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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XCV)

1. A Rolling Stones Gig, 2 days after the death of their founding member On July 5, 1969, the Rolling Stones played to over 250,000 people in Hyde Park. The festival was an important one for the Stones. They had not performed a public concert since their 1967 European Tour, and in 1968 had only performed at…

The Google Street View Images being Collected by a Camel

Google has welcomed a new member to its Street View team: Raffia, the 10-year old camel. With a high performance “Trekker’ camera collecting 360-degree views strapped to the top of her hump, Raffia set off at 6am with her guide to photograph the UAE’s Liwa Desert in the clearest weather conditions possible. As we navigate the dunes…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XCIV)

1. Yarn Bombs Collector’s Weekly found the 35 grooviest yarn creations on eBay. 2. A Real-life ‘Jetsons’ Housekeeper Robot, invented in 1966 Tinker the remote-controlled robot was the work of inventor David Weston from Yorkshire. His metal friend could wash the car, take the baby for a stroll down the road, go…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XCIII)

1. Comic Strip Artists Drawing Blindfolded, 1947 In 1947 Life Magazine asked some famous comic strip artists to to draw their famous characters while wearing a blindfold. Found on A Hole in the Head 2. A Miniature Leonardo Da Vinci Pop Up Book See more from this talented artist, Sara Alvarez. 3.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XCII)

1. The Relocation of the Abu Simbel temples, 1964 to 1966 Funded by donations from 52 countries, The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River. The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XCI)

1. The Woman with Ten Brains “A German woman named Thea Alba was known as “The Woman With Ten Brains” because she could write all ten fingers simultaneously.” “Alba, who became famous in the 1920′s, also performed a trick in which we wrote with both hands, both feet, and her mouth at the same time.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XC)

1. When Thousands of Cables Crowded the Sky Telephone pole line construction in New York, c. 1903 Pratt, Kansas, 1911 The railway station at Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, after a hurricane in January 1881 A telephone tower in Stockholm, Sweden, with 5000 connected lines. It was used between 1887 and 1913, but the tower stood…

Life Never Gets Old on one of America’s Oldest Farms

On a traditional 70 acre farm in Marlboro, NY, the stone wall fences are a century old and the barns are more than 200 years old. Meet Howard Quimby, the 86 year-old farmer who keeps on farming and proving that life never gets old…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. LXXXIX)

1. This Library Cake Made by Kathy Knaus, found on My Modern Met 2. The Amazon Security Checkpoint Yup, it’s an open cardboard box. Found on Reddit. 3. The Faulty Towers Lego Set One skilled Lego fan/builder made a faithful recreation of the hotel reception from the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Nathan…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. LXXXVIII)

1. What Remains of Old Shanghai A photo story by Greg Girard found on Feature Shoot 2. A Crowd-funding Campaign to turn this 19th Century Thames River Fort into a Nightclub A crowdfunding campaign via Go Fund Me is hoping to raise money to purchase and renovate No.1, the Thames. They plan on turning the 19th century fort, located…

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