Teach your preschooler that skin color matters. Written by a racist for racists, it’s sold in the children’s section at Target.
I debated with myself on whether or not to post this, but then the voice in my head asked, “What are you afraid of?” The voice made a good point, so there it is.
[The 1st video posted here is related.]
“Nelson the hedgehog is believed to have had quills as a baby and went bald in adulthood. He is looked after at Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue in Norfolk, where he receives massages daily and lives his best life.”
Alalaké, Bembeya Jazz National (1971)
Formed by vocalist Aboubacar Dembar Camara in 1961 and specializing in modern arrangements of Manding classic tunes, Bembeya Jazz National won the first two national Biennial festivals in 1962 and 1964 and was crowned National Orchestra (of Guinea-Bissau) in 1966. The song is from a live album, Hommage a Demba Camara, recorded during a 1971 concert.
Fun Fact: No one has ever visited this blog from Guinea-Bissau, the Central African Republic, North Korea or Turkey.
The Doodle Boy reminds me of this kid.
Wikipedia has the power to shape science?
Cool 3D watercolor .gif animation technique [via].
Magawa the Rat was awarded a gold medal for his heroism. [h/t Corinne L.]
The Ford Pinto was no more dangerous than other sub-compacts of the 1970s.
“In the beginning, there was disorder, discord and confusion.”
The fate of seven young explorers is a scary story. Here they are enroute to the Urals in 1958. [h/t eaglesoars]
[Top image: 1949 Buick Super 4-Door Sedan in retirement, found here. Classic Harley Earl design.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
It’s true, and Cleveland spelled backwards is DNA level C.
In 1978, Mark Gubin painted “Welcome to Cleveland” on the roof of his Bay View building as a joke for planes passing over on their way to Mitchell International Airport. Despite its age, the sign went viral online in 2015, bringing Gubin renewed notoriety.
[Top image and caption found on Reddit. 2nd image and caption found here. Bottom image from Google Maps.]
We welcome Alivia Miller, Halo Martin, Kennedi Jones, Zendaya Robinson, Collin Shall, Anne Meyers, Aleah Rivera and Sophia Harris to the fold. Be sure to check out their website here.
“A competition was held for biggest mallee root, and this entry from Tooleybuc was just shy of winning. […] At the mallee root festival in Ouyen, guests witness root tossing competitions. Whoever throws a 9 kilo (nearly 20 lb) stump the furthest wins.”
From Wiki:
Mallee is the growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber,
So there you go.
[Image, caption and more found here.]
This handsome boy is called a Demodex. Its dimensions are approximately 0.3mm, which means you can’t see it living on your face. Especially on your forehead, nose and chin. He’s always there and it will be that way forever. At night, they vigorously mate on your face and then lay its eggs in the pores of your skin. Funniest thing is that the Demodex have no anal orifice to evict. They accumulate and build up to death bursting with… feces. Right on the face. Sweet dreams everyone!
[Image and caption found here.]
“Yeah he drew a Dog Man comic at the bottom of it too. 
You think Harold cares? Harold doesn’t care.
Prob doesn’t even care that he went viral today.”
Found it here, and it made me angry (something similar happened to me when I was around that age) so I decided to do some restoration work and cancel the teacher.
Took me a while and I was happy at the result. Also found out that Dog Man Comics is written by the same guy who did Captain Underpants, and Harold’s been practicing. Check it out:
https://kids.scholastic.com/content/kids64/en/books/planet-pilkey/how-2-draw.html
Nice work, Harold H., wherever you are. Keep it up.
Tacky Raccoons 