YouTube description: They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared,... continue reading
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"What goes on inside that cremation machine? ..."
posted by ant 6 years 2 weeks ago • 65 views • 6:43At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 406 views • 7:08On the morning of July 7, 1944, Captain Ben L. Salomon of the U.S. Army’s 105th Infantry, commissioned as a dentist, single-handedly held off a fierce attack of an overwhelming force of Japanese soldiers... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months ago • 44 views • 6:24YouTube description: Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's Phil Edwards explains why. Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 716 views • 8:16There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 790 views • 3:48Published on Jun 27, 2017 James O'Keefe, the investigative filmmaker behind Project Veritas, has released secret recordings of CNN health producer John Bonifield speaking candidly about the motivations... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 11:07YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,401 views • 3:24My 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 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 86 views • 4:17Miss Info investigates how the Jamaican beef patty became a NYC icon. As the flaky meat turnover has infiltrated all aspects of city life—found in mom-and-pop bakeries, bodegas, pizza shops, and even... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 258 views • 12:06Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 541 views • 8:11Diseases throughout history A model and some talented make-up artists demonstrate what some of the deadliest diseases throughout history look like
posted by blackfox42 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 293 views • 3:56YouTube: For some people, fava beans can be deadly. What is it about this little legume that makes it so?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 244 views • 4:27From YouTube: "SAFETY FIRST!!!!! Extremely Dangerous Experiment, I hold no responsibility for your actions!!!!! DEAD SHORTING A BATTERY IS NOT GOOD!!!!!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!! This is an extremely easy... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 22 views • 10:01I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 419 views • 11:27From YouTube: "...demonstrate a way to start your car (when the battery is dead) without pushing it or using jumper cables." 031417
posted by chicchorea 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,611 views • 1:46Via YouTube: This troop of Langur Monkeys show empathetic behavior as they mourn what they think is a dead baby Langur, which is actually a robotic spy monkey, designed to film the primates. This footage... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,269 views • 1:27