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• A Brief History of Peanut Butter
• The Best Gaming Chairs Out There According to Gamers
• Ozzy Man Wraps Up 2020 By Reviewing "Nothing"
• It's Not Easy to Rescue a Giraffe
• Murakami’s Flowers, Explained
• Cat Frozen to Road is Now in Good Hands
• Hand Feeding Birds in Slow Motion
• Movin' Right Along

A Brief History of Peanut Butter Posted: 05 Jan 2021 11:13 PM PST The Incas ground peanuts into paste thousands of years ago, but who invented the modern incarnation of peanut butter? If you had to guess, you'd probably say George Washington Carver, but it was John Harvey Kellogg who filed the patent in 1895. Yes, the same guy who developed modern breakfast cereal at his sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan.   A Seventh-Day Adventist, Kellogg endorsed a plant-based diet and promoted peanut butter as a healthy alternative to meat, which he saw as a digestive irritant and, worse, a sinful sexual stimulant. His efforts and his elite clientele, which included Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth and Henry Ford, helped establish peanut butter as a delicacy. As early as 1896, Good Housekeeping encouraged women to make their own with a meat grinder, and suggested pairing the spread with bread. "The active brains of American inventors have found new economic uses for the peanut," the Chicago Tribune rhapsodized in July 1897. Kellogg's peanut butter had its problems, though, and the product went through changes as it became tastier and more amenable to mass production. Throughout the 20th century, peanut butter gained popularity as a protein alternative to expensive meat. Read the history of peanut butter, plus a look at the work George Washington Carver did to promote peanut crops at Smithsonian. (Image credit: PeanutButter1046)

The Best Gaming Chairs Out There According to Gamers Posted: 05 Jan 2021 09:06 PM PST If you're a gamer who spends a lot of time playing video games, then it's a must that you sit on something that's comfortable and really supports your body. In other words, a gaming chair. But even if you're not a gamer, you might also consider buying a gaming chair, as gaming chairs today have excellent ergonomic design. They are pretty expensive, however. The Inventory asked various gamers what the best gaming chairs out there are. Check out their answers over at the site. (Image Credit: Ella Don/ Unsplash)

Ozzy Man Wraps Up 2020 By Reviewing "Nothing" Posted: 05 Jan 2021 09:05 PM PST In this rather solemn video, Ozzy Man decides to wrap up 2020 by reviewing nothing and just "let the fabric of life" unfurl itself and reveal to us the magical, the weird, and the amazing things that we can see in this lifetime. (Image Credit: Ozzy Man Reviews/ YouTube)

It's Not Easy to Rescue a Giraffe Posted: 05 Jan 2021 09:05 PM PST Lake Baringo in western Kenya has been the home of eight Rothschild's giraffe for years. They lived on a peninsula that reached out into the lake, but rising waters turned it into an island. The giraffes needed to be moved to a new home in the 44,000-acre Ruko Conservancy. That's a big project, involving a custom-built barge, but how do you get the animals onto the boat? David O'Connor of the organization Save Giraffes Now tells us of the hurdles they faced. The initial hope, O'Connor said, was that they'd be able to coax the giraffes onto the barge by putting mangoes and other treats there. But because of the rainy season, there's been an abundance of food on the island. The treats would not be enough. That meant the giraffes would have to be hit with a tranquilizer dart — and that is an especially dangerous proposition because of their anatomy. O'Connor said that when giraffes go down on the ground, they can choke on their own saliva, or their brains can be damaged by the changes in blood pressure. So it's important that once the giraffe falls, a vet is there to immediately counteract the drug with a reversal drug. "It's not like an elephant or a rhino where you just dart it, it flops over and it's fine," he said. "The giraffes, they're kind of like a Formula One car. You can't mess with their innards too much or they really have problems."   So far, two giraffes have been moved to the sanctuary. Follow the delicate and grueling process in plenty of pictures at CNN. -via Nag on the Lake

Murakami’s Flowers, Explained Posted: 05 Jan 2021 09:05 PM PST Surely you've seen these multi-colored flowers in shirts, art pieces, and other accessories. These flowers, brimming with joy and happiness, were created by Takashi Murakami. How did Murakami's flower designs reach the mainstream? Watch Hypebeast's video explaining how the iconic flower design has made it in fine art, high fashion, and streetwear. Also, the next time you see these flower designs, remember they're originally by Murakami.

Cat Frozen to Road is Now in Good Hands Posted: 05 Jan 2021 09:03 PM PST Last month, a truck driver in British Columbia witnessed an oncoming vehicle run over a cat in the road. The truck driver stopped and found that the small cat was not only injured, but was frozen to the road! He took her to the nearest veterinary clinic, and she is now in the custody of the SPCA. It's believed the female cat had been wandering and became hypothermic before collapsing in the middle of the road, where she became frozen to the pavement. Once in the care of BC SPCA in Fort St. John, where the cat was given fluids and placed in a warming tent, she gradually became bright and alert, allowing the staff to continue their assessment of her other serious injuries which include a severely fractured knee, skin wounds and road rash. The estimated cost for ongoing care is $2,500. The cat, which doesn't have a name yet, is "extremely friendly and was purring and kneading the vet's smocks as soon as she began to recover from her hypothermia," the BC SPCA said. A public request for funding the cat's care has far exceeded its goal by raising $15,000. For now, the SPCA is calling her the Ice Road Kitten, and asked the public to suggest a name. The finalists are "Elsa" and "Miracle." You can read the story of the ice road cat rescue at the Aldergrove Star. -via Fark

Hand Feeding Birds in Slow Motion Posted: 05 Jan 2021 12:11 PM PST Joselyn Anderson, a wildlife photographer in Michigan, is exceptionally skilled at luring wild birds to feed from her hand. Her slow motion videos reveal in detail the movements and behaviors of these birds. Of the above Red-Bellied Woodpecker, she writes "the tongue connects around the right nostril. Watch closely at 30 sec. to see the flexing around the nostril as he uses his tongue." -via My Modern Met

Movin' Right Along Posted: 05 Jan 2021 12:11 PM PST Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear first performed the song "Movin' Right Along" in the 1979 film The Muppet Movie. Now, 42 years later, they've reprised it with a socially-distanced video to welcome in 2021. Kermit plays banjo while Fozzie illustrates the places they would go if they were really going somewhere. Meanwhile, they keep breaking...  well, not the fourth wall, but the one between them.  -via Laughing Squid

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