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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 14 hours 41 minutes ago • 67 views • 7:10

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months ago • 1,832 views • 3:58

From Youtube, "Is it possible that butter dry aged steak can be better than a real dry aged steak? Today I am dry aging one whole rib roast for 60 days, one half was in butter and the half other is the... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 9 months 2 weeks ago • 198 views • 12:58

Kurzgesagt on why we feel lonely in this modern age.

posted by w1ndex 9 months 3 weeks ago • 411 views • 12:30

YouTube description: "People complain a lot about the space that I take up". Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 4 weeks ago • 748 views • 9:59

YouTube description: From the dynamic Choy Li Fut martial art—made world famous by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee—to the stunning dragon dance, Pun Keng Man takes great pride in building community through... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 11 months 4 weeks ago • 256 views • 3:18

YouTube description: Ross MacDonald makes his paper by making paper. For the last 25 years, he’s created tens of thousands of paper props for movies and television shows like “Baby’s Day Out,”... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,121 views • 5:31

From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading

posted by nanrod 1 year 3 months ago • 365 views • 4:46

YouTube description: For thousands of years, the people of Hungary have soaked in the rich, thermal waters that lie below the country’s surface. From Roman emperors to Turkish kings, Budapest’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 421 views • 2:45

"Why we love this nerdy role-playing fantasy game. ... In an age of virtual reality, video games, and smartphones, more and more people are getting into this magical, nerdy tabletop fantasy role-playing... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 16 views • 10:13

Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. was the mystery guest on the February 8, 1956 episode of the I've... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 8 views • 7:18

The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 132 views • 3:37

For many years, archery was part of warfare, but with the introduction of guns in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it started its long decline.. The "archery" of today is more like playing with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 789 views • 5:06

A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 301 views • 3:20

My dad smoked and drank. He worked in a high stress job. He died at age 49 from stomach issues. YouTube: In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall had a theory about ulcers that he couldn't convince the science community... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 84 views • 4:17

Now I really want to go and make my own (small!) batch of seeded mustard. I have all the ingredients in my cupboard, too. YouTube description: Mustard has been around for ages, but today's chefs... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 39 views • 5:51

Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,727 views • 5:02

The Connectome is a comprehensive diagram of all the neural connections existing in the brain. WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri to explain this scientific concept to 5 different people;... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,674 views • 9:43

This goblet is made using filigrana, a style of blown glass made with colorless, white, and sometimes colored canes that originated on the island of Murano in the 16th century. The canemaking and glassblowing... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 61 views • 10:27