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‘Be Amazed’: This Online Community Celebrates Amazing Things, People And Events, Here’s 50 Of Their Best Posts
The world is a big place and there's so much happening here that it's impossible to keep track of every noteworthy moment. Luckily, there are "depositories" that store them so we can catch up.
Take the subreddit r/BeAmazed, for example. It unites over 3.2 million members, and they're constantly sharing content that moves them the most. From animals and traveling to history and sports, these folks touch upon a huge variety of subjects and since the inception of the community in 2015, they have collected quite the archive.
When we at Bored Panda stumbled upon it, we immediately knew that you, our dear readers, would appreciate it as much as we did, so without further ado, continue scrolling and check out a collection of r/BeAmazed's most popular posts.
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#1
Meet Theresa Kachindamoto
Layne Rodgers 3 years ago
This is such an amazing accomplishment that in a perfect world would have never had to happen. Bless up Theresa Kachindamoto!
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
She is the type of woman young girls, make that ALL girls and women should be looking up to. Not celebrities.
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
And this is the first time I've seen her name in the post not the comments under it. Congratulations Theresa on graduating from 'Malawi woman' or 'Female Malawi Chief' to having an actual name!
Becky Samuel 3 years ago (edited)
Including the USA. Using religion as an excuse to continue with child marriages is unacceptable.
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Kathy 3 years ago (edited)
A truly remarkable woman! I had never heard about her before reading this, so I read up about her on the internet. She advocates for child education up until college age for both girls and boys, and has annulled to-date several thousand child marriages in her district, also for both girls and boys. She has also been instrumental in banning sexual initiation rites which basically force girls as young as 7 years old(!) to have sexual relations with older men... This sick practice also exposes the young girls to the risk of contractinq HIV/AIDS! My favorite quote from her sayings: "Educate a girl and you educate the whole area ... You educate the world"
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#2
That Is Sweet
MiriPanda 3 years ago
Apparently this story is not true, but the real one i still interesting: https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/3131/The-Real-Story-Behind-These-Leopard-And-Cow-Photos-That-Still-Makes-Little-Sense
Seabeast 3 years ago
Everyone needs a cat to cuddle up to at night. I wonder if the leopard wakes the cow up at 5:00 a.m. by walking all over her chest?
Anthony Roberts 3 years ago
This Is really sweet I Love articles with Randomly capitalized Words!
Annnnd We’re Officially In Reverse 3 years ago
I wish someone would take the chain off the cow
These pictures might seem trivial, but taking a break from the negativity around us can do a lot of good to our mental well-being.
According to Austin Perlmutter, M.D., who is a board-certified internal medicine physician and focuses on helping others to improve decision-making and quality of life, it doesn't take many news reports to end up believing that the world is rapidly descending into disaster and chaos, even though many aspects of life have improved dramatically over the last few decades.
"Exposure to consistent, sensationalized pessimism and negativity has become the norm for those keeping up with the news," Perlmutter wrote.
#3
One Of The Real Heroes
Eppe 3 years ago
I know a certain guy with a pënis shaped rocket who should be ashamed reading this
kim morris 3 years ago
He does not have the capacity for shame. Hence, the penis-shaped rocket.
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A B C 3 years ago
Tells a lot about our society that this is called a "sacrifice"...
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Angelar 3 years ago
He killed them dollars. He sacrificed them like Abraham his son Isaac. They could have lived. They could have multiplied! 😎
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Jacob Rosenberg (Swedemire) 3 years ago
Sacrificed? Not at all: he invested it in the future of children.
Deutschland Mädchen 3 years ago
I don't think it's sacrificing. It's called being a good person
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
I wouldn't call it a sacrifice. I'd call it heartfelt generosity to moms and kids who have a right to not just a roof over their heads, but a home. He has his priorities straight. He doesn't need the money. These families deserve a home. I don't think he considered it a sacrifice.
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 3 years ago
He donated millions of dollars - not a sacrifice. Bliss & Blessings!
#4
Hero!
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Just goes to show that everyone, regardless of size, capability or whatever has a place in the world.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago (edited)
To people saying that 10 C isn't cold please note that many of the accounts of the earthquake state that victims of the quake were forced to stay in tents outside and were not used to the colder weather. Many were forced to build fires to stay warm overnight. Also, when you’re searching for survivors buried under piles if rubble, it’s going to get pretty darn cold underground.
Memere 3 years ago
10C can be pretty cold if you're in an area with high humidity, or if you're wet. I've been in New Orleans when the temp was that low at night & it felt pretty damned cold to me!
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Henry Crank 3 years ago
This man is a hero and should be both acknowledged and treated as such
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
It is chilly and it does say below 10 degrees centigrade. So it could have been much colder at times and he probably would be wearing bulky jackets that could impede his movement.
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Racism Is Dumb And Einstein Was Not Dumb
Katinka Min 3 years ago
He did not flee Europe. He travelled a lot to teach and lecture and after the Nazis came into power, he did not return to Germany. He was Jewish, in a very non-religious way, but more so he was an avid pacifist and already part of the public debate about war. He saw the signs that the Nazis were heading straight for another war very clearly.
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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago
My favourite Einstein quote "If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German, and Germany will declare that I am a Jew".
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
There's an area of the Civil Rights Museum (in the building where Dr. King was killed) that is dedicated to how European, Jewish refugees made such a notable impact on Black education in the U.S., as so many white educators refused to teach Black students.
Aria Whitaker 3 years ago
God, I love that quote. Very profound. Sadly, so many Americans today would simply write him off as "virtue signaling" and dismiss him as a "SJW". Ego and not wanting to be wrong has replaced listening and learning from those wiser and more experienced. Bless him for this.
Henry Crank 3 years ago
This is exactly in line with the idea that smart people don't go around saying they're smart. I've met some seriously intelligent people like a quantum physicist from MIT. She never once claimed to be smart nor did she put down anyone else for not understanding. I never counted myself in her league. I felt like a dullard around her but when I went to ask her questions she tried to build up my confidence. That's truly smart. I think Albert would have called her a colleague.
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Zophra 3 years ago
They forgot to have a penis, so they aren't included. (eye roll.)
Load More Replies...Research proves that what we see on the news can significantly impact our mental health.
"While negative news may influence our thinking through multiple mechanisms, one important consideration is how it interfaces with our cognitive biases, keeping our focus on everything that’s going wrong while blinding us to all the good things around us," Perlmutter explained.
#6
In 2016, Partner Surgeons Dr Darrell Cass & Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye Successfully Operated On A 23 Week Old Baby By Removing Her From The Mother’s Womb, Removing A Tumour And Then Replacing Her Back In The Womb. She Was Born A Second Time, Healthy And On Time
buttonpusher 3 years ago
Similar was done for babies with spina bifida too. Amazing and must be incredibly delicate work because they are so small.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
So, it could be said, she was born again. But I know, unfortunately, people who would decry this medical miracle. I am thrilled that everyone is doing well!
#7
The Goodest Girl 15/10
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 3 years ago
And THIS is why We donate to service dog organizations
CCLoos 3 years ago
I was trying to remember where I heard their story. This Is Love is great.
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Nat Rich 3 years ago
It makes me sad that life doesn't reward the bestest and this angel has already crossed the bridge. But who knows, maybe she's there having the bestest time.
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
I mean 9/11 was 20 years ago, so you wouldn't expect her to still be with us!
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Jokes On You
KJ 3 years ago
Haha, women are so stupid lets embarrass her! Wait! you weren't supposed to do that.
Delta the hybrid (They/She/He) 3 years ago
Now listen here you little sh*t-
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Chris Hills 3 years ago (edited)
Oh! Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, For I come from the voting booth with a vote I gave to thee.
Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez 3 years ago
And, of course, a journalist of the New York Sun wrote about how she was dressed.
Angelar 3 years ago
Aaaa.. I thought you were joking, but this also is apparently a historical fact!
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similarly 3 years ago
Similar thing happened in Japan. When a newspaper erroneously reported that Takako Doi was running for parliament, she told the local mayor that it was a mistake and she wasn't actually running. When he replied something to the effect: "Well, of course you're not running! You're a woman! No one will vote for you!", she changed her mind and ran anyway and won. She served from 1980 to 2005 and was the first female speaker of the lower house of parliament. "She was big, loud and pushy to start with," said one of Doi's law professors in an August 1989 Time magazine article. "I knew from the first day she came into my office that she would make a fine politician."
