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• The Best Movie Weddings, Ranked
• New Record Temperature Recorded in the Arctic
• I Asked 64,182 People About “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”
• Can You Beat Three Houses Maddening Mode With Only Byleth?
• One Father's Love for His Son
• Why Do Rocket Launches Get Scrubbed?
• Bags With Human Remains Inside Discovered Along Seattle Shore
• Does Lucid Dreaming Work?
• Liverpool’s Secret Tunnels Built By An Eccentric “Philanthropist”
• The Beauty Of Nocturnal Tokyo During The Pandemic

The Best Movie Weddings, Ranked Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:27 PM PDT Which wedding in a movie have you enjoyed the most? Personally, I loved the nuptials in Coming to America. Both of them, actually, since they bookend the story. I'd never want to have a wedding like that, but it was fun to watch. Maybe you prefer the drama of the wedding in Goodfellas or The Godfather. Or the pomp and ceremony of The Sound of Music. The Ringer ranked their top 20 movie weddings on criteria that may or may not be important to you. Even if you disagree with their rankings, it's fun to relive the wedding ceremonies of some great films. I am disappointed that Fiddler on the Roof wasn't in the top 20, because you can't beat the bottle dance. -via Digg

New Record Temperature Recorded in the Arctic Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:27 PM PDT Verkhoyansk, Russia, is above the Arctic Circle, north of Yakutsk, and is known as the "Pole of Cold," meaning that's where the lowest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was recorded. That would be −67.8°C (−90.0°F) in 1885. Verkhoyansk has now broken another record, as the first town above the Arctic Circle to ever record a temperature of 100°F. Alarming heat scorched Siberia on Saturday as the small town of Verkhoyansk (67.5°N latitude) reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded in Siberia and also the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, which begins at 66.5°N. The town is 3,000 miles east of Moscow and further north than even Fairbanks, Alaska. On Friday, the city of Caribou, Maine, tied an all-time record at 96 degrees Fahrenheit and was once again well into the 90s on Saturday. To put this into perspective, the city of Miami, Florida, has only reached 100 degrees one time since the city began keeping temperature records in 1896. Read about the record and the Siberian heat wave at CBS News. -via Mental Floss (Image credit: Becker0804)

I Asked 64,182 People About “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:00 PM PDT You know the song "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" of course. It's been around for decades, but depending on when you were born or where you grew up, the lyrics may have been very different. Tom Scott ran a poll to see the differences, and uncovered some shockingly weird lyrics from around the world.

Can You Beat Three Houses Maddening Mode With Only Byleth? Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:12 PM PDT Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a strategy game that is best played with the full number of available characters, especially if the difficulty is raised. But where's the fun in playing a game as is? In Mekkah's 40,000-subscriber special he tries to finish the game using only the game's main character in battles. Can he do it when the difficulty is raised to maddening? I'm sure I can't. That mode is too difficult for me!

One Father's Love for His Son Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:42 AM PDT 14/ Glass was everywhere on the streets, people out, traffic everywhere but he made it back there... Here's the thing, if you live in San Francisco and if you're in the commercial real estate you know my dad. In 1989 his office was at the top of this building. The top floor. pic.twitter.com/PsL8WKqbaC — Justin Hart (@justin_hart) June 22, 2020 On Father's Day, Twitter user Justin Hart shared the story of how his father encouraged and supported him as he tried to become an Eagle Scout. Hart had to submit his Eagle paperwork to the Boy Scouts before he turned 18. The deadline was 5 days away. The papers were in his father's office at the top of a skyscraper in San Francisco. Then the 1989 San Francisco earthquake struck. The city was devastated. Hart's father knew that Justin's only chance of making Eagle lay in retrieving those papers from his office. So he climbed more than 50 floors up to retrieve them, then drove back home through the shattered city. You can read the whole thread here. -via Scott Adams

