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In time when many cities are seeing the extremes of gentrification, repetitive national chain stores, and the loss of local mom-and-pop retailers, it was a delight to come across a uniquely weird and imaginative throwback shop in Seattle called Mudlark Oddities. — Read the rest The post

A video from the Science Channel shows how crash test dummies, mannequins, marionettes, and other fake people are made. The process behind creating these different types of inanimate body forms are all so different from each other, but all involve a multistep process with lots of intricate craftsmanship.  —

This serene website is dedicated solely to the song Moon River, composed by Henry Mancini and originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffany's. My favorite thing about this website is its simplicity. It features an interactive background of a moon reflecting in a pond, which you can make ripples in by clicking around.

Ozzy Man Reviews has done it again. Here's a recent commentary where he takes the point of view of a poor koala that was stuck in a hole. Some kind strangers tried to help rescue the poor chap by dragging a huge tree branch and throwing it down into the hole so that the koala could use it to climb out. — Read the rest The post

Some days you wake up feeling nasty and trashy, and if that's you today, I've got the perfect song for you! It's 1973 and Johnny Cash is paying a visit to Sesame Street. Here he is serenading Oscar the Grouch with a fine rendition of "Nasty Dan" a song written by Jeff Moss (who also wrote the famous "Rubber Duckie." —

In Sumner, Missouri, you can visit Maxie, the World's Largest Goose. Maxie is made of fiberglass, weighs 4,000 pounds, and stands 40 feet tall. She was built in 1976 and placed on the ground with the help of a helicopter. — Read the rest The post Maxie is the world

I enjoyed this fascinating video where a doctor explains our "useless" vestigial organs and other structures in our bodies.  He explains why we have parts like wisdom teeth, an appendix, the muscles some people can use to wiggle their ears (I've always been jealous of people who can do that), and more. —

The person with the world's longest hair was recently confirmed by Guinness World Records, and the incredible mane belongs to to Aliia Nasyrova.  Nasyrova is a real life rapunzel, and has healthy looking hair that measures three feet longer than her height. — Read the rest The post

Over a year ago I shared some maps that were tracking the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. At the time, the virus had been detected in more than 150 wild and domestic avian species. It had also jumped from birds to mammals and scientists had found the virus in over a dozen mammal species. —

Have you heard of Kristi Noem? She's the governor or some Dakota or other and she desperately wants to be Trump's VP. So she's publishing a book to show what a true believer MAGA fan she is. The book sounds like standard right wing fare until shit gets weird. — Read the rest The post