Jon S. 3 years ago (edited)
According to wikipedia, she served 1 year in office, which was uneventful (she gave birth a part way through her term which may or may not have reduced the amount of time she served). Apparently she didn't stint from taking charge in meetings. I'll take "uneventful" over the normal "scandal ridden" any day.
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Peter Korsten 3 years ago
Fun fact: she was born before the outbreak of the American Civil War (1860), and lived to witness John F. Kennedy's inauguration (March 1961).
The doctor provided three specific cognitive biases that are activated by negative news to keep us unhappy and advice on how to start making changes to break the cycle:
1. Negativity bias doesn't allow us to turn off negative news.
"Negativity bias refers to the fact that humans focus on negative events, information, or emotions more than their positive counterparts. In more dangerous times, this bias may have provided an evolutionary benefit (e.g., we were more likely to notice potential threats to our safety). But in the modern world, our preference for the negative has been harnessed to keep our attention," Perlmutter said.
This helps explain why the news consistently emphasizes stories on the worst things happening in the world, both globally (wars) and locally (robberies). "Not only are we seeking out the negative, but media outlets are actively trying to give us more of it. It’s a double dose."
#9
This Is The Smile Of Someone Who Stared Death In The Face. And Promptly Told It To Piss Off. Om Prakash, A 10 Year Old Kid From India, Saved 8 Children Out Of A Burning School Bus
Sapna Sarfare 3 years ago
In India, every republic day, we have a parade in Delhi. Amongst the various parades, etc, we have a car (it was elephant earlier) filled with bahadur bacches (brave kids) who have won bravery awards for various brave things. Everyone cheer for them. Sadly some kids die during their brave act. Many cops from all around the country nominate such kids. It is a huge thing
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
The bus driver apparently fled from the bus, leaving the children. Om Prakash took over. Just incredible.
Norah Reilly 3 years ago
This is the face of a young man who is not only wise/strong beyond his years, but will become a leader of others.
Deborah Padgett 3 years ago
THIS is what a true Superhero looks like. Thank you honey for what you did.
kjorn 3 years ago
my 10 years old was screaming at the pc screen because he lost in fortnite... not the same background.
Thomas Price 3 years ago
You don’t know how people will react in extreme situations so don’t rule out your kid just because he plays video games. Not the same situation
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Blind Man Explains The Positive Things About Being Blind
Aidan Pite 3 years ago
His name's Tommy Elliot, he's got a youtube channel and seems like a fun dude.
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Every woman I’ve been with is a 10 😂😂😂 what a refreshingly positive disposition this man has ❤️
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
This guy is a really sweet guy, does a lot educating sighted people on what his life is like
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago (edited)
His cup isn't half full. It appears it's filled to the brim.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
I have the most lovely and amazing niece who is blind. She is sunny and positive and happy and completely comfortable with her blindness. She has a bachelor's and a master's, works a full time job, is involved in state and national organizations for the blind, lives alone, plays video games, plays keyboard and sings. The list is endless. The greatest struggle for blind people is usually how they are treated by sighted people.
#11
The Real Ultimative Chad
kjorn 3 years ago
they are good priest out there. but pinned down by the bad one who don't want the things to changed
Cdickson 3 years ago
As with most religions, there are more good than bad.
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Jenny Gordon 3 years ago
Chad founded The Samaritans. As a former Samaritans telephone volunteer, I know his name well.
Kai David 3 years ago
How many more suicides will happen after the GOP get their way by abolishing and banning basic women's health and body shaming ?
Jo Choto 3 years ago
And some real and useful sex ed in every family and every school would also help.
Kipindichapili 3 years ago
Yup. I can’t understand why some people can’t understand this.
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Needmorecowbell 3 years ago
This is wonderful and just want to share a PSA. People don’t “commit suicide”—they die by suicide. “Commit suicide” became the verbiage because suicide was seen as a crime—but it isn’t—it’s the end product of a horrible and ravaging disease—mental illness.
BakuDeku Shipper 3 years ago
As a person with depression, I'd like to share my thoughts on your comment. Dying by suicide doesn't sound right because it sounds like you die from a natural cause, something that seems less emphasized than it should be. It sounds like someone just died due to something, and not died fighting something. Commit suicide is just a general phrase, although if you want to make a point about that, then I understand your point of view that it shouldn't sound like a crime. You are right that that it is the end product of something terrible, but if you are going to be that specific about it, let me bring to your attention that personally(I dont know about other depressed/suicidal people's opinions since every battle is different) do not like how people refer to it as an illness or disease. I am not sick, I am in need of help, just like a person who goes to after school extra help would not be dumb, but in need of guidance. >>>
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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
The Samaritans in the UK. There is no organisation in the world that has higher confidentiality. Even after someone has died no one outside of the organisation will ever know that they even called, let alone what was discussed (imagine how many suicidal people wouldn't call otherwise). Numbers literally cannot be traced even by staff. No one can or will pass on details to any other service. The listeners do not judge, do not give opinions, nor advice. Instead they are trained to listen and to ask the sort of questions that help a person pick through and sort their own turmoil of feelings. Callers do not have to be suicidal either. Anything that they feel they can't talk to friends or family about is a good enough reason to call The Samaritans. Or text or email or write a letter to. They are an amazing organisation.
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
My best friend in elementary school called my mom because she thought she was bleeding to death. I can't imagine not requiring our kids with information.they deserve. The Governor of Texas banning the vaccine for HPV. If COVID19 was sexually transmitted would we have waited to cure it.
buttonpusher 3 years ago
I'm not religious but my family are involved in the local parish. The clergy here are wonderful for many reasons. There's good and bad everywhere.
#12
Couple With Down Syndrome Told Not To Marry, Prove Critics Wrong 25 Years Later
Lousha 3 years ago
I could sort of understand worries about them having children. (Not necessarily agree but would see a point.) Or not to live on their own without help. (Same as before, could see a point in an argument like that.) But not to marry? Who are they hurting? Who are they taking anything away from? Hope they'll have many more happy years!
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
I think I've read somewhere that people with dawn Syndrome are more likely to have severely disabled children.... can't remember where I've read it tough. If it is true, then that would be a good reason to not be allowed to have kids, much like it is forbidden for siblings and sometimes cousins. But marriage is something else entirely. Those no sayers should mind their own business.
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InfectedVoice 3 years ago (edited)
My godson has DS, he's 9 now and just the nicest little guy ever, I look forward to our regular trampoline sessions, I love him so much and he will be independent as soon as he's old enough, that much is clear already, I love the little dude so much, and he told me I was his favourite cool uncle once, I had to leave the room for a minute.
Meghna Mohan 3 years ago
I've not seen more love, more joy, more peace in a married couple in my 20+ grown up years
Lisa Samuelson 3 years ago
Such a beautiful story!! This brought tears to my eyes!! Everyone deserves to be with the one they love & cherish. By the looks of their faces, mission accomplished!!
2. Due to availability bias, after we see negativity, we overestimate its significance.
"Availability bias (also called the availability heuristic) is the tendency for people to overestimate the importance of the examples that immediately come to mind when considering a topic," Perlmutter said. "These examples are, of course, influenced by whatever you were most recently paying attention to, as well as the things you pay attention to the most."
"So if you just watched a news report on local robberies, and then were asked about problems in your town, you might say that robberies were a major issue, even if they were, in general, very uncommon. If you’re constantly watching negative news, the availability bias means your brain may be more likely to remember horrible events and then believe that these relatively infrequent occurrences actually represent the general state of things."
#13
This Marine With “I Can’t Breathe” Taped Over His Mouth Stood For Hours In Silent Protest Calling For Justice For Victims Of Police Killings. He Stood Unmoving For So Long In The Hot Sun At The Utah State Capitol That His Shoes Melted Into The Pavement
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
This is a military hero. This is truly a war. It been waged for centuries.
#14
The Guy Picked Up The Exhausted Dog, And He Turned Out To Be A Wonderful Husky
Mokayokok 3 years ago
I can't stand this s**t, I obsess about it for weeks & it gives me nightmares- even when there's a good ending, I obsess on how long the animal suffered prior to being saved. How can anyone stomach abusing an animal? Just f*****g kill yourself instead, you don't need to be taking up space anyway.
InfectedVoice 3 years ago
I understand that feeling, I had that a lot more when I was younger so I started volunteering at shelters, I can't help all the animals in the world but I can help the ones that are in my reach, I would advise to do the same, it's hard but rewarding, when you see a dog get adopted and the excited family waiting for the day and the dog is all happy and excited and confused, oh there's nothing like it, makes it all worth it.
