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Why Are Whales So Massive? It's All About Energy Marine mammal size is a delicate balance between chowing down and chilly waters

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independent.co.uk

How #bookstagram has changed the way fiction is read Book blogging has always existed on the internet, but on Instagram it collides with the influencer economy, writes Zamira Rahim

newyorker.com

The Misconception About Baby Boomers and the Sixties Conventional wisdom places the boomers at the center of the social and cultural events of the nineteen-sixties. In truth, they had almost nothing to do with that era.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Foraging Is Part Of Swedish Identity; Now Its Countryside Is The Wildest Restaurant The government recruited Michelin-starred chefs to craft recipes from ingredients that can be foraged at sites across the Swedish countryside. Diners book a table, show up and hunt for their own food.

afar.com

Famous Writers’ Homes Every Book Nerd Must Visit Whether you love the work of Pulitzer Prize–winning writers like Edith Wharton or Ernest Hemingway, or just want a different perspective on a trip, try traveling to one of these famous authors' homes.

daily.jstor.org

How Colonialism Shaped Body Shaming When did heaviness and curviness in women become connected with the idea of "savagery"? It has a lot to do with 19th-century imperialist world views.

remezcla.com

This Mexican Abuelita Is Getting Millions of Views For Her Cooking Videos This Mexican abuela in Michoacán is officially the only influencer and YouTube personality I care about. She made her debut on the platform merely a month ago; yet, Doña Angela already has more than 8 million views. It’s safe to say there’s a no promotion around her makeshift, love-filled videos and that people are naturally[.....]

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

How sleep makes the brain forget things – new research on mice New research has uncovered how to make mice better at remembering.

smithsonianmag.com

How a Voyage to French Polynesia Set Herman Melville on the Course to Write 'Moby-Dick'We retrace the journey that had a long-lasting influence on the enigmatic author's improbable career

fastcompany.com

5 phrases that make people discount what you’re saying These common expressions can cause listeners to think twice.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

15 Facts About Grumpy Cat On May 14, 2019, Grumpy Cat—the Internet-famous feline who launched thousands of memes—passed away peacefully in the arms of her mom, Tabatha Bundesen.

popsugar.com

10 of the Best Podcasts to Hilariously Upgrade Your Morning Commute If your trip to class or work in the morning needs a little boost, try one of these 10 funny podcasts to start your day off right.

popsci.com

How to throw a punch Understanding how to throw a punch—before you go all John Wayne on a bad guy—will prevent you from hurting yourself more than whatever you’re swinging at.

theatlantic.com

A Rare Universal Pattern in Human Languages Some languages are spoken more quickly than others, but the rate of information they get across is the same.

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ARCHITECTURE HUNTER on Instagram: “#architecture_hunter This house was designed by @reza.hedayatpoor_archi and visualized by @amirhbb_3d . • . Special thanks to my good…”29.7k Likes, 93 Comments - ARCHITECTURE HUNTER (@architecture_hunter) on Instagram: “#architecture_hunter This house was designed by @reza.hedayatpoor_archi and visualized by…”

bbc.co.uk

'I stole a plane to get out of the Navy'When Theo Van Eijck was kicked out of a Dutch pilot-training programme in 1964, he stole a plane and flew to Libya.

designboom.com

'the twist' by bjarke ingels group opens at kistefos sculpture park

futilitycloset.com

The Two Squares Puzzle Lee Sallows just sent me this — the puzzle is difficult, but the solution is stunning:

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An Early IMAX In 1827, visitors to London could get a titan’s view of the city by visiting Regent’s Park. There surveyor Thomas Hornor had built a colosseum housing the largest painting in the world, a panorama seven stories tall and 130 feet in diameter. A spiral staircase rose to a large gallery from which visitors could view London as seen from the ball atop St. Paul’s Cathedral. Estimates of the painting’s size vary from 24,000 to 44,000 square feet; flyers called it “nearly an acre of canvas.” Half a million people visited the Colosseum in 1829, but Hornor’s backer left for Paris...

nathanfriend.io

Inspirograph A digital replica of the classic Spirograph toy. Written in TypeScript, using D3.js.

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thoughtco.com

Periods of History in Ancient Rome Ancient Roman history is divided into four eras: Regal Rome, Republican Rome, the Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire.

