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There’s something majestic about the very oldest of trees and how they witnessed the rise and fall of numerous civilizations. Who hasn’t heard about General Sherman – the largest known living single stem tree in the world – or Old Tjikko – the Earth’s oldest (9,550 years) living individual clonal tree? I find Julian Hight’s [...]
Posted by Timeea on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Nature, Photos · Tagged Adansonia, Angel Oak, Ano Vouves, Árbol del Tule, Avenue of the Baobabs, Bristlecone pine, Ceiba speciosa, coolest trees, Eudicots, Ifaty, Madagascar, Methuselah, Mexico, mississippi river, Oaxaca, Old Tjikko, oldest trees, Olive Tree, plants, representative, research botanist, Rosids, Socotra, Taxodium mucronatum, the Philippines, Tree, Tree of Life, trees, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, University of Crete, weird trees, White Mountains, yemen
If you grew up American, like me, then your typical idea of “Tropical Fruit” was bananas and the occasional kiwi. When I was a kid, Pineapples were something you rarely saw in a grocery store and mangos were something mentioned in movies or songs and I just assumed they didn’t exist for real and I [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged Australia, Banana, cillian murphy, Don Ho, Durian, Flora of Indonesia, food, Fruit, Indonesia, Israel, Medicinal plants, Mexico, neighborhood food dispensaries, New Zealand, Passiflora edulis, Passion flower, Pear, Pitaya, Plant morphology, public transportation, Richard Sterling, Singapore, slough, Sugar-apple, Tropical agriculture
Motivational posters are commonly used in companies, schools, and other instituions. Famous inspirational quotes and motivational posters seem to haunt every wall, but do they really work? Some might be inspired and encouraged by them, many won’t even notice their presence. “If they’re part of a broader campaign, with clearly outlined goals and a commitment [...]
Posted by Timeea on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Humor · Tagged Antarctica, Arctic Circle, Bolt, canada, Coca-Cola, DESPAIR INC., first-class dancer, Graphic design, Hollywood, Human Interest, Kenneth G. Brown, Mexico, Motivational poster, New York, New York City,New York,United States, New York,United States, Ornithology, owl, Penguin, Poster, psychology professor, researcher and associate professor of Management, Richard Gilman, Sandra Murra, State University of New York, State University of New York at Buffalo, study lead author, The Coca-Cola Company, Tippie College of Business, United States
Any soccer fanatic knows that this sport has a way of rousing the emotions within us—either while talking about the sport, watching it on television, or most commonly, while playing it. Though this may be far truer for some of us than others, we’ve all experienced these feelings, ranging from elation to rage, or have [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under People, Sports · Tagged 1962 World Cup, Battle of Old Trafford, Captain, Chile, Chuck Norris, English footballers, Eric Cantona, Eric Cantona Kung-fu, FIFA 100, food fight, football, Football in France, Football in the United Kingdom, Gennaro Gattuso, Ken Aston, Kieron Dyer, Lee Bowyer, Manchester United, Mexico, Misconduct, Netherlands, Newcastle, player, Portugal, Rafa Marquez, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, soccer, Sport in Europe, Sports, tackle, the 2002 World Cup, The Netherlands, United States, War_Conflict, Wayne Rooney, world cup
Crime does not pay, so the old saying goes, but take a look at the top ten crimes in the world today and the amounts involved and you have to admit why some decide it is far too lucrative to be bad. There are some illegal activities you will not find surprising, such as the [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged Abuse, Afghanistan, Africa, Argentina, Arguments for and against drug prohibition, Bolivia, brazil, Bulgaria, canada, china, Cocaine, Colombia, crimes, Economics, Ethics, Europe, European Union, former Soviet Union, Human trafficking, illegal oil, illegal oil trade, Illegal Wildlife Trading, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, oil, oil sales, oil-producing countries, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, peru, Philippines, Political corruption, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Smuggling, South America, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Soviet Union, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, traditional medicine, Turkey, United States, USD, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela
At the beginning of every year, the entertainment industry, the connoisseurs of the seventh art and film lovers from all over the world turn their attention to the Oscars. The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences honors and recognizes outstanding cinema achievements since 1929. The greatest motion picture artists and professionals determine the [...]