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DC 3 years ago
... abandoned animals deserve humans of this kind. Humans abandoning animals ... tbh, I personally haven't met many of these. I once called the police because a sheer mountain of a stupid man repeatedly beat his dog, and threatened everyone who even tried to intervene, including me. Me, and someone else a few minutes earlier, called the police, who handled him ... and never even called for any, at least I though I would be required to testify, but ... not even that. Dog and Mountain Douche were picked up and taken to different places then.
malenchki 3 years ago
Good I hope the place he was taken to starts with h and ends with ell
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Rijkærd 3 years ago
Exhausted doggo= wonderful husky...is it just me ... I think Huskies are like the standup comedians of doggo world
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Oh my god... I'm so grateful this has a happy ending, but situations like this just break me.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
Whenever I see an abused animal I swear I become a raging maniac and could easily damage the person responsible. And the rest of the time, I'm such a pacifist...
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Same. Nothing enrages me more than abuse to an innocent, or any being who can't defend themselves.
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We Could Sure Use A Little Roosevelt Today!
shuka shuka 3 years ago
I wish more Americans knew about Roosevelt. He raised taxes on the rich to give to the poor. What a concept!
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
And he was a Republican. Today he'd be a Democrat.
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KatHat 3 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt - he hated being called Teddy - was a really interesting character. He remade himself a number of different times and was someone who really grew and evolved over his life. This recent story by Heather C*x Richardson is a really interesting insight into his life and motivations: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-13-2022?utm_source=url
phil blanque 3 years ago
T. Roosevelt did some amazing and wonderful things...after he did some awful things.
Tom Harper 3 years ago
Maybe we should consider everything a person says before lauded them so freely: “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are the dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are,” Roosevelt said during a January 1886 speech in New York. “And I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth.”
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago (edited)
He was also a white supremacist, although at least he opposed slavery. Very much a NIMBY
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Yet civil rights bills and anti-segregation laws were not on his agenda - he cautioned against imposing radical changes in government policy and instead suggested a gradual adjustment in attitudes. This is the pretense-policy of alleviating guilt to convince oneself that they are taking action.
Tristan J 3 years ago
To be devil's advocate, would gradual change not be sustainable, whilst a radical change in policy cause division and increase tensions?
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Shalini Pabreja 3 years ago (edited)
Lionheart! They say he died in his sleep cause even death was afraid to take him while awake.
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Realistic Mural Of A True American Hero
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
I've never seen this before, KatHat. Thank you for sharing it.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Been there. Cool museum, great mural. Plus, there’s a driving tour of places where Harriet Tubman had significant experiences, like the site of the plantation she escaped from, and the general store where she sustained the head injury that gave her the visions that coincidentally helped her escape, and helped her guide others to freedom as well. There’s just something about seeing places (or just sites, if the structures are gone), and walking on the same ground that someone you admire walked on, that just brings them to life.
Rylee Evergreen 3 years ago
WHOA everything about this mural is so cool! This is actually probably my favorite one on here so far!!
3. Confirmation bias means that we will find a way to support negativity.
According to the doctor, confirmation bias is the idea that we will actively seek out, remember, and favor evidence that confirms something we already believe. "If you have decided that robberies are common in your hometown, confirmation bias makes it more likely for you to latch onto the data that supports this belief," Perlmutter highlighted. "Your brain will selectively focus on the information that helps your preexisting theory, ignoring conflicting facts."
We can also apply this on a larger scale: if you believe the world is a horrible place, confirmation bias means you’ll be looking out for proof that this is true while making it harder to hear perspectives that suggest the contrary.
#17
What A Nice Story
Not a Made up Name 3 years ago
Only in Murica. In my country, the poor get their medicines for Free in Government run Hospitals. INDIA
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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Banting and Best. 🇨🇦 is so proud of them. I believe Dr. Banting refused to profit from his discovery because he believed it should be available to all who need it to stay alive. He'd be appalled and furious with today. NO ONE should have to be rationing their insulin to the point of a miscalculation and die. For shame. As far as I'm concerned that's manslaughter by the drug companies.
Kimberly Lorton 3 years ago
Playing God, does have its karmic consequences... to deny anyone a medication or a surgery that would save their lives, because they can't afford it? That is the picture of greed and inhuman, in the dictionary of life.
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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
The joy is in the pockets of this guy. Remember him? porky-620f...35f245.jpg 
Felicia Dale 3 years ago
A friend of mine’s mom only survived her childhood with undiagnosed type 1 diabetes because her parents were horribly abusive and basically starved her. The diabetes was only diagnosed when she finally went to school and started getting regular meals.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Purposely starving children to lengthen their lives by a paltry 2 years. Then along comes insulin, and they can be kids again (though I wonder if the starvation prevented them from reaching certain milestones, and left them with physical and/or mental challenges). Take that, anti-science assholes.
Britches are for everyone 3 years ago
The two doctors who advocated severe calorie restriction were convinced that they were acting in the best interested of scientific discovery. So, it wasn't "anti-science assholes," it was medical experts with a misguided hypothesis.
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Rens 3 years ago
My daughter's a type 1 diabetic, reading this story just brought tears to my eyes. I am so thankful that my daughter was born when she was (2001), and inthe country that she was (The Netherlands) so that she can receive free insulin for the rest of her life. The United States of America is an absolute disgrace treating insulin as if it is an option and not a necessity to diabetics.
#18
Good Job Volvo
DC 3 years ago
... taking this out of the competition is truly right and farsighted. Everyone knows, every competitor can use it, and likely will, once people take this into account when deciding which vehicle they're to buy. Unthinkable today - even capitalism became more capitalist, now being capitalismism or so ... and then again, this is so simple, yet effective, outperforming everything even in sight of the simplicity, and outsimpling everything even in sight of the same performance. A truly great invention - simple, effective, efficient, wellmeant. THIS is how engineers want car companies to act!
ᴠᴀ̈ɪɴᴏ 3 years ago
And THIS is how EVERYONE wants car companies to act! Volvo is brilliant.
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I remember when seatbelts became a legal requirement in my province. One of my idiot relatives ranted about it and insisted that he was safer without one "Because I can tuck down under the dashboard". Perhaps not surprisingly, this same relative is now an anti-vaxxer. I'm really surprised he's lived this long, actually.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
I recently saw a very old video from when the seatbelts became mandatory in my country! Unfortunately it's in Greek so it's pointless to post the link! But you cannot imagine what the people were saying!! It was mostly the same as the antivaxx talk: but my rights blah blah blah
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And pharmaceutical companies refuse to share their patents to make money off of sick people
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
They can be scum and they also create vaccines, which takes a lot of money to do.
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Jesse Taylor 3 years ago
When I was in college, I never wore a seat belt until one day, I decided to do it. My roommate and I were driving in her father's old Volvo station wagon. We were driving when we were rear-ended by a car. Had we not been wearing our seatbelts that day, it could have turned out a lot differently. Since then, I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt.
Thanatos Charles 3 years ago
Nice story, but false, they didn't invent it, nor made it free, but we can still thank them and the Swedish government for introducing the standard as we know it today.
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago (edited)
Well, you know - us Swedes are pragmatic. Dead people can’t become customers. Makes no sense to let people die over money. Oh, yeah - it’s also evil. We also don’t like evil, on the whole.
#19
India Is Waking Up, The Mahimbeachcleanup Has Cleared More Than 700 Tons Of Plastic From Our Beach
Sapna Sarfare 3 years ago
Cleanliness drives are getting big boost from govt. We have annual awards and rankings of cities which are huge on cleanliness. We have a long way to go. But i am seeing slow change..
DC 3 years ago
We need to stop polluting. Plastics aren't replacable everywhere, but there are proper ways to use them, and to get rid of them evenetually, too. If only we took advantage of the vast recyclability most C-based polymeres bear, and stopped mindlessly using oneway products as if there was no downside to it ... except medical equipment, of course...
Ben Steinberg 3 years ago
Even better, they replaced all that ugly plastic with a cool looking dog...
Abdul Rahman Falih 3 years ago
I hope my country India shall keep waking up and not take 5 millenium breaks lol(i mean it as a joke i honestly want it to be clean since there are a ton of diseases because of this)
Hk 3 years ago
It shall wake up once her citizens starts acting responsible and contributing rather than complaining it on social media and internet
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The World’s Humblest Head Of State
Jack Holt 3 years ago
We need him in Australia. Mind you, his people also need him. What a leader!
