Norway is banning the breeding of English bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles spaniels. In a ruling this week, Animal Protection Norway said the breeding of the dogs went against the country’s Animal Welfare Act, citing the inherent health problems the… Read More ›
Misc
Drawings of Root Systems
We know that plants can inspire art. If you, personally, still require convincing on that point, just have a look at Elizabeth Twining’s Illustrations of the Natural Orders of Plants, the drawings of Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Elizabeth Blackwell’s A Curious… Read More ›
Man uses 72-year-old toaster every day
A man who uses his 72-year-old toaster every day said he was embracing the spirit of the wartime generation. Jimmy James, from Stanwick, in Northamptonshire, said the toaster was manufactured in December 1949 and given to his parents as a… Read More ›
Dad of the year builds his son a wooden Rolls Royce
Hopefully the videos recording the process of wood carving and crafting from wood will be useful and entertaining for you. I like to use wood from discarded trees, not precious woods from the forest. Amazing.
Why is everybody becoming so entitled?
My wife works in a hospital and has noticed that over the last few years, people have become less polite, less patient and far more prone to become angry at the slightest inconvenience, she says that Covid has made it… Read More ›
Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive
Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation…. Read More ›
Download your Twitter archive
You can request a full record and archive of all your Twitter activity — all your tweets, photos, followers, and more — by heading to your Account options page on the website or in the app. It might take a… Read More ›
A father’s son
This is so sweet. Love Tiger’s reactions and obvious pride.
A transparent fish
There does not need to be a point to every piece of content on here, but how could I ignore a transparent fish? Equally weird and wonderful.
It’s a job. I’m a cog.
Lesson I wish I’d learned sooner: While it’s good to “love” my work, it’s important for me to remember that a job will never “love” me back. It’s a job. I’m a cog. So instead of putting my “love” into… Read More ›