Posted by Timeea on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Movies · Tagged 11 Academy Awards, 11 Oscars, 45th Academy Awards, 81st Academy Awards, Academy Award, academy awards, Academy Awards ceremony, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Actor, actress, Alfred Uhry, America, American Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, American film directors, Anjelica, Anjelica Huston, Anthony Hopkins, art director, BAFTA Award, Ben-Hur, Best Actress Academy, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Buddy, California Suite, Carmine Coppola, Cedric Gibbons, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Cinema of the United States, Clara Bow, Color and Best Cinematography, David Cecil Low, Denzel Washington, Diana Barrie, director, Driving Miss Daisy, Entertainment_Culture, Eva Lovelace, film, Film director, first Academy Award, first librarian, Flowers and Trees, Francis Ford Coppola, George Scott, George Stanley, Golden Globe, gone with the wind, Halle Berry, Harold John Russell, Hattie McDaniel, Herbert Ross, Hollywood columnist, Human Interest, James Cameron, Jessica Tandy, Jobyna Ralston, Joe David Brown, John Huston, John Russell, Katharine Hepburn, King, Kristy McNichol, Legendary actress, Louis Gosset Jr., Lucien Hubbard, Maggie Smith, Margaret Herrick, Marlon Brando, Mexico, morgan freeman, Morning Glory, orchestra leader, Oscar, Oscar Pierce, Oscar Speech, Oscar Winners, oscars, Paper Moon, Peter Jackson, Prizzi's Honor, prominent political cartoonist, Richard Arlen, Sacheen Littlefeather, Scots-Irish Americans, screenwriter and actor, Sidney Poitier, Sidney Skolsky, Sierra Madre, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sofia Coppola, Supporting Actor, tatum oneal, the 45th Academy Awards ceremony, the 83rd Academy Awards, the Academy Award, The Academy’s Award, the Academy’s Awards, The Bad News Bears, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Godfather, the Oscar, the Oscars, The Return of the King, The Walt Disney Company, USD, walt disney, Walter Elias Disney, Walter Matthau, Walter Thomas Huston, Whoopi Goldberg, William A. Wellman, Wings, WWI
In war, there are winners and losers. Sometimes an army is defeated because they simply faced a larger and more powerful foe. Other times they lose because of some bizarre set of circumstances no one could have foreseen, or because they were simply outwitted by a cunning adversary. Sometimes an army is even dealt a [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged 1st Earl Haig, Admiral, adolf hitler, Africa, aggressive and capable commander, Ambrose Burnside, Army, artillery officer, author, bad General, bad officer, Baghdad, Bataan, Bataan,Philippines, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Verdun, British Army, British Expeditionary Force in France, British knights, Busan,South Korea, Butcher, Caen, Colorado, Colorado,United States, commander, competent military commander, Confederate Army, Congress, cuba, decent military governor, Denver, Denver,Colorado,United States, Doug MacArthur, Douglas Haig, Douglas MacArthur, egypt, El Alamein, El Alamein,Matruh,Egypt, Erwin Rommel, Field Marshall, France, French Army, French government, General, George Armstrong Custer, George B. McClellan, George McClellan, German army, Germany, good military leader, Guinea, Gunichi Mikawa, head, Honor, incompetent commander, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Japanese Navy, Joe Hooker, Joseph Stalin, Korea, Kuwait, Leyte Gulf, Libbie, Like Hitler, Lincoln, Marshall Bernard Montgomery, Marshall Erwin Rommel, Mexican Army, Mexico, military commander, military leader, military officer, Military personnel, military strategist, Military strategy, Napoleon, Netherlands, Newfoundland Regiment, North Africa, North Korean Army, officer, PEARL HARBOR, Persian Gulf, Philippines, president, presidential election, Pusan, quality commander, Robert Georges Nivelle, Robert Nivelle, Roosevelt, Ruhr Valley, Saddam Hussein, Santa Anna, Santa Anna,Texas,United States, satellite state, Sicily, Sicily,Italy, Solomon Islands, The Netherlands, the Philippines, truman, Union army, Union General, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, United States Navy, War_Conflict, Washington, Washington,United States, www.ourcuriousworld.com