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
He was a guerilla fighter against the brutal dictatorship in the 70s. He spent more than a decade imprisoned, but he escaped several times and had to be recaptured. He endured the most brutal physical and psychological torture. Yet when he became President, he was extremely generous because he hated how capitalism encourages the stockpiling of wealth and possessions, which do not give people happiness but actually do the opposite. He is a brave man who, unlike a lot of leaders, actually has morals and practices what he preaches.
maragato 3 years ago
Trevor, when Mujica and the Tupamaros began their "fight" the president of Uruguay was totally legitimate, the actions by the government at that time were as a consequence of the murders and robberies by Mujica and his henchmen. The coup d'état was provoked as a consequence of the disaster that this group was causing, not with that I am justifying the dictatorship, which from that moment was also involved in torture, deaths and excesses. I want it to be very clear that the dictatorship was a consequence of the Tupamaros and that their actions began in 1962 and not in 1966 as they have been led to believe.
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The first step in reducing the detrimental effects of negativity bias, Perlmutter thinks, is simply to limit your consumption of negativity at the source. "It's one thing to be informed, but quite another to expose yourself to sensationalized negativity for hours a day," he highlighted.
"Before and after taking in the news, ask yourself how much you really learned. If you were mostly confirming what you already believed, it probably wasn’t that helpful of an experience. Consider turning off the news when you feel you’re getting angry or otherwise upset. Better yet, try a news fast for a week and see how you feel."
#21
6 Years, 720,000 Attempts, Alan Mcfadyen's Perfect Kingfisher Dive Photo
Meghna Mohan 3 years ago (edited)
Absolutely stunning, kudos to the unwavering effort and stunning outcome.
An Co 3 years ago
Only difficult because of the camera he used. If he used one of those film cameras that shoot thousands of frames a second he could have got this much quicker.
John Meise 3 years ago
There are a few problems with what you say, at least. When did he do this? The technology simply might not have been available. Also cameras that shoot thousands of frames a second are prohibitively expensive. Additionally, cameras that shoe thousands of frames per second need a lot of light. Sometimes more light than what you're able to get from sunlight. Furthermore this is a moving object and you would want the aperture to be really wide open (for as much light as possible) and getting focus would be a nightmare on this no matter what kind of camera you had. It's a lot more difficult than you realize.
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#22
When My Grandad Passed Away My Grandmother(She Is 85) Started Learning Painting To Distract Herself. After A Year She Gave Me This Painting.
Potterhead 0-0 3 years ago
I swear my grandmother painted almost the same thing! Hers had a sailboat in it though and was a bit different
Meghna Mohan 3 years ago
This is such a wholesome story and a lovely photo, love grandmum and get absolutely stunning painting
#23
Way To Go To Save Trees
Izzy's Maid 3 years ago
Not simple at all! The root balls on those things weigh a ton!
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When I was a kid in 1969, we dug up a 6’ fir tree that was growing in our yard, because it had become the most perfectly-shaped Christmas Tree. We were careful to get as much of the roots as possible, wrapped them in burlap, planted it in a huge pot, and my father and 3 of my 4 brothers (one was in the Marines and in Vietnam—-he came home the next Christmas) carried it inside. We did all the on Christmas Eve, in the afternoon, to reduce the amount of time it would be out of the ground. We took the best care of it we knew how for the week between Christmas and New Years, and on New Years Eve afternoon, we replanted it. It lived, and got to be a VERY big fir tree. It was the best Christmas Tree we ever had, but was very labor intensive, and there was a big risk it wouldn’t live after we replanted it. We were lucky. So it was a one-time experiment.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
My Dad always replanted the Christmas trees. By the time I grew up, he had a privacy hedge.
Sofia Gonzalez 3 years ago
"Retired tree" So the forest had now become a tree retirement home? I love it!
David Woollands 3 years ago
We’ve had a fake one for 18 years so far - not planning on getting rid of it - our first house was so small we only used the top section for 14 years - we were quite happy when we moved into a bigger house in 2017 as we could use the whole tree
Gabrielle B. Marcelo 3 years ago
YES! i dont get why people keep buying real ones! just buy a fake one and shove it in a box after christmas!
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Beatrice Multhaupt 3 years ago
This is actually a druidic ritual, symbolizing renewal and life everlasting.
#24
Indeed A Hero
Afton Brown 3 years ago
I think it's Dr. Jacinto Convit, that's what it says in the bottom left corner.
Pangolin Pal 3 years ago
Dr. Jacinto Convit - may his name live on forever. What a wonderful human being!
To lower the risks of availability bias, try to put negative information into context. Consider this: bad things happen every day, but this doesn’t mean that life is necessarily bad or getting worse.
"When you hear a negative statistic ... about some recent disaster, you shouldn’t just write it off, but instead try to consider whether this is an isolated data point or actually part of a larger trend. The idea is that if you store new information in a more objective manner, it will give you a more balanced perspective when you later use it as a reference," Perlmutter said.
#25
And That, Ladies And Gentlemen, Is How You Fight A War On Drugs And Addiction
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Please note that DISTRIBUTION IS STILL ILLEGAL. They won't put you in prison for having small amounts on you. They will put you in prison for dealing.
Tristan J 3 years ago
What's your point? It targets criminal enterprises that are often involved in other illegal activities and funded by drug sales, and prevents users from being criminalised, which can result in a cycle of further drug use and addiction, poverty, crime and poor health, all of which cost society and taxpayers.
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Go to the BBC World Service, look for a programme series called The Compass, and the segment within it called My Perfect Country. They did a programme about Portugal's drug policy. It is so forward thinking and admirable. Basically they concluded that drugs just are here to stay and there's no benefit to continuing to have a war against them. Instead they have decided to treat the situation like an illness that it is inevitable that a certain percentage of the population will suffer from, and the result has been stunning. They have an incredibly low rate of deaths from overdose, especially compared to countries like Norway, where it is really high. The sufferers are treated with compassion and everything possible is done to help them recover. As can be seen, the result is much fewer people are now 'sick'. What a surprise.
Sabrina Bowen 3 years ago
Portugal actually has mobile pharmaceutical trucks that deliver methadone & buprenorphine to those who need them throughout their medically assisted treatments for opioid dependency. They're like ice cream trucks filled with drugs. It's really an amazing system. BUT it depends on a few things the US (so far) lacks: 1. Single payer health care. 2. An acceptance that chemical dependency is a medical condition and not a crime. 3. The drive to lower our inmate population and close prisons.
Tristan J 3 years ago
And the arms and human trafficking industries, and let's not get started on 3 letter agencies.
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Sarah Stalder 3 years ago
Oregon decriminalized drug possession last year.
Load More Replies... Mokayokok 3 years ago
Don't get excited ppl in the States, it'll never happen here, our government makes too much money letting the cartel sell to the citizens here. https://ips-dc.org/the_cia_contras_gangs_and_crack/
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 3 years ago
True, not only in the US, there are a lot of Narco Estados in the world.
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Claire Ferguson 3 years ago (edited)
Scotland are pushing to do something similar, drug deaths here are the worst in Europe, probably one of the worst in the world but Westminster have control of drug laws and would never allow it. It's been proven to work so don't understand why not, something needs to be done.
Sarah Stalder 3 years ago
Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession last year, actually.
#26
Landscape Perfectly Divided By This Railing
boredkoala 3 years ago
I've been playing too much Valheim, totally heard the build hammer noise with this one!
#27
Once In A Lifetime Shot
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
This would stop my heart for an indefinite amount of time. Owls are just so cool. I'm not sure about the 360° turn however. They can turn way more than we can but I don't think 360° is accurate.
Analyn Lahr 3 years ago
Was Jareth the owl or was the owl his familiar? I could never figure it out. I need to watch it again.
Layne Rodgers 3 years ago (edited)
I recently learned that owls head go 365 because they cannot move their eyes. Their eyes are connected to bone making them look straight.
#28
The Winning Sand Sculpture Of 2019’s Texas Sand Sculpture Festival
Brivid 3 years ago
Damon Langlois of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, mimics the sculpture he created of Abraham Lincoln. The piece was titled, ‘Liberty is Crumbling.’
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Mokayokok 3 years ago
We were all living in fear, other Countries were even worried about it, while also laughing at the ppl w/the intelligence of a stale turd who voted him in Office. We still need those ppl removed ... we can put them AND Trump, his kids (minus the youngest) and the Republicans in the different government office, too afraid to say something even though they all made fun of him when he said he was going to run for President and lastly let's not forget his child trafficking & child rapist friends (which he was also apart of) ... AND THEN BLOW THAT ISLAND INTO A MILLION PIECES
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Rylee Evergreen 3 years ago
This shows a lot of hard work and talent, but also has such a profound deeper meaning! Wow!
