The last but not least of Assorted Planets Month!
And now to cool you all off with some “refreshing” rain!
This week’s entry: Planetary Rain
http://www.zmescience.com/other/science-abc/rain-titan-earth-neptune/
http://io9.com/on-jupiter-you-can-see-neon-rain-1640118403
When Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited Abu Dhabi in 2016, she was the first member of the British royal family to be protected by an all-women security team. The women wore flowing, black hijabs, are all members of the UAE’s presidential guard, are highly skilled in martial arts and combat, and each one is hiding unidentified weapons on her person. Source
According to his biographer, 24-year-old Abraham Lincoln had to settle a financial dispute by betting a gambler he could lift a barrel of whiskey off the floor and hold it while taking a ‘drink out of the bunghole.’ If he lost, the gambler got a fur hat; if he won, the gambler got nothing. So Abe dropped to a squat, lifted the barrel to his mouth, performed a reverse keg-stand, and won the bet. Source
laundry boys
Fallstreak holes are natural phenomena that often get mistaken for UFOs. These ‘hole punch clouds’ occur when water droplets inside a cloud freeze and fall beneath it, creating a large gap that looks like a perfect hiding place for a flying saucer.
Aliens, obvi.
The rarity of fallstreak holes is what tends to throw people.
That paired with the tendency to look at anything in the sky and cry ‘UFO!’ is the perfect makings of a false alien alarm.
Sometimes these clouds have little rainbows inside.
They aren’t always circular, though…
They make all kinds of crazy shapes.
Including airplane/sword/cross/wieners.
Photos via: Rantplaces
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Marie Curie’s century-old notebooks are still radioactive, so they’re kept in lead-lined boxes for protection against radiation exposure.
Photo via: Wellcome Library, London
Anyone wishing to handle her notebooks, personal effects, or other items have to wear protective gear and sign a liability waiver, just in case. She basically walked around carrying radium and polonium in her pockets, so… yeah.
Photo via: Amanda Macias/Business Insider
Marie and her husband Pierre are buried in Paris’s Panthéon, a mausoleum in that contains the remains of distinguished French citizens — including philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire.
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There’s a biological reason why we can’t resist puppy dog eyes. Sustained eye contact significantly raises oxytocin levels in both humans and dogs, which encourages love, trust, and bonding. This response isn’t even found in hand- raised wolves, which suggests humans and dogs may have co-evolved to share this trait in order to be companions. Source Source 2 Source 3
Uranus was almost named ‘George.’ Source Source 2 Source 3
“You’re capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you’re not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.” - Carl Sagan, Contact
Why is christian god just God? I mean every other god have a name and a title.
Thor the god of storms and protector of mankind.
Odin the all father and death.
Shiva the god of creation, destruction and regeneration.
Ganesha the god of new beginnings and obstacle remover.
Zeus the god of sky, law and justice.
Apollo the god of music, plague and knowledge.
And all the others.
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