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Op deze pagina vind je een overzicht van de bekende en minder bekende Buitenlandse Blogs waaronder Gunaxin, Heavy Breaking News, Heavy.com, All That’s Interesting, Grunge, Mental Floss, Overheard in New York, Laughing Squid, Joanne Casey, The Oatmeal, Other Crap, Buzzfeed Latest, Mandatory, Neotorama, Bored Panda en TYWKIWDBI. Het merendeel van de Blogs is in het Engels, maar je komt op de blogpagina overzichten ook Duitse, Zweedse of anderstalige blogs tegen.

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  • What Is the Biggest Cat in the World? Top 9 Species in the Wild
    Get ready to unleash your inner wild as we prowl into the heart of the animal kingdom, where the biggest cat in the world roams. And no, we're not talking about Barivel, the Maine coon who holds the record for the longest domestic cat in the world.... Read more »
  • What Exactly Is the Eye of the Sahara, aka the Richat Structure?
    In the western Sahara Desert lies a natural wonder that has intrigued scientists and adventurers for centuries. Known as the Richat Structure — or, more commonly, the Eye of the Sahara — this massive geological formation resembles a giant eye.... Read more »
  • What Does a Catalytic Converter Do and Why Do People Steal Them?
    A catalytic converter is one of the most important parts of a car's emissions control system. It treats the exhaust before it leaves the car and removes a lot of the pollution. Learn how they work.... Read more »
  • What Does HDMI Stand for? Here's How HDMI Works
    HDMI is more than a port on the back of a TV (and the often expensive cable that fits inside). It's a set of rules for allowing high-definition electronic devices to communicate.... Read more »
  • 7 of the 10 Hottest Countries in the World Are on 1 Continent
    Did you know that some places on Earth can get so hot that local wildlife has evolved specifically to survive the extreme conditions? In these regions, the heat isn't just a summer wave; it's a constant presence.... Read more »
  • Who Were the Titanic Survivors?
    The sinking of the RMS Titanic is one of the most famous tragedies in maritime history, with some stories of the Titanic survivors having reached legendary status.... Read more »
  • How Juliane Koepcke Survived the Crash of LANSA Flight 508
    On Christmas Eve in 1971, a young woman's life changed forever when she found herself plummeting through the sky in the midst of a thunderstorm. That woman was Juliane Koepcke, the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest.... Read more »
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    Other Crap

  • Jeanie Buss, controlling owner and president of the Lakers, naked
    She looked pretty darned good in 1995, and she was not that young (about 33). The post Jeanie Buss, controlling owner and president of the Lakers, naked appeared first on Other Crap.... Read more »
  • Hundreds in Mexico City stretch out for a ‘mass nap’ to commemorate World Sleep Day
    I approve of Mexicans getting a good nap. It says on the Statue of Liberty that we have to accept the “tired,” but we can turn them away if they are well-rested. (Unless, of course, they are huddled en masse.) The post Hundreds in Mexico City stretch out for a... Read more »
  • Phun is reporting that there are alleged nude pics of Isis the Amazon
    I don’t suppose it could be a case of mistaken identity. Not that many women are 6’9″. Her real name is Lindsay Kay Hayward. Given the happy-face censorship, it seems that she posted these pics herself, and you could reasonably posit that there is no real nudity. The post Phun... Read more »
  • Olivia Wilde in a completely sheer top
    “Olivia Wilde in a sheer top while she’s attending Raf’s One Year Anniversary Cocktail Party in New York!” Event checklist: Swanky – check Bullshit – check Celebrity see-thru – check Yup. It’s an official SBE. The post Olivia Wilde in a completely sheer top appeared first on Other Crap.... Read more »
  • Madisyn Shipman rear nudes
    Original source not defined. Leaks? The post Madisyn Shipman rear nudes appeared first on Other Crap.... Read more »
  • Kristen Stewart in a see-thru top
    “Candid pictures of Kristen Stewart showing nipple in a see-through top as she arrives for an appearance at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” The post Kristen Stewart in a see-thru top appeared first on Other Crap.... Read more »
  • Johnny Moronic recaps the nudity from the Aussie/Kiwi films of 1976
    As usual, Johnny (un)covered a lot of territory. You can find his previous entries here, or just by scrolling down from his 1976 page. The post Johnny Moronic recaps the nudity from the Aussie/Kiwi films of 1976 appeared first on Other Crap.... Read more »
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    Neatorama

