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Can You Identify This Ghibli Film by Its Color Palette?

Which of Hayao Miyazaki's films is depicted above? Yes, it's Spirited Away!The palette of a film's most dominant colors can help us recognize it, sometimes instantly. NYC-based illustrator and graphic designer H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/31/Can-You-Identify-This-Ghibli-Film-by-Its-Color-Palette/

Dr. Buckland’s Scotch Oats Essence Was Not What It Seemed

With all the medicines, remedies, and supplements available to cure what ails ya, the name Dr. Buckland’s Scotch Oats Essence stands out as being particularly benign and natural. What could be more wholesome for yo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/30/Dr-Bucklands-Scotch-Oats-Essence-Was-Not-What-It-Seemed/

Psychologists Wonder Why Men Like Looking at Breasts

It is a truth universally acknowledged that men, as a broad generalization, enjoy gazing upon the bosoms of fair maidens. Why is this so? One popular belief is that some cultures sexualize human breasts and thus impose l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/30/Psychologists-Wonder-Why-Men-Like-Looking-at-Breasts/

The Winners of the Smithsonian's Annual Photography Competition

The Grand Prize winner in the 22nd annual Smithsonian Photography Contest shows us a scene from a horror film, in which a giant praying mantis has won a battle against another of its species, having bitten its head off....

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/30/The-Winners-of-the-Smithsonians-Annual-Photography-Competition/

Seven Killers Who Appeared on TV Before They Were Caught

The explosion of channels that came with cable TV more than 40 years ago meant that suddenly there were hundreds and hundreds of people on TV every day, working to fill those channels with 24/7 content. It only stands to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/29/Seven-Killers-Who-Appeared-on-TV-Before-They-Were-Caught/

The Newest Letter in Our Alphabet

Embed from Getty ImagesThe 26 letters of the Latin alphabet have been around a long time and aren't liable to change anytime soon. The last letter was added to it around 400 years ago, but it's not Z, even though that...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/29/The-Newest-Letter-in-Our-Alphabet/

The Mysteries of America's Geographical Panhandles

Laurence Brown of Lost in the Pond takes a look at the US map and addresses the quirks of state boundaries, namely those dangling rectangles that we call panhandles. These are even stranger than the squiggly lines of tho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/29/The-Mysteries-of-Americas-Geographical-Panhandles/

Winston Churchill and the British Witch Trial of ...1944?

Great Britain prosecuted many women for witchcraft under the Witchcraft Act of 1735. That act was actually a reformed version of earlier laws, making a claim of magical powers punishable by prison instead of death. Still...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/28/Winstin-Churchill-and-the-British-Witch-Trial-of-1944/

The Real King That Inspired Macbeth

Many people don't realize that William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth was inspired by a real king named Macbeth, or formally Macbethad mac Findláech. He was a Scottish king from 1040 until 1057...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/27/The-Real-King-That-Inspired-iMacbethi/

The Adventures of Ivan the Terra Bus

Ross Island in Antarctica has a bus that transports people between the airport, McMurdo Station, and New Zealand’s Scott Base. But this is no ordinary bus. This transport vehicle is 46 feet long, and 12.5 feet wide...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/27/The-Adventures-of-Ivan-the-Terra-Bus/

Embroidered Composition Notebooks by Candace Hicks

Candace Hicks works primarily with fabric arts, notably embroidery on canvas. Her use of this long-established medium is highly innovative as we see in her faux composition notebooks.They're not static images. You (or, b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/27/Embroidered-Composition-Notebooks-by-Candace-Hicks/

The Lord of the Rings as a Studio Ghibli Film

What if Studio Ghibli directed Lord of the Rings?I spent $250 in Kling credits and 9 hours re-editing the Fellowship trailer to bring that vision to life—and I’ll show you exactly how I did it 👇🏼 pic....

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/27/iThe-Lord-of-the-Ringsi-as-a-Studio-Ghibli-Film/

New World Record Set for Longest Cat Tail

When I heard a new record was set for the longest tail on a cat, I first thought about measuring my cat's tails, because they are pretty long. But when I got a glimpse of Pugsley Addams, I knew there was no point in doin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/27/New-World-Record-Set-for-Longest-Cat-Tail/

In Search of Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal

In Buddhism, the word "buddha" means "enlightened one." Then there's the Buddha, a man named Siddhartha Gautama who was the founder and sacred embodiment of the religion. We honestly don't know many facts about...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/26/In-Search-of-Buddha-in-Lumbini-Nepal/

Motion Capture, 3d Printing, and Stop-Motion Animation All in One Cartoon

When I read how this animated sequence was made, I was impressed. But is the finished product any good? Yeah, it's the story of a miniature man who must save his miniature puppy from an evil Roomba. Now for the technical...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/26/Motion-Capture-3d-Printing-and-Stop-Motion-Animation-All-in-One-Cartoon/

Do You Know What A Squircle Is?

