Archive for December 25th, 2019

KENOBI - A Star Wars Fan Film

There has been talk for years about looking into the time when Obi-Wan Kenobi stayed in a cave in Tatooine, watching over young Luke Skywalker from a distance as he grew up. Jamie Costa has produced a 15-minute fan film...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/KENOBI-A-Star-Wars-Fan-Film/

Scientists Share Their Wildest Experiences in the Field

Scientists who study the natural world have to spend at least part of their time in that world. The work can be grueling and uneventful, but spend enough time outdoors and something memorable will happen ventually. Like...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Scientists-Share-Their-Wildest-Experiences-in-the-Field/

Baby Yoda Margarita

<p>Twitter user Schadenfreudelish calls it a "<a href="https://twitter.com/aggierican/status/1209630060061310976" target="_blank">Baby Yodarita</a>". Just add two b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Baby-Yoda-Margarita/

Dog Chases Cat Up a Tree, Gets Stuck

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In an ironically waggish plot twist, firefighters in Lathrop, California, came to the rescue of a German shepherd that wa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Dog-Chases-Cat-Up-a-Tree-Gets-Stuck/

This Christmas, Watch Darth Vader Burn for 5 Hours

<p>Yule log videos are helpful if you don't have a fireplace but would still like to experience the sights and sounds of a warming fire. We've seen cat internet star <a href="https://www.neatorama....

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/This-Christmas-Watch-Darth-Vader-Burn-for-5-Hours/

Ranked: Worst Trends From the 2010s

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Guardian gives us a list of the 13 worst trends from the past 10 years, which “were full of questionable ideas...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Ranked-Worst-Trends-From-the-2010s/

Third Eclipse of 2019 Is So Dangerous It Could Make You Blind

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The year is not over yet and there is more to come before we bid 2019 a final farewell. An annual solar eclipse is expect...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Third-Eclipse-of-2019-Is-So-Dangerous-It-Could-Make-You-Blind/

How Mammoth Meat Tastes

Up in the chilly Arctic, the frozen bodies of woolly mammoths can be so well preserved that they still have blood in their veins. With their flesh still pink, it is no wonder why some people have thought of eating meat f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/How-Mammoth-Meat-Tastes-Like/

Butterfly With Deformity Gets Prosthetic Wing Sewn On

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A woman from the U.S. shared this heartwarming </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/romy.mccloskey/post...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Butterfly-With-Deformity-Gets-Prosthetic-Wing-Sewn-On/

Gus the Cat Enters Dog Swimming Race

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Glenn Druery entered his Tonkinese cat, Gus, as a wild-card contender in the Scotland Island dog swimming race, which has...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Gus-the-Cat-Enters-Dog-Swimming-Race/

Which Direction is This Guy Swinging?

Re-post cause it blew up on tiktok, which way is he facing? pic.twitter.com/hG4DY9rg0v— T U P P E R (@ectupper) December 22, 2019 Eric Tupper posted an old video he took of a guy on a swing set in Fairbanks, Ala...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Which-Direction-is-This-Guy-Swinging/

The Reason Behind Germany’s Santa Shortage

“From out of the forest I appear, to proclaim that Christmastime is here!” Santa — real name Tim Zander — exclaims as he arrives at a workshop in Berlin to train a handful of newbies how to act li...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/The-Reason-Behind-Germany-s-Santa-Shortage/

Tiger Lunges at Boy Visiting the Zoo

<p>7-year old Sean was visiting a zoo in Ireland with his family. The hungry tiger decided it was lunchtime and didn't notice the glass barrier. He lunged at Sean, much to the amusement of Rob, his father....

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Tiger-Lunges-at-Boy-Visiting-the-Zoo/

This Grandmother Charges Her Family $45-A-Head For Christmas Dinner

<p>Hayley Garbutt, a 52-year-old end-of-life carer from England, has figured out a way to make feeding her family more affordable — by charging them for dinner. She does this for good reason, however,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/This-Grandmother-Charges-Her-Family-45-A-Head-For-Christmas-Dinner/

This SUV Has Been Modified to Avoid Running Over Crabs

<p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Christmas-Island" target="_blank">Christmas Island</a>, Australia, is home to about 1,800 people and, annually, 50 million migrat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/This-SUV-Has-Been-Modified-to-Avoid-Running-Over-Crabs/

