<p>Tapioca bubble tea has been soaring in popularity in Japan in the recent months (because of tapioca bubble tea challenge), despite being unpopular in the country for several years. Because of this sudden...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Rice-Plus-Tapioca-Bubble-Tea/The short version of the story is that Willis Carrier invented air conditioning in 1902, founded the Carrier Corporation, which still makes air conditioners to this day, and changed our way of living and dealing with the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/The-Unexpected-History-of-the-Air-Conditioner/They didn't set out deliberately to do it, and they never engaged in naval warfare, but at one time, the Pepsi Cola company once had 17 diesel attack submarines and a fleet of oil tankers. That made them, at the time, th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/When-Pepsi-Had-a-Navy/Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon (previously at Neatorama) introduces us to his new creation- a quadruped puppet. This one is a dog, for which Dixon put in some real research on how dogs move in order to make him look real. Real,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Glow-in-the-Dark-Puppy-Puppet/I loved this review of Aviation Gin someone sent me after I wrote it. pic.twitter.com/YZN4KI0ATD— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) June 22, 2019 <p>What could happen if we drank this <a href="...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Ryan-Reynolds-Reviewed-His-Own-Gin-and-Wrote-About-It-On-Twitter/<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One of the justifications that Donald Trump had for wanting to build his beloved border wall is to stop the flow of drugs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/The-Border-Wall-Won-t-Stop-Drug-Entry-in-the-US-But-Maybe-an-X-Ray-Machine-Can/<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The phrase </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kung Fu Tea</e...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Chengdu-s-Kung-Fu-Tea-Performance-or-Tradition/<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Don't be deceived by these adorable cats - they're actually bags. Felissimo, Japan’s premier provider of cat-themed...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/These-Aren-t-Real-Cats-They-re-Adorable-Cat-Bags/<p>As numerous as the country’s stations are Japan’s ekiben. Ekiben comes from the words eki (which means station) and ben (short for bento, which means “boxed meal). Each ekiben is differ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Ekiben-Boxed-Meals-On-Train-Stations/View this post on Instagram Ryukin #goldfish #goldfishtank #goldfishkeepers #goldfishworld #gold #color #rad #photography #photographer #photoshop #photoshoot #photo #macro #macrophotography #canon...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Photographer-Shares-to-Us-His-Photo-Collection-of-Elegant-Chinese-Goldfish/<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the ruckus behind the famous toy chain’s shutdown in 2018, </span><em style="background-color:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Toys-R-Us-Revived-Will-Open-US-Stores-in-2019/<p>Do you think that a gong is just a big piece of sheet metal that you slap with a stick? No. It's much, much more, especially when gongmaster Sven Meier caresses it like a lover. He's one of the craftsmen...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/A-Gong-Is-an-Amazingly-Precise-and-Refined-Instrument-in-the-Hands-of-a-Master/This newspaper clipping was published by the Oshkosh Northwestern on July 22, 1949. It concerns an immigrant tomcat named Kiki, whose owner was interviewed by the paper. Mrs. Winifred Hunter brought Kiki to the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/The-Martini-Drinking-Cat/This story starts out as a simple POV experience in which a guy is bothered by a flying his apartment. But as the fly sticks around to annoy him, the story goes off the rails. In some places, you can see what will happen...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Swatting-a-Fly/<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Apollo mission is an accumulation of effort from many different fields of discipline. While we usually hear feats of...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Behind-the-Scenes-of-the-Apollo-Mission-Healthcare-Edition/<p><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/aging/art-20046070" target="_blank">Aging is inevitable</a>. As we get older, our skin gets wr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/These-Are-5-of-the-Workplace-Habits-That-May-Contribute-to-Cognitive-Decline/<p>If you are a fan of the Disney film Tangled, you may remember Rapunzel’s cute tiny friend, Pascal (who’s a chameleon, by the way). A chameleon has the ability to camouflage with its surroundi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Ever-Heard-of-the-Chameleon-Prawns/<p>I discovered The Fish Whisperer through the above video, but his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/fishboy242/videos" target="_blank">entire channel</a> is fascinating...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/GoPro-Strapped-onto-a-Turtle/<p>Martin Muller was kayaking near <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mount+Isa+QLD+4825,+Australia/@-21.4339755,138.688513,5.58z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6a1652fb794a3ce1:0xe5288d65628b7bb7!8m2!3d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Everyday-Life-in-Australia-A-Python-Swallows-a-Crocodile/<p>Artist Michael Pederson, also known as "Miguel Marquez Outside," leaves humorous installations in public to amuse people. In this case, though, he's provided a public service. </p>&l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/I-Need-This-Private-Shouting-Room/<p>The Nazca Lines are often considered as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Built around 400 B.C. and 1,000 A.D. by the Nazca people, these lines can stretch up to miles - in fact, they were so wide that the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/The-Nazca-Lines-of-Peru/<p><em>Image Credit: cesar bejar</em></p><p>CO-LAB design office, a group of Tulum-based architects in Mexico, designed this<a href="https://www.designboom.com/architecture/c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/This-LUUM-Temple-Is-Made-From-Bamboo-Weaved-Together/<p>Long hair and vigorous head thrashing has been the signature trait of heavy metal bands and one of the trailblazers in this is Black Sabbath. And as a homage to their contribution to music and pop cultur...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Birmingham-Museum-s-Tribute-to-Black-Sabbath-s-50-Years/<p>Things don't always go the way we want or expect even if it's our birthday. Christy Steele was quite disappointed when she received a speeding ticket on her previous birthday but this year, she lucked ou...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/From-A-Speeding-Ticket-On-Her-Last-Birthday-to-A-Lottery-Win-This-Year/<p>It could be slightly annoying when you fold your sheets by yourself and end up with sheets that aren't folded squarely. It definitely brings out a little obsessive-compulsive urge to have all the corners...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Adairs-Retail-Assistant-Shares-How-To-Fold-Your-Linens-Perfectly-Every-Time/<p>What is your worst nightmare? Is being left alone in a cold and dark plane with no one to contact too terrifying? </p><p>Air Canada passenger Tiffani Adams experienced this horrifyin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Woman-Wakes-Up-Alone-in-a-Darkened-Plane/<p>NEA Studio wants to make sofas that are not too hard nor too soft, but just right. They aim to provide sofas that <a href="https://design-milk.com/nea-studio-designed-the-beanie-sofa-out-of-lenti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/This-Sofa-is-Made-of-Lentils/<p>Going viral now on social media are photos from a Cambodian teacher sharing her student’s unique school bag. Sophous Suon noticed the unusual backpack of her five-year-old student NY Keng on the st...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Father-Makes-Bag-For-His-Son-To-Save-Money/Although they may look really weird from the outside, when baker @izumickey0719 slices these loaves open, we see impressively detailed portraits of characters from anime, Disney, and Pixar films.<!--more-->I wonder...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/06/26/Japanese-Baker-Makes-Amazingly-Accurate-Cartoon-Character-Breads/Despite what it's called, forest bathing doesn't mean taking a bath in the forest. In fact, no water is involved in this latest outdoors trend. It's all about connecting with nature and taking a step back from the busyne...
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