You may or may not have heard the term squircle before, but if you are in the design business, you certainly already know that a squircle is a shape between a square and a circle. But that doesn't mean it's a square with...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/26/Do-You-Know-What-A-Squircle-Is/

Considering the Diseases That Would Threaten Time Travelers

When we go to another country, we often get recommendations for vaccinations that will protect us from diseases we don't worry about at home. It would be the same for time travelers, depending on what era of history they...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/25/Considering-the-Diseases-That-Would-Threaten-Time-Travelers/

The Long-Distance Stones of Stonehenge

Embed from Getty ImagesBritain has an awful lot of stone circles, but Stonehenge stands head and shoulders above them all, not just for its size, but for its mysterious origins. Other British circles are constructed wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/25/The-Long-Distance-Stones-of-Stonehenge/

Comparing Ten Different Types of Cat Forts

One of the great things about having children or pets is that they give you an excuse to play with toys and build things. Making videos for YouTube is another great excuse. Half-Asleep Chris takes full advantage of this...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/25/Comparing-Ten-Different-Types-of-Cat-Forts/

Why Would Someone Choose to Live in an Airport?

Airports are huge, and provide many services for millions of people every day. You could spend quite a bit of time in one if you had to, and many of us have spent more time there than we wanted to. You may be familiar wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/24/Why-Would-Someone-Choose-to-Live-in-an-Airport/

LEGO Mario Kart Navigates Real-Life Game Obstacles

Joseph Hersher of Joseph's Machines (previously at Neatorama) is known for making super elaborate Rube Goldberg contraptions that perform everyday tasks. This one is quite elaborate, but there's no "everyday" about it. H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/24/LEGO-Mario-Kart-Navigates-Real-Life-Game-Obstacles/

What Antarctica Looks Like Without All That Ice

The British Antarctic Survey has been conducting studies of the ice covering Antarctica for decades, and have now released the most accurate map yet showing what the bedrock is like underneath the ice. With 27 million cu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/23/What-Antarctica-Looks-Like-Without-All-That-Ice/

A Home That Strives To Be Out of This World

Any opportunity to own a home in California for less than a half a million dollars is quite rare indeed, but this one is special. Sure, it's away from the cities, but that means less light pollution for your astronomical...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/23/A-Home-That-Strives-To-Be-Out-of-This-World/

Challenge Yourself to Learn the World Map

It's hard to say whether the website Learn the World Map is a game, quiz, or just a learning opportunity, but it's fun, and will suck up quite a bit of your time. It made me feel good to know I can locate so many countri...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/23/Challenge-Yourself-to-Learn-the-World-Map/

The History of the Miracle Liquid Known as WD-40

You've heard the advice about taking care of your household stuff: If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. That's why every home has both. We've covered the history of du...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/22/The-History-of-the-Miracle-Liquid-Known-as-WD-40/

Can You Shoot a Gun in Space?

An awful lot of our science fiction stories depend on the ability to use deadly weapons in space, but we never let things like physics and reality spoil a good story. Meanwhile, space scientists and engineers are always...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/22/Can-You-Shoot-a-Gun-in-Space/

The Business Cards in American Psycho Weren't All That Special

In the 2000 movie American Psycho, Patrick Bateman and a few colleagues pull out their business cards and compare them. The scene sets up the characters as a collection of empty suits who are bent on one-upmansh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/21/The-Business-Cards-in-iAmerican-Psychoi-Werent-All-That-Special/

A Sort-of Sharktopus Spotted in Nature

Yes, the sharktopus is a ridiculous fantasy creature from the movies, but strange things can happen between two very different species in real life, too. Do you recall the picture of a weasel riding on the back of a flyi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/21/A-Sort-of-Sharktopus-Spotted-in-Nature/

Facial Restoration by Hidden Heroine Anna Coleman Ladd

Every war gives us horrific casualties and medical advances. In World War I, doctors were able to save many soldiers whose faces were permanently disfigured, which led to breakthroughs in plastic surgery pioneered by Dr....

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/21/Facial-Restoration-by-Hidden-Heroine-Anna-Coleman-Ladd/

What Your Brain Does to Reality

Perception is the way we experience the world. Our perception is made up of the signals that come into our bodies through our eyes, ears, and other sensory organs, but is also made up of our brain's interpretation of tho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/03/20/What-Your-Brain-Does-to-Reality/




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