Just Plain WEIRD #2
By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From there my ancestors migrated to the …
By Genevieve Carlton – From the Illuminati to the Freemasons, and the Knights Templar to the Knights of Malta, historical secret societies have long been the stuff of world-domination rumors. But what are the best secret societies to join? That really depends on what …
By Jesse Childs – The outlandish ideas of one era can eventually become predictions that come true at a later date. Something that was seen as unfathomable, implausible, or even ludicrous at one point can end up as a part of everyday life over the years. Inventors, scientists, and …
By Leah Asmelash, CNN – Updated 2020 May 19 – King Penguins on the island of South Georgia in St Andrews Bay. – Laughing gas isn’t just something they give you at the dentist. It also comes out of penguin poop. How do …
By Geoffrey Brooks 2020 May 10 – Here is presented the widely dismissed account that probably sometime in the mid-11th century, Danish Vikings from Schleswig and the Danelaw (as ascertained from runic rock inscriptions) arrived at Santos in Brazil and proceeded inland to …
By Nick Lavars 2020 May 07 – The Cape honey bee has an ability to reproduce daughters asexually, and scientists have now pinpointed the gene that makes this possible. Binty/Depositphotos. – Scientists investigating the genetics underlying a peculiar behavior in South Africa’s Cape honey …
Antibodies from Winter, a 4-year-old llama with great eyelashes, have neutralized coronavirus and other infections in lab experiments. Winter, center, a llama on a farm run by Ghent University in Belgium. Credit: Tim Coppens – By Jillian Kramer 2020 May 06 – Leer …
Map-makers insert fake towns or trap-streets to catch out plagiarists, but Agloe, in New York state, took on a strange life of its own. By David Bramwell 2020 May 03 – The non-existent town of Agloe, NY, came into existence when an entrepreneur …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Apr 23 – Boston Dynamics suggests this technology could be applied to a number of other more common wheeled robots. Boston Dynamics. – For years we have witnessed Boston Dynamics develop increasingly sophisticated robots, and while they are undoubtedly impressive …
It originated in India, and came to dominate Western interiors and fashion. Joobin Bekhrad traces the fascinating – and turbulent – history of all things ‘chintzy’. By Joobin Bekhrad 2020 Apr 21 – In a letter to her sister penned in 1851, the …
