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- This May Be The Largest Flying Bird Ever
- Cat Jumps From Burning Second Story Window
- Meet The Alternative To Tea Bags
- Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Use
- A Little Bundle of Joy To Make Your Day
- This Couple Was Tracked Down Because of Their Stunning Photo
- Hey, They Match!
- This Gym Made A Mural For A 90-Year-Old Woman
- Fashion Designer Bases Outfits on Collapsable Tents
- The Ultimate Off-Road School Bus
- An Honest Trailer for <i>The Mandalorian</i>
- Wonderboy: A <i>Star Wars</i> Story
- Crazy Vintage Homemade Halloween Costumes
| This May Be The Largest Flying Bird Ever Posted: 29 Oct 2020 05:09 AM PDT
Pelagornithids are a group of ancient avians that can be described as the largest flying birds of all time. These humongous birds had a wingspan of 20 feet, and were capable of soaring across seas. Paleontologists were able to identify the birds' capabilities by comparing a pair of remains of related birds, as the Smithsonian Magazine details: During the 1980s, University of California Berkeley paleontologist Peter Kloess says, scientists searching for Antarctic fossils found some delicate bird bones—a jaw and part of a foot from an ancient bird—on Seymour Island. Those bones then made a long journey to California, but their story was only just starting. The jaw and foot bone were just two of a huge collection kept at the University of California Riverside. In 2003, however, the more than 10,000 fossils of the Riverside collection were transferred to the University of California Museum of Paleontology at the Berkeley campus, the bird bones among them. And they stood out. "Bony-toothed jaws are rare in the vertebrate record," senior museum scientist Pat Holroyd says. "When you see one, you remember it and mentally file it away for later." The bird jaw, which came from a rock formation laid down over 37 million years ago, looks almost like a woodcutting tool rather than a bone. The jaw has a series of large and small spikes, outgrowths of the beak that have a passing resemblance to teeth. On a living animal, the points would have been covered in keratin and given the bird a sinister saw-toothed smile. That feature immediately identified the jaw as belonging to a pelagornithid, also known as bony-toothed birds that have a very long fossil record. The oldest pelagornithids evolved about 56 million years ago, and the most recent flew through the skies about two million years ago. Their fossils are found all over the world. Image via the Smithsonian Magazine  |
| Cat Jumps From Burning Second Story Window Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:44 PM PDT
Don't worry, the cat didn't lose its life. Rescuers were ready to catch the orange cat in their arms as it jumped from a burning second story window in Harlem, New York. I'm surprised that the cat was willing to jump straight down even if there was a chance that the rescuers wouldn't be able to catch it. Way to go, little cat! (via Flipboard) Image screenshot via Flipboard |
| Meet The Alternative To Tea Bags Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:44 PM PDT
We're used to enjoying our favorite cup of tea using tea bags (which are honestly messy, especially when it's time to throw them in the bin), but did you know that there are other options to enjoy a hot cup of tea? These Pique tea crystals are a less messy alternative: Now let me explain: at first glance, Pique's tea crystals definitely look a lot like those influencer-endorsed tummy tea products that never seem to leave your Instagram feed. However, what makes these tea crystals truly unique is the cold-brewing process used to create them, as brewing whole-leaf tea at low temperatures, for longer durations of time, supposedly preserves the active compounds found in tea at maximum potential, according to the brand website. And yes, the easy-to-use factor of these tea bags is definitely worth writing home about, as they instantly dissolve into water at any temperature, whether it's ice cold or piping hot. This makes it a major win for iced-tea fanatics (like yours truly), as whipping up some unsweetened iced vanilla rooibos tea only took me a matter of seconds instead of waiting for it to steep. In short, Pique's innovative crystals are definitely a must-see for tea drinkers who are looking to skip out on both the longer steeping times, and annoying messes associated with traditional tea bags. Image via The Daily Beast |
| Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Use Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:44 PM PDT
When the climate gets warm enough, we may have to turn to desperate measures, like altering our own atmosphere. What could possibly go wrong? Putting stuff up in the stratosphere to block the sun's rays might work, but that has happened before, like in 1816, the year without a summer. Besides, we'd probably need solar energy just to launch the scheme, which is akin to biting off our noses to spite our faces. Or it might work. Kurzgesagt has some details. -via Damn Interesting |
| A Little Bundle of Joy To Make Your Day Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:44 PM PDT
This is the quokka, a marsupial native to Western Australia. Like the other marsupials native to the country, such as the kangaroo and the wallaby, quokkas are herbivores and are mainly nocturnal. But one thing that sets the quokka apart from the aforementioned animals is its smile, which John Wells describes as "perpetual". Cute! Image via John Wells on Facebook |
| This Couple Was Tracked Down Because of Their Stunning Photo Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:43 PM PDT