Chancey 3 years ago
As an insider I sit and think WTF America so many times!
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Mark Karol-Chik 3 years ago
President Lincoln's response when 45, Ted Cruz and the Fox News lie machine mention his name.
Finally, there's the confirmation bias. With so many opinions and data points floating both online and in real life, it’s easy to find a detail that supports virtually any opinion. But Perlmutter believes this makes it all the more important to create strategies to lower the negative impact of this bias on our thinking.
"One powerful way to start lowering the effects of confirmation bias is to question your beliefs periodically," he said. "What are the facts on which your opinions are built? For example, after seeing multiple horrific articles on recent crime, you may think your hometown has become ... a more dangerous place to live, but have you actually examined any real data to support this idea?"
Challenging your perspective can be difficult but it's well worth it, dear Pandas.
#29
What A Difference A Year Makes
Luce G 2 years ago
I think he has 4 buttons on the left but the flash only lit up two 🤓
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#30
Clever Girl
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Staying calm enough to have that presence of mind and remember a trick she learned who knows how long ago—-at the age of 10, ffs!—-is amazing. It’s also a kid with way better survival skills than the majority of adults, who would panic and end up becoming alligator poop. She is a warrior!
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago (edited)
Pretty sure I wouldn't have the presence of mind to shove my fingers up the gator's nose, what with all the flailing and screaming. I'm glad she did, though!
Don't Look 3 years ago
What absolutely fascinates me here is the simplicity of what happened. One must have a clear head to actually perform “the simplest solution is often the right one”. And she’s young. I’d say she’s passed the fight, flight or freeze test.
Miriam L 3 years ago
Well, the whole 'florida man' news trope is because Florida has much less strict laws regarding what can be shared regarding citizens than most states, IIRC. You don't need as much consent to share people's stories, so there's a disproportionate number of lunacy represented compared to other states. Regarding the gators... I know they live in other states but it's mostly Florida. Sorry if you didn't actually want a serious answer to that.
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#31
Weight Loss
Boredcanadian1234 3 years ago
I am so happy for this man. I stopped going to the gym because of the people staring and laughing. As a woman it was tough
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
I'm sorry for other's ignorance and immaturity. People can be so heartless and rude sometimes.
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Lisa Samuelson 3 years ago
He looks very exhausted and ready to throw in that towel in the first pic But he completely transformed into someone very determined and proud!! As he should be!!
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
I started out not doing even a 1/4 mile. Pretty soon I was flying. And the only problem was this guy would be on the bike next to me a fart the whole time.
#32
Finally Finished This Charcoal Drawing, And Wanted To Share It With You Guys. A Month And A Half, 120 Hours, And I'm Unreasonably Happy With It
I don't like my name 3 years ago (edited)
This looks like a photograph... not a drawing! 👏 AMAZING
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
The woman looks incredibly lifelike... but what is happening in this picture?
#33
In 1849, Henry "Box" Brown Was A Slave Who Mailed Himself In A Wooden Crate To Freedom From Richmond, Virginia To The Anti Slavery Office In Philadelphia. The Delivery Took 26 Hours And He Later Became A Public Speaker And Slave Abolitionist
Hammie Hammie 3 years ago
The cruelness of slavery, caused incredible determination to just be human. A Human being risking their life, just to live. For those who make jokes, it shows your uncomfortableness with the true horrors that transpired.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
And for a good chunk of the journey, the box he was in was upside down. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable that was, not to mention blood rushing from your limbs to your head. The thumping of your head and numbness of your limbs, and you can’t utter a sound because you’d be found out and not only returned to slavery, but probably sold further south. This, people, is the definition of strength, endurance, and determination, in its most basic, and desperate, form. How many people, who brag about how strong they are and how much they can endure, could really make it for HOURS like that without uttering a sound? Most of them would be blubbering like babies and begging to be let out of the box barely an hour into being upside down.
Black Karen 3 years ago
And think about it- it probably was hard to breathe bc in a closed box there is limited O2. After a while you risk passing out from too much CO2. I can only imagine he also had to pee in the box and was likely starving by the time he arrived. Just a small sacrifice for the freedom he was entitled by merely being born a living creature.
Load More Replies... Prism Dawn 3 years ago
He could've helped his wife escaped and didn't bother, then bragged about his method of escaping even though abolitionists begged him to keep quiet about it so more people could use it to escape. He preferred the positive attention and the method was ruined for anyone after him.
Rose Button 🇺🇦 3 years ago
We are covering this topic in school. For anyone wanting to know more about current slavery, BBC has a women explaining her trials in a video titled "My Life As A Modern Day Slave" it's still very prominent.
Load More Replies... Pangolin Pal 3 years ago
A brave, daring young man who would do anything to achieve freedom! Love him so much.
Puggawugbug 3 years ago
Wow, I’d be so scared and uncomfortable if I did this. Glad he was able to escape!
phil blanque 3 years ago
Wow...amazing story, but also an amazing illustration. What texture and color! Kudos.
#34
Great Dude.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Yeah, some of 'em wear those cool hats with the gold leaves on! :D
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Killerlyric 3 years ago
wait...?? how old was this dude on the titanic, it sunk in 1912, WW2 wasnt until 1939 thats 27 years, was he in his 50s or 60s in WW2??
MoMcB 3 years ago
Yes, Dunkirk was evacuated by volunteers in small boats. My uncle was in the water for 48 hours before he got out.
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Kimberly Lorton 3 years ago
The evacuation by volunteers, is such an amazing feat of human selflessness. Many of the boats would pick up soldiers, drop them off to safety and return and do it again, until they couldn't anymore. Wow.
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 3 years ago
You must have fascinating conversations with your imaginary girlfriend.
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Gabby Thomas
Marette 3 years ago (edited)
Let's also applaud Jana Pittman, an Australian woman who not only competed in both the Summer & Winter Olympics, but then went on to become a Doctor & is also about to have twins (which will be her 5th & 6th children)!
#36
5 Years On From Breaking Her Neck And Becoming Quadriplegic, This Happened Today. Hard Work And Determination Pays Off!
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago
Its the onion ninjas. They’re relentless.
Load More Replies... KatHat 3 years ago
I'm so very happy for this woman. It's amazing. But I'm going to gently note that "hard work and determination" are NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH. For neck injuries, and for other things. People - if you're struggling with something that seems too much - sometimes it's too much. Which doesn't mean give up, it means get help where you need it, and accept that sometimes things are crappy and that's NOT YOUR FAULT. Not everything can be overcome with hard work and determination and that doesn't make you a bad person.
Mokayokok 3 years ago
There had to be some type of surgery done in order to restore her neck / back nerves or whatever. If pure determination solved being a quadriplegic, then more would fully recover. I'm not stating the road of recovery wasn't extremely difficult, just that once your paralyzed that's it, without some type of surgery.
Load More Replies... Remi 3 years ago
You gonna tell the ghost of Christopher Reeve that he just wasn't determined enough? A lot more spinal injuries can be treated these days, but no amount of hard work is gonna magically cure you, if it ain't curable.
Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago
I've never known anyone with this problem, but whenever I see beautiful stories like this they always make me cry.
Aleksandra 3 years ago
There's polish feminist journalist (Martyna Wojciechowska) who also had her neck broken and also worked hard to get control of her body back and then she climbed Mount Everest! I can't even imagine how much work it takes, and so much determination. It's amazing
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
I love this. I worked with a little girl who was in a wheelchair. We got some lunch buddies and they'd cheer her on as she walked to the playground on her own. Then she'd to my hair out or bite my nipple but hey, she was having a ball with kids her aged
#37
Lincoln The Cat Guy
Rijkærd 3 years ago
I wanna know more of that Buchanan guy for some weird reason I cant figure out
kim morris 3 years ago
He was a terrible US president, was in favor of slavery, how he did his job was one of the causes of the US Civil war (which wasn't really very civil at all) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan
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shuka shuka 3 years ago
Read about the cats on parliament hill in Canada if you want more government + cats stories
#38
Outdoor Rug Made From Rocks
Linda Mermaid 3 years ago
I want to know where I can get rocks sorted by color. “I’d like 150 pounds of white, 200 pounds of blue, 400 pounds of tan….
Seabeast 3 years ago (edited)
Landscape supply companies sell decorative gravel and stones of various sizes by the cubic metre (or cubic yard). Some will even sell by the half-meter/yard. If you order enough, some will even show up and dump the whole pile in your driveway.