Why Do Rocket Launches Get Scrubbed? Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:41 AM PDT It's rare to see news about space launches being cancelled, but even after months of preparation, launches can get cancelled even at the last minute. For example, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch was cancelled due to bad weather. Check out other possible reasons for a launch cancellation over The Washington Post. image via wikimedia commons

Bags With Human Remains Inside Discovered Along Seattle Shore Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:37 AM PDT Here's disturbing news for you: bags (yes, plural) of human remains were found along the Seattle shoreline. At least one of the "several bags" was in the water according to the Seattle Police Department. Identities of the dead are unknown, along with the number of bodies involved. image via wikimedia commons

Does Lucid Dreaming Work? Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:37 AM PDT A lot of us are seeking different ways to alleviate stress and the anxiety caused by the pandemic. Some watch movies and tv shows, while some start a new hobby. It seems that lucid dreaming is something we can also try, given the amount of time we can sleep nowadays! Lucid dreaming has its benefits, as USA Today details:  Lucidity Institute psychophysiologist Stephen LaBerge, who has spent decades researching the science behind awakening in your dreams, points to studies where the visual imagery produced during lucid dreaming could improve physical and mental health. For example, someone who solves a problem or confronts a fear while lucid dreaming can wake with a sense of empowerment and courage, according to the Lucidity Institute FAQs. "People aren't relying on alarm clocks in order to wake them up, so there's less interference to help them recall dreams, and recall is key to lucid dreaming," says Kristen LaMarca, a clinical psychologist in sleep medicine and writer of a concise new dream book, "Learn to Lucid Dream".  And since people are more isolated and without their normal routines, she says, it gives them "more room to have more of an inward reflective focus." image via USA Today

Liverpool’s Secret Tunnels Built By An Eccentric “Philanthropist” Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:36 AM PDT Wealthy businessman Joseph Williamson built several rather eccentric houses for his family on Edge Hill in Liverpool. He then built elaborate gardens between them, and eventually took his tinkering underground, where he had a system of tunnels built. Many men worked on the tunnels, but none knew the exact purpose for them. And Williamson didn't say, either.    The 19th century Liverpool historian James Stonehouse, who toured parts of the tunnels following Williamson's death in 1840, described the labyrinth as "a strange place" with "vaulted passages cut out of the solid rock", and beautifully crafted arches "supporting nothing". Stonehouse described vast cellars beneath the buildings that went several layers deep, up to six level at times. He also described the obscure caverns, immense in size, deep below the ground, the most famous being known as Williamson's 'Banqueting Hall'. The numerous cellars and caverns were linked by a complex series of tunnels which varied greatly in size and construction—ranging from small passageways hewn into the rocks just large enough for a person to squeeze through, to large vaulted tunnels. There are several theories about why Williamson built so many tunnels and chambers, especially in the last few decades as they are being restored. Read about the tunnels below Liverpool at Amusing Planet. (Image credit: Kyle J May)

The Beauty Of Nocturnal Tokyo During The Pandemic Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:12 AM PDT Kana Hashimoto (@himu1017) uploads eerily breathtaking photos of Tokyo at night during the pandemic. Hashimoto is an amateur photographer who takes nighttime photos of Tokyo as a hobby. Her photos feel like they are suspended in time, and make the viewers feel a sense of serenity and longing:  "Five years ago, I became aware of and began doing nighttime photography," Hashimoto told me. She added, "I like the night's silent atmosphere and the light that floats up from the depths of the darkness. I also like the sense of longing one can feel throughout these streetscapes." Hashimoto, who admires the work of the contemporary Japanese photographers Miyako Ishiuchi and Seiichi Motohashi, did not begin shooting her nocturnal Tokyo scenes with the goal of producing a series. "During the state of emergency [imposed by the Japanese government, which was lifted on May 25], I tried to refrain from going out," Hashimoto said. But even during that period, she did slip out into the darkness. "Not having contact with other people, when it came to going out at night to shoot photos, I used my best judgment." image via Hyperallergic

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