Chicago — About a week ago, Antoine Tissier was flying his drone on Lincoln Park, trying to capture the sunset. But this day was about to give him something even more beautiful than what he had in mind. As he flew his drone across the park,... he spotted a couple having a photoshoot under the Ulysses S. Grant monument in Lincoln Park. Antoine quickly captured the view, landed his drone, and tried to catch up with the couple. Unfortunately, by the time he reached the monument, the people were already gone. The photographer decided to post the spectacular shot on Instagram in hopes of tracking down the mysterious couple. "Unexpected picture of a mysterious #couple we are trying to identify!" Antoine wrote in the description of the picture. Thanks to the power of social media, it only took a few days for the photographer to find the couple he captured. So how did Tissier manage to find the couple? The answers over at Bored Panda. (Image Credit: tissier.antoine/ Bored Panda)
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| Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:43 PM PDT
Do you know what's rarer than finding out that your friend wore a shirt similar to yours? It's finding out that the rug you have has the same pattern as the one on the napkin that you're holding. I'd say it's a one in a million chance. Or is it much slimmer than that? What do you think? (Image Credit: u/madewitheggs/ Reddit) |
| This Gym Made A Mural For A 90-Year-Old Woman Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:21 PM PDT
A 90-year-old-woman was always observing gym workouts from the gym near her apartment. Tessa Sollom Williams spectates from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Sometimes, she even tries to copy the moves of people who were working out at the gym. Hearing about Sollom Williams, the gym that she has been observing every day decided to paint a mural to honor her and any onlookers that may be watching their fitness classes from afar, as the Washington Post details: "I see them doing such hard exercises. My goodness me!" said Sollom Williams, who was born in London and in her youth was a professional ballerina for 15 years. She now lives alone at an assisted-living facility, and observing the outdoor fitness classes has been her sole source of motivation and entertainment during the pandemic. "I never miss it," she said, adding that she gives her daughter an update on the classes during their daily phone calls. Watching the training sessions has had such a significant impact on Sollom Williams that her daughter felt compelled to write an email to the Balance Gym at Thomas Circle to thank them. "Her worst days are rain days and she worries if your members are okay and getting their exercise," she continued. "I hope you can share with your members that they have given an elderly lady much joy in seeing them embrace health and life." For the gym staff, the unexpected email was a bright spot after months of coronavirus-induced business challenges. "It made our day. It was very timely and much-needed," said Maier, 39, co-chief executive and part-owner of the gym, explaining membership has dwindled and times have been tough. Image via the Washington Post |
| Fashion Designer Bases Outfits on Collapsable Tents Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:21 PM PDT
Sun Woo Chang, a fashion designer from South Korea, says that she felt inspired by the tents used by homeless people in London: When I was in London, I saw homeless people sleeping in their pop-up tents and carrying them as portable homes. I thought that was the lifestyle I had dreamed of, as I somehow felt that I never really belonged to a certain group since childhood. Based on these ideas, I started to create garments as portable homes, like 'refuge-wear' from my reality. Her series, which is titled "In Between", uses PVC pipes and wire frames that pop out stretched fabric. Like tents, they can be knocked down into compact spaces. Each outfit is thus a wearable, portable home. -via Dornob |
| The Ultimate Off-Road School Bus Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:21 PM PDT
What's going to stop your kids from getting to school on time? Nothing, so as long as they're riding in this bus. Core77 tells us about the Praetorian, a bus platform manufactured by a Czech company called Torsus. It's available for a variety of purposes, including as a military command vehicle and an anti-riot vehicle. It's made to go where other vehicles can't: The 4x4 Praetorian can carry 36 passengers, handle gnarly angles, clear obstacles 13.4 inches in height and wade through nearly three feet of water. Imagine where Miss Frizzle could go in this bus! |
| An Honest Trailer for <i>The Mandalorian</i> Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:53 AM PDT
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| Wonderboy: A <i>Star Wars</i> Story Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:53 AM PDT
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| Crazy Vintage Homemade Halloween Costumes Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:51 AM PDT
Robert E. Jackson collects old photographs, which include quite a few images of people wearing bizarre homemade costumes. They are heavy on the idea of turning people into mundane household objects, like the young lady above who dressed as a TV set (complete with remote on a wire) in 1971. You'll also see cigarette packs, a bottle of glue, cameras from different eras, a packet of dental floss, and a group of boys bizarrely dressed as Tampax. Then there's the robot made from a water heater. See the gallery of odd costumes at Flashbak. See more of Jackson's vintage photos at Instagram. -Thanks, WTM! |
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