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The Eagle Hunters of Kyrgyzstan Keeping an ancient tradition alive (image above) Via everlasting blort
50 Ways To Meet Your Neighbour A printable zine. (Kottke)
Four-in-hand, Pratt knot, half-Windsor, Windsor… 85 ways to tie a necktie
Where in the World? A GeoGuessr-style game for history buffs.
“The salesperson asked whether I wanted the AirPods engraved. I nearly laughed. What would I have chosen? Property of N.Y.U. Psychiatric Unit? Please Return to Room 401A?” Read more
At 42, with young kids, he got a devastating diagnosis. He knew he was in for a harrowing journey. He didn’t know quite what kind. Read the amazing story (Via Metafilter)
Pebbles For Penguins How male gentoo penguins at the Edinburgh Zoo impress female penguins.
Dog Rugs I’d be reluctant to step on them.
What made you happy in the past 24 hours? What about the past three months? Happy map
They sound like popcorn when they bounce. In the past three years, 1,500 Booroolong frogs have been released into the waterways near Tamworth.
A restaurant advertising free oysters for 80-year-olds and their dads found a taker What's the key to a great life? JIM RUSH SR: I don't know. I've eaten a lot of oysters is the only thing I can say.
Mother Knew Best - Photos of Old School Mums
In a canal in the Dutch city of Utrecht The Fish Doorbell has become a worldwide exercise in community science.
Pushinka, the cold war space pupnik who lived in the White House.
The Killer In Suite 104 This story came up in my FB feed yesterday and I find it strange that I hadn’t heard it before, given that I follow Toronto news. We’ve been considering moving into a condo. Now I’m thinking it’s the wild west of housing.
Party Games For Fifty Somethings: Anybody up for a game of Pin the Colonoscopy Reminder on the Calendar?
Selena Gomez Oreos have become a crucial weapon in the war against one of Aotearoa’s most infamous pests.
11 Delightful Icelandic Words and Phrases I am in my sunroom enjoying some Gluggaveður right now. (Lori sent me this. We met on a train in France decades ago, had lunch and have kept in touch from afar ever since.)
Study finds phone use on the toilet may cause painful medical condition So don’t do that.
Fried Rice Machine (not for the home cook)
