YouTube description: Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic empire made incredible scientific advancements that still influence many fields of research today. What we know about some of the great minds of... continue reading

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Michael Bloomberg read a Washington Post climate article, and actually believed that they were telling the truth. At his age, he should know better.

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YouTube description: People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used for waterway navigation across the world. Freight is big... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 233 views • 10:37

One for the ages - Samuel L Jackson revisits an old classic with an important message - and reads "Stay the F*** at Home". YT: While Jimmy is in quarantine, he checks in with the great Samuel L. Jackson... continue reading

posted by Zawash 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 277 views • 8:35

Funerals in the Age of Coronavirus - Ask A Mortician

posted by BSR 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 240 views • 15:27

For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 98 views • 2:41

Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging.

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 6 months ago • 136 views • 21:10

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. (via digg.com)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 1,016 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) 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,834 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 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 235 views • 12:58

Kurzgesagt on why we feel lonely in this modern age.

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months ago • 420 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) 2 years 5 months ago • 778 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) 2 years 6 months ago • 258 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) 2 years 8 months ago • 2,150 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 2 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 380 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) 2 years 12 months ago • 422 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 3 years ago • 17 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 3 years 3 months ago • 12 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

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