Archive for March, 2019
Iceland Vacation Travel Guide [video]
Published March 28, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Iceland, Reykjavik, tourism, travel, video
Raising Wasabi [video]
Published March 27, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: agriculture, cooking, farming, food, gourmet, Japan, Shigeo Iida, Wasabi, Wasabia Japonica
Converting Classic Cars to Electric Vehicles [video]
Published March 26, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: automobile, autos, California, electric vehicle, EV West, green vehicle, Michael Bream, San Diego, video
Most Powerful Photos Of This Week – March 22, 2019
Published March 25, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: flooding, New Zealand, photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics
From the outpouring of support following last week’s mass shooting at a New Zealand mosque to the historic flooding that has gripped the Midwest, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.
The Best Baguette in Paris [video]
Published March 21, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Baguette, baking, bread, cooking, food, France, gourmet, Mahmoud M’seddi, paris, video
Colonel Sanders Led An ‘Interesting’ Life
Published March 20, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Colonel Sanders, cooking, fast food, food, fried chicken, Harland Sanders, innovator, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC
World-changing innovators all seem to have one thing in common: They’re just barely able to function in polite society. It’s easy to imagine that all of them are one or two decisions away from bankruptcy, jail, or having exploded themselves in a garage experiment. They’re the ones who keep going a hundred steps beyond where any rational person would quit. And above all else, they have a pathological inability to give a shit what anyone else thinks.
You know, people like Harland “Colonel” Sanders, the man who became a fast food logo. He spent his youth getting fired from various jobs, and at one point shot a dude at a convenience store. If you’ve ever been told you’re too much of a f***-up to get anywhere in life, I’d urge you to read this.
Best Street Food Finds in London [video]
Published March 19, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cooking, food, gourmet, Great Britain, London, street food, UK, video
Photos Of The Week – March 15, 2019
Published March 18, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics
A rabbit in war-torn Syria, an underwater-photography exhibit in China, sorrow in Ethiopia after a terrible plane crash, water shortages in Venezuela, cherry blossoms in China, a pagan festival near Moscow, fire-walking in Japan, terror in New Zealand, voting in North Korea, a global youth protest against climate-change inaction, and much more
Shrinking Frog Begins As A Very Large Tadpole That Turns Into A Much Smaller Frog
Published March 15, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Animal, paradoxical frog, shrinking frog, tadpole, wildlife
photo from wikimedia
Pseudis paradoxa, known as the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, is a species of hylid frog from South America.[2] Its name refers to the very large—up to 25 cm (10 in) long—tadpole (typical of the genus Pseudis), which in turn becomes an ordinary-sized frog, only about a quarter of its former length.
‘Elixir of Immortality’ Found In 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb
Published March 14, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: antiquity, archaeology, China, elixir of immortality, history, Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Luoyang, Shi Jiazhen
A yellowish liquid found in a bronze pot dating back some 2,000 years is not wine, as Chinese archaeologists initially thought. It’s actually an “elixir of immortality” concocted during ancient times.
Fastest Car On Ice 215 MPH, 346 Km/H [video]
Published March 13, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: auto, automobile, Årsunda, BMW, drive on ice, fastest car, ice racing, Sweden, video
Photos of The Week – March 8, 2019
Published March 12, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Momotxorro, photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics, SpaceX Falcon 9, Syria, tornado
From the devastating tornado that struck the rural community of Beauregard, Alabama, to the colorful celebrations of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.