  • The 12-Day Hunt for President Lincoln's Assassin
    A new series on AppleTV+ called Manhunt follows the search for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated President Lincoln on April 14, 1865. The first two episodes of the seven-episode miniseries are already available for streaming. The series focuses on John Wilkes Booth, of course, but also on Lincoln's Secretary... Read more »
  • VideoThe Figure 01 Robot Shows His Stuff
    The company Figure has a robot that is powered by artificial intelligence, Open AI to be exact. Meet Figure 01. Now, we've seen humanoid robots perform some impressive feats, and we've held uncanny conversations with household assistants. But this robot combines both those abilities with super-smooth dexterity guided by his... Read more »
  • Python Meat Could Offer an Efficient Option for Mass Meat Production
    Would you like try some python meat? We're told that it tastes like a mix of chicken and calamari.ABC News reports on a recent study conducted by conservationist Patrick Aust and his colleagues about the sustainability of python meat production. They examined the farming of Burmese and reticulated pythons in... Read more »
  • Harnessing the Drinking Bird Toy to Produce Electricity
    The classic drinking bird toy is probably the closest thing we have to a perpetual motion machine, except that it will eventually run out of water. The action of the bird constantly dipping its beak in the water and then standing back up and then dipping again are due to... Read more »
  • The Demise of Smashmallow Illustrates the Dangers of Scaling Up
    Wow, I forgot all about Smashmallow until this incredible read about "the Theranos of marshmallows."https://t.co/IRhuxYIJ6J— Molly Longman (@MollLongman) March 15, 2024https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsEveryone has a story about a friend who ran a store or a service and had more customers than they could handle. You ask why they don't hire assistants or... Read more »
  • VideoHow Diet Coke Became the King of Low-Calorie Sodas
    Since I avoid sweet drinks, carbonated drinks, and cold drinks, one soda pop seems the same as all the others to me. People who drink soda pop would consider that sacrilege, since everyone has their favorite. Apparently, Diet Coke is particularly popular. Weird History Food explains why by going through... Read more »
  • All Chemists Eventually Break Something Expensive
    Working at NASA back in the day we destroyed a $10k gold plated mirror trying to drill a hole in it for a Herriot cell.— Josh McBee (@JkMcBee) March 6, 2024https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsYou can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, and it also appears that you can't have a career in chemistry... Read more »
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  • Wisteria
    The (unquestioned) beauty is deceptive.  Multiple comments at the Pics subreddit post attest to the destructive capabilities of Wisteria vines.Reposted from 2018 to add this:Image cropped for size/emphasis from the original in a gallery of homes with gardens at The Guardian.... Read more »
  • A blueberry the size of a golf ball
    Developed by a fruit and vegetable vendor in New South Wales:It’s dark blue, about the diameter of a golf ball and it weighs 10 times as much as your average blueberry.  Picked on 13 November, the piece of fruit was this week officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as... Read more »
  • CAPTCHAs - updated re "I'm Not a Robot" clicks
    Embedded image 😀 via Interesting Engineering.  Today I learned that CAPTCHA is an acronym.Reposted from last year to add some interesting information.Some people have always presumed the 'I'm not a robot button' functions in a way to catch out artificial intelligence pretending to be human by seeing whether or not... Read more »
  • VideoWorld Down Syndrome Day is March 21
    The 21st day of the 3rd month was chosen for World Down Syndrome Day because the syndrome is caused by trisomy of the 21st chromosome.  This video was created to encourage "normies" to reexamine their presumptions about the syndrome.One way to support change is to wear colorful or mismatching socks (because... Read more »
  • Jetsam
    Such a tragically sad photo, taken in Batsen Province, Indonesia (credit Willy Kurniawan/Reuters) via The Guardian.To get something positive out of this I decided to look up the etymologies of flotsam and jetsam.  Not too complicated - the former related to "float" (Anglo-Norman via French and German), and the title... Read more »
  • VideoRunway model at Paris Fashion Week
    I have in the past been chastised by readers for using the fashion subsection of TYWKIWDBI to make fun of modern trends in designer clothing, revealing my apparently unimaginative "retro" frame of mind.  To keep myself and readers here up-to-date on style, I will continue to post selected images, but... Read more »
  • A pie-cutting template from West Point
    "More recently, though, pie at West Point lost its innocence. For cadets who passed through the Academy in the later decades of the 20th century, a favorite form of hazing centered on pie. At dinner in the mess hall, plebes were made to cut the dessert into a mathematically impossible... Read more »