live. ScreenRant has compiled a list of 10 TV Shows Cancelled After One Episode, which is all you need to see to know these shows were doomed before they made it on the air. | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:00 AM PDT
The male strawberry poison dart frog keeps its mate hydrated and warm by peeing on them. Frank Lloyd Wright designed a building for Florida Southern University, which he allowed students to help build for a break on tuition. He also let the students help age its copper into a nice green patina by having them pour their urine over it. _______________________________
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