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#39
Wisteria Climbing Up A Home In South Kensington, London
Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
Yours for about £3 million (probably more) - horrible place, full of politicians, entitled arseholes and city types, mostly vile, hateful entitled and ignorant people without merit or compassion. Loathsome is a good explanatory word ....
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Wisteria is so gorgeous. It’s all over the southeast, and I always loved it when it was in bloom.
Tonya Wallace 3 years ago
Me too! My dad built a really ugly toolshed in the back yard. I'm getting wisteria to grow all over to hide the imperfections. Lol. We just have to suffer seeing it in the winter.
Load More Replies... Rijkærd 3 years ago
I dont know about London but am sure this is one of the expensive fancy shmancy ass surburbs......
Felicia Dale 3 years ago
I adore wisteria but unless you’re into spending a lot of time keeping it under control it will disassemble anything in its reach except for really stout metal things like iron railings.
#40
What A Thoughtful Doctor
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"Congratulations, it's a girl! Now if you'll please excuse me, my contractions started an hour ago."
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
How many men could do something like that? Not have a baby, but tend to others while enduring pain comparable to hard contractions? And women have always been called weaker sex. F**k that s**t.
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
"There you go. Happy to help. I'd love to stick around but I have to go back to my room and give birth. I'll come visit later"
Fay Kneuse 3 years ago
Agreed that she's a proper legend. Not all heroes wear capes. It's just a pity the American laws are just not there, especially if you're a woman. When I went into labour with mine, I'd already been on 2-3 weeks maternity leave, and still had a further 50. It's mostly paid too. Its just cruel to force a woman to work til giving birth, then to expect women to return to work, leaving their newborn, before they're even fully recovered, in many, many cases.
Shanna Pugh-Champnoise 3 years ago
I'll bet in the moment helping that other mother distracted her from her own contractions so it helped them both.
#41
When Her Husband Died And Was Left Without A Breadwinner, Mary Ann Bevan Decided To Enter A Contest And Won The Offensive Title Of "Ugliest Woman In The World" & Was Hired By A Circus. She Endured The Ridicule Of Others In Order To Raise Her Children & Give Them A Better Life
Rijkærd 3 years ago
Thats some strong woman there, beautiful and smart than the ridiculous idiots who thought otherwise...f**k societal creation of standards
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago (edited)
Unavoidable considering the human psychology, so we must always, always fight them. That fight must never end.
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
And that folks is what made her the most beautiful woman in the world.
Natalie Kelsey 3 years ago
I love the spirit in a woman who will do whatever it takes to care for her family
Kevin Camp 3 years ago
Not as sad as how humans treat one another. I have immense respect for her, she did what she had to do to provide for her family in an age when women were typically not allowed to be the breadwinner.
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Biomechanical Tattoo
Klas Klättermus 3 years ago
Yeah it would have been cooler if it looked like the prosthetic
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#43
Straight Out Of A Fairy Tale
MarmotArchivist 3 years ago (edited)
This picture was taken in the Haslital, the Lauterbrunnental is a neighbouring valley, also in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, but people often confuse the Oltschibach, the waterfall depicted here, with the Staubbachfall in Lauterbrunnen. It's an easy mistake to make.
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MarmotArchivist 3 years ago
The waterfall is called Oltschibach and the village you see is called Unterbach, in the Haslital in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The Lauterbrunnen Valley (big tourist destination and Tolkiens inspiration for Rivendell) is actually a neighbouring valley. How do I know? I grew up in this village. It is not touristy at all but on the left side of the picture you can just barely see the airport traffic control tower of the military airbase and the road on the picture crosses the runways.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
This is what I imagined the scenery in the Heidi stories (by Johanna Spyri) looked like when I read them as a child.
MarmotArchivist 3 years ago
Yeah, I grew up there and it's a beautiful landscape.
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Dawn Marie 3 years ago
I REALLY want to move there NOW,and if it is indeed in Switzerland, all the better!! I'm part Swiss!!!
#44
Cotton Candy Lobster - 1 In 100million Catch! Donated To The Huntsman Marine Science Center. He’ll Be Safe And Sound At The Huntsman, Where He’ll Live Out The Rest Of His Life
Eppe 3 years ago
So this one lobster gets to live because of it's color? That's turqoise privilege if you ask me.
AW 3 years ago
This one lobster gets to live decades in a small tank in capitivity because of it's colour. That's turquoise misery if you ask me
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I hope this practice will stop in foreseeable future. Some countries have already declared them as sentient beings. We all have to be open about best practices to reduce animal cruelty and suffering. Your comment needs to be on top of this post.
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ephemeral_mochi 3 years ago
I can imagine an ocean fairy child riding on this to get to school
#45
Reminds Me Of Spirited Away
shuka shuka 3 years ago
Hongyadong, located in the municipality of Chongqing, China. I wish the so-called "writers" of these posts could do a LITTLE research.
LONECOOLMAN 3 years ago
SPIRITED AWAY IS MY FAVORITE ANIME/MOVIE!!! I NEED TO GET A COPY OF IT!
Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago
Does anyone know where this is? The style makes me think Japan, but i'd love to know specifically.
#46
Four Seasons On An Island In Finnland
Remi 3 years ago
Remember: the little path on the snow is gonna be the only access to the mainland and you need to be careful about thin ice... Would visit, wouldn't live there.
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Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Man, Finland has so many wonderful things going on - I would love to visit there some day!
arktik potato! 3 years ago
now you have been fooled. there's nothing great about this ultimate racist county. one of the worst to live in. never ever trust anything they say about this country. the happiest county in the world MY ASS.
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Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago
Finland’s awesome. Glad to live close to it. Now if we could only follow their suit regarding for instance education, that’d be awesome - they got things right over there.
#47
Rain Cloud Near The Beach
#48
Well That Looks Kinda Derp--Wait What
Janelle (jellybean/nellie) 3 years ago
Click the link icon lower right to see the video in reddit. Makes more sense. Very cool.
#49
Awesome Photography Hacks They Use In Advertising
Layne Rodgers 3 years ago
The maple syrup in promotion pictures is motor oil and ice-cream is mashed potatoes. The more ya know
Bob Eckert 3 years ago (edited)
I thought this was illegal now in the United States as part of rules of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Commerce
Bonniebluebutler 3 years ago
I thought so, too...since it was revealed that glue was used instead of milk on cereal boxes.
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
'Commercial' Is the average beer in Slovakia. You get a nice cloud that sticks to your nose. And as you drink, you can see rings forming on the mug. Just standard here. (Our beer is also like 1,50 on average.)
#50
Valonia Ventricosa, The Largest Single-Celled Organism On Earth. Yep, This Is A Single Living Cell
TuesdayDangerGirl 3 years ago
It is a species of algae found in oceans in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Ivo H 3 years ago
And if it bursts easily when squished. Never would have done it, but damn I’m curious
Load More Replies... Eppe 3 years ago
Must have some big mitochondria, which are after all the powerhouse of the cell
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Sort of... there are millions of separate compartments with their own chloroplasts, mitochondria, nuclei, etc. The cellular structure isn't the same as fungi, but many fungi also sort-of-single-celled, sort-of-multiciallular structures.
#51
They Were Identified Within 3 Hours...
LOttawa 3 years ago
According to the Reddit post, they were. It took 3 hours 🙂
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#52
Stepping Up In Time Of Crisis
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
An real-life action-movie superhero who was supposed to have just been a cook on a naval vessel? Who'd've thought it? (I mean, besides Jean-Claud Van Damme; This guy looks way more bad-ass.)
#53
Judit Polgar
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
And yet, the movie portrays the woman as having visual characteristics that go beyond conventional beauty standards all the way to some sort of anime-looking, waifish, waifu-ish freak.
Load More Replies... Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
Anyone who says that women should "stick to having children" is automatically a piece of s**t and a failed abortion to me. Comment what you want, this is my opinion.
#54
England
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago (edited)
Flat Earthers looking at this picture: Looks pretty flat to me. -------- Climate change deniers: See water is not rising it's super low.
#55
This Bamboo Forest In Kyoto, Japan
Seabeast 3 years ago
Bamboo is a type of grass, so technically this is just a really deep lawn that hasn't been mowed in a while.
#56
Hong Kong Protesters Completely Dismantle A Road Barricade In 22 Seconds So As To Let The Fire Truck To Access
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
One sign whether protestors have a legitimate grievance is whether they let ambulance and fire through.
shuka shuka 3 years ago
Ottawa truck protesters could have used some of this.
