Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this... continue reading
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An apparent case of mistaken identity in Galveston landed a man in jail for days in May after police thought the innocent patient leaving the hospital was an escaped prison inmate. There were no escapees. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 144 views • 2:36Manú National Park, deep in the Peruvian rainforest, is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The park and surrounding areas are home to some 10 percent of the world's bird species, countless... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 19 views • 13:25Pike County Sheriffs beat and mace a man hogtied in a restraint chair so badly the sheriff deputy broke his hand on the man's face. He has applied for workers compensation for the "job related injury". ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years ago • 222 views • 1:47From Youtube, "Some places are more threatened by rising sea levels than others, but in the end, we'll all be paying a price. Alternate titles include: "Where You Shouldn't Invest in Real Estate," "Places... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 294 views • 20:12We have a choice between a man who cares about others and one who doesn't. Another message from Republicans against Trump, the Lincoln Project.
posted by newtboy 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 339 views • 2:52From Youtube, "Well... this took longer than expected. I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to finish this video, I had some reading to do, then write the video, record the audio, and then the... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 12 months ago • 19 views • 1:09:23YouTube description: Today I'm a teach you how to make a one-man band so you can steal jobs from all the musicians around you!
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months ago • 331 views • 13:28“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 4 years 11 months ago • 168 views • 20:41The GT500 is one of Carroll Shelby’s greatest creations: A Ford Mustang with the heart of the GT40 Le Mans racer! Join James as he explores the long history of the original buff horse, from the 427,... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 39 views • 15:26YouTube description: The tourist guides promote it as Georgia's Little Grand Canyon: but this is a scar on the Earth, caused by humans either not understanding or not caring about geology. Is it natural?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,488 views • 2:53YouTube description: At 30-years-old, Yu Kikuchi was tired of his job. Working in an assembly line that made turbines, he was aching to find a new lease on life. So when he heard about 80-year-old master... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 303 views • 2:46The history of eating one's fellow man is rich with culinary tradition and innovation, carried on in no small part by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this pivotal scene, he gives a fellow killer a taste of his... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 97 views • 6:42YouTube description: What do all those bodies of water really mean? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards travels through the map to define bodies of water. Find Phil Edwards on Facebook... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,336 views • 5:15YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 923 views • 4:46Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 249 views • 7:24Man met this Macedonian hyperpolyglot and he speaks 35 languages. In this video they will speak 15 languages which they have in common and after that one will speak 6 more languages which the other does... continue reading
posted by Ashenkase 6 years 11 months ago • 228 views • 12:28The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 140 views • 10:14Yttrium, terbium, erbium and ytterbium were all named after one small town on the Stockholm archipelago. But it could have been different, and there could have been many other names. From a snowy bit of... continue reading
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