The Wicked Feline Murder Floof

This is a story about a cat, and Christmas, and it's a horror story. That's Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic Yule cat. It's not pronounced anything like you'd guess. -via Laughing Squid...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/The-Wicked-Feline-Murder-Floof/

Criminal Kringle: The Santa Claus Bank Heist of 1927

On December 23, 1927, 14-year-old Woody Harris was driving his family around Cisco, Texas, in their Oldsmobile. He had no idea that this Christmas would be different. And unforgettable.  At a stoplight, Woody looked...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Criminal-Kringle-The-Santa-Claus-Bank-Heist-of-1927/

Minneapolis Bans Starbucks Holiday Cups

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Minneapolis’ ‘Green To Go Ordinance’ has managed to inadvertently&nbsp; ban your favorite holiday cups. The Green To Go Ordinance...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Minneapolis-Bans-Starbucks-Holiday-Cups/

Who Is Mortal Kombat’s Best Cuddler?

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mortal Kombat is an ongoing video games series, a fighting-themed game. It’s gruesome, violent, and filled with murderous characters. While some w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Who-Is-Mortal-Kombat-s-Best-Cuddler/

Cosmic Candy Cane Seen Within Milky Way

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In NASA’s efforts to map the Milky Way galaxy, scientists captured an image of the galaxy’s central zone. The central zone is highlighted by...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Cosmic-Candy-Cane-Seen-Within-Milky-Way/

Meet the Only Certified Santa in the ‘Ho Ho Holy Land’

It appears that in Jerusalem, Santa Claus rides a camel. Santa Claus in Jerusalem? The nation of Israel is a Jewish state, and the Christians who make the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in December are focused on the birth...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Meet-the-Only-Certified-Santa-in-the-Ho-Ho-Holy-Land/

The Muttcracker

Photographers Kelly Pratt and Ian Kreidich love dogs and love dancers. Every year, they do a photo shoot with the St. Louis Ballet, who perform The Nutcracker every year, and dogs and cats from Stray Rescue of S...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/The-Muttcracker/

Vomiting Statues

Gargoyles are statuary carvings that serve as downspouts on buildings. In freezing but wet weather, they grow icicles in a hurry! And when a gargoyle looks funnier than usual, someone is going to be ready to take a pictu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Vomiting-Statues/

The Night When The World Could Have Ended

Stanislav Petrov was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces and served at Serpukhov-15, a Soviet base. The aforementioned base monitored early warnings of ballistic missile launches.Come the night of Septe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/The-Night-When-The-World-Could-Have-Ended/

Christmas Prank Toys

<p>These are Christmas toy parodies made by Jeff Wysaski. He has them distributed in local stores. Why? Because it’s hilarious.</p><p>Some of these toys I can buy for my enemies, such as t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Christmas-Prank-Toys/

Houses Built In Impossible Places

Architecture flirts with nature in expressive but subtle ways. Oftentimes, the idea behind this is to harmonize and not dominate the landscapes. When faced with steep slopes, cliff faces, and mountainsides, this could pr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Houses-Built-In-Impossible-Places/

These Gingerbread Cookies Will Convince You To Take Safer Selfies

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the recent incidents involving selfies, the US National Park Service wants to reinforce good and safe photo etiquet...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/These-Gingerbread-Cookies-Will-Convince-You-To-Take-Safer-Selfies/

Advice For The Holidays From Mr. Manners

<p>Christmas time primarily means two things: reunions, and giving and receiving gifts. That, and it also means that there are etiquette landmines that await you. How do you respond when you receive a gift...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/Advice-For-The-Holidays-From-Mr-Manners/

A Homeless Man’s Wish This Christmas

70-year-old Robert Fox already knew where he wanted to spend his Christmas —where his daughter is. He has a problem, though: he doesn’t know how any of that could happen.As he sat down on a bench in downtown...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/A-Homeless-Man-s-Wish-This-Christmas/

39% of People Would Like to Ban Chemical Substances

<p>I'm muddling the headline a bit because there's quite a lot of unpack. <a href="https://cb.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.michael-siegrist.html" target="_blank">Michael Siegrist&l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/12/25/39-of-People-Would-Like-to-Ban-Chemical-Substances/




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