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fastcompany.com

The unlikely origins of USB, the port that changed everything Ajay Bhatt was struggling to upgrade his computer when he began to see the need for one plug to rule them all.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Parent's Insane Sleepover Contract It's absurd. And she asked her son's friends sign it.

mensjournal.com

6 Stretches for Better Sleep Stretching before bed could be your answer to better shut-eye.

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apartmenttherapy.com

Birds of Paradise Are Huge Green, Tropical Bang For Your Buck Make a dramatic statement with just one plant.

businessinsider.com

Take a tour of this super luxurious billionaire bunker in Poland that claims to be the world's first zombie-proof house The Safe House outside of Warsaw, Poland, is a home with moving concrete walls and metal shutters that turn it into a doorless, windowless fortress.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

I Lost 15 Pounds, and This Is the 450-Calorie Salad I Eat For Lunch Most Days I'm a creature of habit. I like to drink the same 400-calorie smoothie every morning after my morning workout, wear the same three black pairs of leggings,

thewalrus.ca

Using Pop Science to Build the Perfect Workforce How personality tests took over corporate Canada—and might be keeping you from the job you want

fatherly.com

Learning Styles Aren't Real Think your child is a visual, kinesthetic, or auditory learner? You're wrong.

bbc.com

The reasons why exhaustion and burnout are so common More and more people are suffering ‘burnout’ – but is this the fault of modern life or is physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion a far older condition? BBC Future investigates.

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Updated May 14, 2019

Ending a text with a period not only seems less sincere -- it makes you seem more negative, too New research suggests that the rapidly changing language of texting is happening for a reason. The study, published in Computers in Human Behavior, found ...

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The conceptual photography by David Talley David Talley, a young spokesman of the conceptual photography, translates the emotions of real life in pictures with a strong positive, surreal impact.

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40 People Shared How Their First Names Got Ruined By Pop Culture Jesse McLaren, who describes himself as a ‘late night TV writer’ and has more than 1.2 million followers on Twitter, asked his fans what piece of pop culture ruined their first names. And the responses were awesome.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Tesla May Have Invented a Million-Mile Electric Car Battery Is Elon Musk's tech for vehicles built to last 76 years, or the key to a driverless car-on-demand future? Yes. S ince Edison a century ago, the world of batteries has been riven with exaggeration and fibs. U.S. university and private labs routinely announce purportedly important new leaps, only to go quiet when the cameras are gone.

qz.com

How to stroke a cat, according to science Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next.

atlasobscura.com

23 Ceilings Worth Craning Your Neck For Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite overhead wonders.

gq.com

This Lightning-Bolt Rolex Has a Magnetic Origin Story The Milgauss can defeat magnetic fields—and bad outfit feeling.

hbr.org

What California’s New Gig Work Law Gets Wrong About Gig Work And what we need instead.

thrillist.com

After the Summer of White Claw, CBD Water Is Making Its Move Basically the exact opposite of hard seltzer... in a good way.

mentalfloss.com

Now Ear This: A New App Can Detect a Child's Ear Infection A new app developed by researchers at the University of Washington uses a smartphone to check for fluid levels in a child's ear, a possible sign of an ear infection.

wellandgood.com

FDA bans 28 active ingredients in hand sanitizer So long, triclosan and other unpronounceable chemicals.

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nationalgeographic.com

Mount Rainier National Park A snowcapped backdrop to Seattle and Puget Sound, Mount Rainier is a slumbering giant that last erupted in the 1890s.

refinery29.com

Am I Single Because I'm Old?In this week's Every Single Day, Shani Silver breaks down how her age, 37, affects her dating life.

pretty52.com

McDonald's Launches Its First Ever Plant-Based Burger For Veggies The P.L.T., which stands for Plant, Lettuce, Tomato, is a lot like their other burgers, but made with a meatless patty.

ladbible.com

Warm Wet Summer Means We're Seeing More Spiders In Our Houses Oh, brilliant.

beyondthechickencoop.com

Ham Tetrazzini Ham Tetrazzini is a twist on the classic chicken tetrazzini. This delicious ham casserole is perfect to make with leftover ham and it can be made ahead of time.

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Fashionista in the Making

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Updated Dec 5, 2018

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mentalfloss.com

The 20 Best Movies of the 1980s After a decade of giving bold young directors free rein, the Hollywood studios took back control in the 1980s. Still, a number of excellent movies managed to get made—including some that achieved greatness by reinventing old genres and tropes.

refinery29.com

10 Incredible Films You Need To See This Autumn Don't know what to watch in the cinema this autumn? Our shortlist of the coolest movies hitting London Film Festival will help you out.

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