Here’s something really impressive to try for the Independence Day party you’re throwing: Fill an entire watermelon with Jell-o and vodka! You’ll most likely want to slice this into manageable portions...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Full-size-Watermelon-Jell-O-Shots/(Photo: FaceMePLS)What do dogs think about? I look at my own dog and wonder that. I'm especially curious what he dreams about, which he does, loudly and often. What is inside a dog's mind?This is an especially important...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Scientist-Seeing-Eye-Dogs-Dont-Know-That-Their-Humans-Are-Blind/I don’t know where this cat is, but the fine feline’s face has been shared all over. Its distinctive Basement Cat look is accentuated by its ear hair that resembles devil horns. Wouldn’t you just love t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Demon-Cat-has-Fabulous-Ear-Hair/(Photo: Ohad)Hessy Taft was born to Latvian Jewish parents who moved to Germany in 1928 to pursue musical careers. In 1935, her mother took her to a photographer to get pictures. A few months later, the mother was shocke...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Nazi-Perfect-Aryan-Poster-Child-Was-Jewish/Mark Kerger now has the perfect conversation starter. He's a walking arcade console, thanks to this shirt that he built with an Arduino controller, 128 LEDs, and 4 AA batteries.Hopefully this kind of pla...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Play-Tetris-on-Your-Chest-with-This-Electronic-Shirt/(xckd/Randall Munroe)Randall Munroe, a webcomic artist, roboticist, and all-around genius, has a knack for explaining concepts or phenomena in original visual ways. We've previously seen his animated .gi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/The-Solid-Surface-Area-of-our-Solar-System/...and by "It," of course I mean the dinner table. These way cool tables from furniture maker Greg Klassen have"rivers and lakes" flowing through them. Klassen uses discarded trees (from c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/A-River-Runs-Through-It/7 Pets That Have Completely Given Up on Life - via Pleated-Jeans Love funny pictures? You're in luck! We've just updated our LOLpic blog NeatoPicto with lots of new funnies:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Funny-Pictures-of-the-Day-NeatoPicto-July-2-2014/(Lunarbaboon)When I was a little boy, I wanted to be Superman, too. Now I just want to be like my Dad. But that's pretty much the same thing, though it took me a long time to notice.webcomic, Lunarbaboon...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/The-Cycle-of-Fatherhood/On the face of it, this quiz at Clickhole seems utterly stupid. And it is. But it’s also magnificently self-referential, which any experienced quiz-taker can see. But the folks at The Onion know a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/How-Well-Do-You-Know-This-Quiz/The International Space Station passed over Houston, Texas a few days ago. While there, astronaut Commander Reid Wiseman (USN) made this Vine video showing a thunderstorm over the city.It felt like I cou...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/What-Lightning-Looks-Like-from-Space/[http://youtu.be/owXZwDZK9AI] (YouTube link)In celebration of the Fourth of July, John Green takes a close look at the First Ladies in our history for this week’s mental_floss video. Can someone be a First lady wit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/46-Facts-About-the-First-Ladies/(Photo: BBC)On September 28, 1066, William the Bastard crossed the English Channel from Normandy to England. On October 14, his army met that of King Harold Godwinson at the coastal town of Hastings. As a result of that...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/After-a-Thousand-Years-The-Bayeux-Tapestry-Is-Finally-Complete/Hell Passport Pocket NotebookThe Summer Travel season is here. We all know that getting from point A to point B, and back again, can be pure hell. That's why you need the Hell Passport Pocket Notebook from the NeatoShop...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Hell-Passport-Pocket-Notebook/[http://youtu.be/MYBi5OMtl5Q] (YouTube link)The title may seem like a foreign language, but it’s just a new SyFy film. Sharktopus, the combination shark-octopus, finds a new nemesis in a pteradactyl-fish hybrid. As...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Sharktopus-vs-Pteracuda/These cartoonish yet creepy photos are just a few of the approximately two million images of Adolf Hitler captured by his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman. The poses were intended for use in his future sturm und dr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Photos-of-Adolf-Hitler-Practicing-Hand-Gestures-for-Use-in-Speeches/[http://youtu.be/LKJMWHCUoiw] (YouTube link)Even if you’ve memorized the Declaration of Independence, the more interesting story happened around the document. The real men of the Second Continental Congres...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/What-You-Might-Not-Know-About-the-Declaration-of-Independence/Photo: Agaton Strom / The New York Times Move over, paintball! There's a new game in town and it's straight out of the "Hunger Games." Well, except that nobody dies and it looks like a lot of fun....
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Archery-Tag-Lets-You-Play-Out-Your-Hunger-Games-Fantasy-in-Real-Life-Without-Killing-Anyone/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4US0Fjr4Rb8]YouTube LinkAnother film trailer of truth from Screen Junkies. This time, for Planet of the Apes. ("Wait... the Tim Burton Version? *sigh*...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/An-Honest-Trailer-for-Planet-of-the-Apes/In June 29, 1975, the way movies were presented changed forever. Before that, films were released in just a few theaters at a time, and toured the country for months if they were any good. Wide-release movies exist...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/The-50-Greatest-Summer-Blockbusters/(Photo:Shaun Wallin)The hippopotamus is not native to the Americas. But there are wild hippopotamuses in Colombia.That's because the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, who died in 1993, brought them to his lavish estate...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Colombias-Weirdest-Invasive-Species-Hippos/All photos by courtesy of Barcelona Supercomputing Center Build in the 19th century, Chapel Torre Giona is a stunning neo-romantic building that used to serve the Roman Catholic Church as the place o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Youd-Never-Guess-the-Technological-Beast-Hidden-Inside-This-19th-Century-Church/Peter and Jane are the principle characters in many early reading books, as the British equivalent of the American Dick and Jane. Artist Jon Bentley revisits those primers, but adds a surreal adult twist in the series of...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Fun-with-Peter-and-Jane/Well, square, rectagle, circular, etc. Really, it's just pretty geometric. The modular system comes with 25 pieces you can mix and match however you see fit and each piece is designed for a different purpose. Designers&n...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/This-Shelving-System-Is-So-Square/A friend of redditor Iced_TeaFTW owns this cat. Naturally, he's named Stache. As you can see, he's a natural flirt.It's only July, but Stache is ready for Movember. He was born ready for Movembe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/The-Cat-Named-Stache/Disney parks are a great place to celebrate special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays and more, but they’re also a great place to make up an excuse to celebrate some of your favorite things. Whether it’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/8-Fun-Unofficial-Disney-Days/[http://youtu.be/dWLy20skejk] (YouTube link)America’s Got Talent, along with the many other talent shows on TV now, has been losing audience members by the millions. But thanks to the internet, we don&rsqu...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/84-Year-Old-Gives-AGT-a-Reason-to-Live/[http://vimeo.com/86711365]Vimeo Link Designer Richard Clarkson, in time split between his New York and New Zealand studios, has produced Cloud, a light fixture in the form of a cumulus cloud....
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Give-Your-Living-Room-a-Stormy-Forecast/Robin Edds of Buzzfeed dove into the production history of Breaking Bad and found surprising bits of information about the actors' lives and the composition of the show. Here's a sample: 1...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/34-Things-You-Didnt-Know-about-Breaking-Bad/[http://youtu.be/CJIUNNssSVg] (YouTube link)Bebe the love bird loves the shred paper. In this video, she has a purpose for it: she’s tucking them into her tail feathers to make a longer, more attractive tail for he...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/02/Love-Bird-Makes-Her-Own-Tail-Extensions/