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Julieandthephatones 3 years ago
this is great !! this honestly made my day and im so proud of those people
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
What, you mean when a filthy murderous teenage white supremacist deliberately gunned down three of them with the blessings of the police? Or when a filthy white supremacist deliberately mowed them down with his cat? They didn't let the ambulances through then? Do you even know what you're talking about? You do realise the Fascists in Ottawa are the ones who have been deliberately blocking emergency vehicles, don't you? Of course not. You support them.
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Not The Pupper!
Jacob Rosenberg (Swedemire) 3 years ago
I see zero problem with that. Animals > Humans.
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Deutschland Mädchen 3 years ago (edited)
I heard about this on a history podcast! Thought it was quite nice of him
#58
We Are The First Human Beings To See A Mars Sunset. It’s Quite A Thought
adiiantryx 3 years ago
we are, perhaps, the first sentient lifeforms to in the history of the universe
shuka shuka 3 years ago
NO chance. We are one of many. The others are just staying well the hell away from us.
Load More Replies... Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
And NASA also put a microphone on this rover. They telecast the sound of the wind on Mars. I heard the WIND ON MARS! I've downloaded it to my favorites on YouTube.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
So whereas our blue sky scatters red light into the sunset, their red sky scatters blue light into the sunset? Is that what we're seeing?
#59
A Chunk Of Quartz Found In Arkansas Worth $4 Million.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago
Who do you even sell it to? How do you find buyers? FB market place? Craigslist?
#60
An East German Soldier Ignores Orders To Let No One Pass And Helps A Boy, Who Was Found On The Opposite Side From His Family, Cross The Newly Formed 'Berlin Wall'- 1961
Kai David 3 years ago
My dad was there the day the barbed wire went up as an exchange student. 15 exchange students were suddenly trapped in East Berlin. I was living in East Berlin with my sons the day the Wall came down.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
Because this was a good man who still had his humanity and decency. Why allow a child to needlessly suffer in a conflict he is not involved in when you can help him so easily.
#61
Aurora Of Different Planets
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
Earth's aurora looks like a green flame expanding out from the center.
Orange Is Aging 3 years ago
Jupiter’s is the best (imo). I always thought Earth’s was a bit overrated, I personally don’t find it to be very pretty. Downvote if you must, I will understand.
Busy Panda 3 years ago
Agree Jupiter's is the best. Saturn's would be terrifying up close.
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Amazing Shot Taken At The Right Time And In The Right Place. These Antennas On Top Of The San Francisco Sutro Tower Look Like A Ghost Ship.
mrtutrle2626 3 years ago (edited)
Stay away from the fog! The crew of the Elizabeth Dane seeks their revenge!
#63
She Played One Hell Of An Amazing Character.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
Coming back to Cersei? It was one hellova douche move!
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Jadayupara, The Largest Avian Sculpture In The World
Layne Rodgers 3 years ago
The intricacy and skill in this beautiful work of art is mesmerizing.
shuka shuka 3 years ago
Jatayu Earth Center, also known as Jatayu Nature Park or Jatayu Rock, is a park and tourism centre at Chadayamangalam in Kollam district of Kerala
𝙸'𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚘𝚋!(new account) 3 years ago
Imagine a plane flying over that. "HOLY MOTHER OF- WTH IS THAT??👀"
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Reminds me of my sister's pet cockateil getting a belly scritch. (Who knew pet cockatiels like belly skritches. Hell, who knew birds could be cute?)
#65
My Drawing From 2 Years Ago And Now
#66
It Is Interesting How History Repeats Itself. Here, Even The Resemblance Is Uncanny
April Stephens 3 years ago
Similar shape to the hairline, similar smile, both have smile lines, both white guys, both have sticking out ears...
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Anthony Roberts 3 years ago
Yeah for *checks notes* trying to save lives. He has done far more for humanity than some fat f**k on the internet saying he's crap because your snowflake ass can't stand wearing a mask to save lives. Pretty sure the only "piece of crap" here is you.
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#67
Adorable Transformers Cosplay
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
I love it. Can you imagine ringing the bell, assuming the position, and then springing to life for the candy?
#68
This Man Spent 72 Hours With 72 Venomous Snakes To Prove They Only Bite If Provoked
ZAPanda 3 years ago
often you're not provoking them deliberately; eg they are camoflaged in the grass and you happen to step on them. So... not that easy to avoid a provocation unless you just don't go into nature.
Sasha 3 years ago
Yeah most bites are from surprise meetings, as surprising for the snake as for you. Also many bites are "dry" bites, that is venom less. Ive had my constrictors do something similar when stressed. They will strike but basically not even open their mouth and just bump with their head. Its more of a jumping out and going "BOO" in order to scare stuff into leaving than anything else.
Load More Replies... Otter 3 years ago
Whether they'll bite or not depends on the species. My local rattlesnakes won't bother you unless you bother them, but some species are... more aggressive. .
Ripley 3 years ago
Yup. An Australian Eastern Brown snake will (as we say in Oz) go you. They are quite aggressive, and *checks notes* the third most venemous snake in the world.
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2,000 Year Old Olive Tree In Greece.
#70
Separated At Birth
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Helpful but apparently not necessary, as I didn't notice their absence til I saw your comment.
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#71
Thousands Of Hong Kongers Defy Police Ban To Attend Annual Tiananmen Candlelight Vigil
#72
Clouds Over Lake Superior Today
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
I believe this was actually on the Eastern seaboard, about 15 minutes after a giant meteor struck off-shore.
#73
How Lucky Can You Be
Anony Mouse 3 years ago
You can find the video on youtube. It's amazing. Seach "Man wins money on live TV".
#74
A Man Feeding Swans In The Snow
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago (edited)
I’m gonna need some black ducks on the left. Black ducks on the left please.
Strawberry Pizza 3 years ago
This was proven to be false; the image was desaturated. Swans do not have grey beaks. Still a lovely photo, though
François Carré 3 years ago
AFAIK all mammals can swim, except great apes who are oddly very bad at it.
#75
Blue Opal
Candia Lee 3 years ago
I thought it was called black opal. I want to go to Coober Pedy and find my own black opal. So beautiful.
#76
The Blue Java Banana, Which Is Said To Have The Same Consistency As Ice Cream And A Similar Flavour To Vanilla
𝙸'𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚘𝚋!(new account) 3 years ago
idk, I heard they were expensive or somethin
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A Fake Cop Robbed 10 Million USD From A Bank Vehicle.
#78
I Was Today Years Old When I Learned Rabbits Could Swim
MarioRossi 3 years ago
" 'Dog sveem, rat sveem. You no sveem?’ " (Watership Down; Kehaar was surprised by the rabbits' reluctance to swim)
Eastendbird 3 years ago
Thank you - this quote was my very first thought as well!
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Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
President Carter went on a canoe ride and lost his sheetrock when he was "attacked" by a rabbit.
kim morris 3 years ago
The greatest former President we have ever had. Jimmy_Cart...2b17b5.jpg 
#79
One Of The Most Talented Actors To Ever Do It
Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago
I'm not a fan of either but Christoph was absolutely excellent in both. He, in particular, makes an excellent Nazi.
Martin Kaine 3 years ago
"He, in particular, makes an excellent Nazi." Is that a back-handed compliment or a front-handed insult? 😅
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Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
Search on YouTube for 'Christoph Waltz 1977'. He's the host of a children's program and ever so young.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)
I've always thought directors should get a share of a Best Actor or Best Actress award; after all, Academy Award-winning actors and actresses often have horrible performances in other roles when working with bad directors. But Waltz is magnificent in both roles.
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The Way The Ice Forms Under This Pier.
#81
Tony Hawk Not Spilling The Milk At 52
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
And then there's me spilling half of my tea while taking one step from the table
CrunChewy McSandybutt 3 years ago
I don't consider the day complete until I spill something on my bosom.
Load More Replies... Anthony Roberts 3 years ago
And then he immediately went on Twitter with yet another made up story about being recognized, this time about being recognized by the glass of milk.
Yort 3 years ago
You got downvoted but I agree. There’s no way he’s just constantly getting recognized everywhere he goes by people who think he looks just like Tony Hawk and think it’s a crazy coincidence that his name is Anthony Hawk. At this point I’d bet most people don’t know what he even looks like, but tv and movie celebrities who ARE super recognizable somehow don’t have this stuff constantly happening to him. He’s annoying,
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Oldest Practicing Surgeon Alla Levushkina, Who Performed Over 10,000 Surgeries, Passed Away At The Age Of 92
#83
Absolute Unit Of A Cow Stands Over 6ft Tall
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
And escaped being slaughtered because none of the equipment was big enough. Hell, they probably couldn't even get him through the door.
bumble bee 3 years ago
Poor thing was probably either genetically modified, or given drugs. It's never an easy answer when dealing with animals
#84
Bora Bora Island
Lady Cadaver 3 years ago
This is gorgeous. I could live her quietly with my husband, daughter and kitties, quite happily
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I could quite easily live here with my cat.