Thanks to their sheltered lives and the adverse effects of inbreeding, a lot of history’s kings, queens, and other royals became known for their eccentricities. There was Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who delighted in torturing her servants and was even rumored to bathe in the blood of virgins; there was Gian Gastone of Italy, who was [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, People · Tagged Abraham Norton, administrator, America, Bavaria, built linking Oakland, Caligula, Charles VI, Charlotte, china, Christmas Day, Consul, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Elizabeth Spencer, emperor, Emperor Norton, Emperor of China, Emperor of the United States, Europe, France, Friedrich II, Friedrich Wilhelm, General, George, George III, Gian Gastone, Heads of state, Human Interest, Ibrahim, Imperial palace, Incitatus, Italy, Jiangxi, Jiangxi,China, Joshua Abraham Norton, Juana de Castile, Julio-Claudian Dynasty, King, King of Qin, League of Nations, London, London,Greater London,United Kingdom, Ludwig II, Mexico, Nobility, Oakland, Philip, Pius II, priest, prince, Prussia, Prussia’s army, Qin, Qin Shi, Qin Shi Huang, queen, Richard Wagner, rome, Rome,Province of Rome,Italy, Royalty, ruler, Russia, san francisco, San Francisco,California,United States, Shi Hu, Soon, Spain, U.S. Congress, U.S. government, United Kingdom, United States, USD, Zhengde, Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao
Halloween is one of the creepiest times of the year. The holiday was molded from ancient Celtic practices, religious rituals, and European folk traditions. Halloween is a time for celebration, candy, and ghostly superstition. The day has long been thought of a time when the dead come alive and watch over the land. These spirits [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Holidays, Travel · Tagged Africa, Albert, America, Americas, author, Battle of Okinawa, BBC, Blue Bell, Blue Bell Hill, British Broadcasting Corporation, Bryan Johnson, buffalo, Bund, Burke, Camp Scott, canada, Canadian National Railway, Canadian National Railway Company, castle site, Chidester Mill, Clinton, commander, Corll Candy Company, counselor, Crime, Crime in the United States, David Brooks, Dean, Dean Corll, Doris Denise Milner, Doylestown, Durham, East Africa, Eastern Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines Inc, Edinburgh, Egypt Road Bridge, Elmer Wayne Henley, emperor, Energy, energy surrounding, england, Europe, France, Gene Leroy Hart, Germany, Girl Scout camp, Great Britain, Guadalupita, halloween, Hare, Heights Boulevard, Heights Elementary School, Hirohito, Houston, Houston Heights, Human height, Inc., Indian Ocean, Japan, Japanese government, Japanese military, Jefferson County, Ku Klux Klan, L-1011, Lake Sam Rayburn, large archeological site, large mining boom, law indicating, Liberty Township, Lori Lee Farmer, mainstream media, Mariana Islands, Maud Hughes Bridge, Maud Hughes Road Bridge, Mayes County, Mayes County Jail, Medway, MERCAT TOURS, metal warehouse, Mexico, Michele Guse, Missouri, Mount Tapochau, Mun, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, Norrie Rowan, North Bridge, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oklahoma police, Pacific Ocean, Passaic County, PERA Building, priest, prince, Richard Cross, Richard Kuklinski, Rogue Hollow Bridge, Rogues’ Hollow Bridge, Saipan, Salem, Santa Fe River, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road, Snake creek, South America, South Bridge, Spring creek, St. Louis, State Highway, Stockholm, Sweden, Södermanland, Tanzania, Texas, The Netherlands, Tim Kerley, transportation, United Kingdom, United States, United States Army, United States' Commonwealth Day, USD, Weird NJ, West Milford, Yellowstone River, Yi script
As any film aficionado will tell you, the world of film noir is a vast expanse that can be intimidating to dive into. There are so many films that are considered “classics” that it can be difficult to decide where to begin exploring the genre. Some films have been cemented in time as quintessential examples [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged Academy Award, Alex Sebastian, alfred hitchcock, Alicia Huberman, American Film Institute, Anton Karas, Asphalt Jungle, Austria, Billy Wilder, Blaming Fabian, brazil, British Film Institute, car accident, Carol Reed, cary grant, casablanca, Charles Laughton, Charlie Allnut, Charlton Heston, Citizen Kane, convicted Nazi spy, Cora, DeVille, director, drifter, Entertainment_Culture, Europe, film, film noir, Film theory, Frank Chambers, Gloria Swanson, good preacher, Grand Casablanca, Greater London, greenhorn screenwriter, Hank Quinlan, hard boiled screenwriter, Harry Fabian, Harry Lime, Harry Powell, head, head of the group, Holly Martins, Humphrey Bogart, hunter, In a Lonely Place, infamous pulp novelist, Ingrid Bergman, James M Cain, joan crawford, Joe Gillis, John Huston, Jules Dassin, Kristo, Lana Turner, Laurel Grey, legendary Greco-Roman wrestler, legendary silent actress, legendary silent film actress, Lillian Gish, local sheriff, London, Mexico, michael curtiz, Mike Vargas, Mildred Pierce, morocco, Music, Nathanael Hood, Nicholas Ray, Nick Smith, Night and the City, Norma Desmond, Notorious, Official, orson welles, Oscar, queen, Rachel Cooper, Rick Blaine, Robert Mitchum, Sam Spade, Sunset Boulevard, The African Queen, The Asphalt Jungle, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Maltese Falcon, The Night of the Hunter, the Oscars, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, United Kingdom, United States, USD, Vienna, waitress, writer