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Grayson Wrigley 3 years ago
Anyone else overcome by the need to sing Bora Bora Island to the Gulla Gulla Island tune? Please forgive any spelling mistakes 🙂
#86
Insane New Terminal At Singapore Airport
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
Me too. It's the one airport in the world where I wouldn't mind having a layover.
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Amount Of Protection For An Undersea Cable
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
Gotta protect it from the water, the kraken, the despair squid, cthulhu, the naga...
Klas Klättermus 3 years ago
You just connect an optical reflectometer and see exactly how far into the cable the fiber has broken. It will take less then a second to find exactly how far into the cable it is damaged. Also 3000 feet will not cross any oceans.
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Dental Work Found On A 4,000 Year Old Mummy
Seabeast 3 years ago
I'd be surprised if some infection didn't set in from keeping dead teeth in the jaw.
Beans 3 years ago
As long as the infection is cleared out and sealed you can keep a dead tooth, that said not sure how they would do that.... looks like they cut off the root to the nerve so it wouldn't hurt? Crazy
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Becky Samuel 3 years ago
The holes weren't drilled into live teeth. This is a wired denture. See how the roots of two front teeth don't reach the jawbone.
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These Guys Carving A Block Of Stone
#90
The Small Details: In The Forearms There Is One Very Small Muscle That Contracts Only When Lifting The Pinky, Otherwise It Is Invisible. Michelangelo's Moses Is Lifting The Pinky, Therefore That Tiny Muscle Is Contracted - A Small Part Of The Many Details
#91
Teacher Surprises Young Boy With A New Drum Set
Anthony Roberts 3 years ago
Plot twist: the teacher hated the boy's parents and gave him the set to punish them
#92
Very Impressive
#93
A Teacher Shows That A Bull In A Square Full Of People Does Not Attack Anyone If It Is Not Threatened
Rage of Aquarius 3 years ago
Or puts acid on his knees, drugs his food, puts wet newspaper in his ears, vaseline in his eyes, cotton balls in his nose, and starved.
Load More Replies... Crazy catz 3 years ago
I still don't understand why it isn't banned worldwide, bulls are actually amazing animals, no animal should go through that, not gonna lie, I cheer a bit when I see a bull has killed someone that was trying to ride it or fight it, of course he's going to fight back
#94
My Gesellenstück. A Workpiece That You Have To Design And Build Yourself To Be A Licensed Carpenter In Germany
ZAPanda 3 years ago
wow you need a license? here it's really simple: if you mess the job up you don't get return business.
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago
For three years, you are an apprentice, at the end you have to pass a final exam and craftsmen are building a journeymans piece.... After same years, you can do your master piece and becoming a master of your profession...
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#95
Beluga Whale Playing Fetch With A Rugby Ball
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago
Human: Beluga whale is playing fetch. --- Beluga whale: GD human stop littering my home. Here take your trash with you.
#96
The Great Sphinx Of Giza Has A Tail
Parthania Dawson 3 years ago
It's interesting to note the looks so much better than the rest. I don't know if this is because of restoration or because it was under the sand longer so protected from erosion. Cool though.
#97
140 Million Year Old, 500kg Dinosaur Femur Discovered In France
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago (edited)
Is this femur itself weigh 500Kg or this femur came from a 500Kg dinosaur?
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
When the animal was alive it was a normal bone, but fossilization processes transformed it. I *think* it was something about sediments building up over time, filling pores and bonding with the original structure, making it way denser and heavier
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I Caught This Honeybee Swarm A Few Weeks Ago. I Set The Hive Next To The Bees And They Walked In
#99
LED Cube Display Creating A Naked Eye 3D Effect
#100
I Infuse Waste Denim With Resin And Press The Wet Layers Together Until They Dry. I Then Handcraft This Material (Like Micarta) Into Sunglasses With Brass Details. It Takes 2 Weeks. I’ve Made Hundreds Of Prototypes Over 8 Years To Learn How To Do It
#101
A Rally In Belarus Against The Election Results
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
THIS is legitimate political discourse. They're not raiding the capitol, smashing windows and stealing furniture.
F. H. 3 years ago
It actually used to be called that in German. Until some years ago for some reason that eludes me completely.
Load More Replies... Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)
The opposition candidate supposedly got only 10% (580,000 votes). That looks like more than that right there.
#102
Testing A 20 Kw Light Bulb
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 3 years ago
Bruce Springsteen composed song playing in the back of My head, "Blinded by the light!..."
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
Sure handy, if, er, you need a second sunrise or want to warn ships from crashing into your topiaries...?
#103
The Way Forest Looks From The Sky
Lynette Foxen 3 years ago
See how each and every species knows how to give exactly the right amount of space for others to grow and thrive?
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
The last apartment building I lived in had "green walls" in the basement/mail room/lower foyer. I loved the way they looked like forests.
#104
Amazing Slim Shady Drawing
Unnamed Panda 3 years ago
Oh wow that is AWESOME! I bet the real Eminem would be VERY impressed! Cough cough Damon
#105
This Is A 480 Million Year Old Boedaspis Trilobite Fossil. Over A Month Of Preparation Work Went Into Extracting It From The Surrounding Limestone By A Master Fossil Preparitor, Using Air Abrasives Under Microscope
#106
When A Wild Bird Decides To Trust A Human
#107
Having A Medieval Well Under Your Home
F. H. 3 years ago
It also had a roof to. And a ton of lies made up by a couple of professional fraudsters.
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Cosplayer @seeu_cosplay (Twitter) Imitates Cg Character Animation With Uncanny Accuracy.
#110
Ape Using A Smartphone
Gelato Cat 3 years ago
"Aren't we not all apes using smart phones" - some random person probably
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 3 years ago
I want to show this to some old people who refuse to learn to use their phones...
#111
Portland Oregon. Protesters Laying Face Down, With Their Hands Behind Their Back. They Took Up The Whole Burnside Bridge. Amazing.
Vee! 3 years ago
"The demonstration was meant to show what it felt like to be pinned to the ground like George Floyd, who was killed after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds." -https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/the-world-needs-to-see-this-the-story-behind-the-iconic-photo-of-the-burnside-bridge-protest-in-portland.html
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LEGO Wall With Secret Rooms
#113
Cannabis Garden In A Cornfield
Carol Emory 3 years ago
My husband had a mission in the Army to look for pot fields like this in Oregon. They'd be growing in the middle of legitimate crops or in dense forests.
#114
Whale Fossil Found In Egypt.
#116
Andrew Cairney From Glasglow, Scotland Loading All Nine Of The Ardblair Stones
#117
My Flight Into Lax Got Live Rear Camera View
#118
Unusual Things That Are Normal In Japan
#119
Man Lives With Pet Alligator For The Past 34 Years
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Unless this guy has a good sized pond, this gator is miserable.
Gabi 3 years ago
At home the spectacled caiman roams freely, spending most of his time in the tatami room – a traditional Japanese room using flooring made from rice straw – and the bathroom. Caiman also has his own large tub of water at the front of the house
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The Power Of Lighting
F. H. 3 years ago (edited)
I think it's covered by makeup and only shows up when it throws a shadow. You can't see it if the light shines directly on it.
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When You Apply For A Job That Pays A Higher Salary... But Forgot To Read The Description. (1999ft Radio Tower)
#122
The Farmer Who Found A Way To Get Rid Of Agricultural Pests Without Using Pesticides. This Is Brilliant And They Are Still Alive
John L 3 years ago
Just because we call them "pests", doesn't mean they don't have a place in the ecosystem.
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#123
Christian Bale And His Dedication To Method Acting
Cadena Norton 3 years ago
I believe he did wind up in the hospital when he did the machinist
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Full Selfdriving Teslau/Sezar4321
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I saw a self driving floor sweeper in Sam's Club today. It took me by surprise. The name on the front was BRAIN.
Alison Marchand 3 years ago
I think it would actually make me feel really uneasy riding in a self-driving car...I imagine I would be even more vigilant trusting the car than when I'm driving myself 😅
Klas Klättermus 3 years ago
Looks like it is driving in the wrong lane waiting for a full frontal
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s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
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