Archive for August 1st, 2020

Dogs in the (Vintage) News

As soon as photography advanced to the point where the subject didn't have to sit still for long, photographers found that the public loved to see pictures of animals, particularly funny pictures of pets. Harry Whittier...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/Dogs-in-the-Vintage-News/

Italy's Dollar Homes

Would you move to a small town in Italy if you could buy a home for one Euro ($1.10)? The actual cost turns out to be more, once you outbid other interested parties, pay the back taxes, and make necessary repairs. It's p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/Italys-Dollar-Homes/

Doomsday Prepping in 1910

Astronomers knew about the periodic appearances of comets, but the return of Haley's Comet in 1910 came at a pivotal time in human history. Mass communications kept people informed better than ever before, with books, ne...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/Doomsday-Prepping-in-1910/

Yichen's Painted, Tooled Leather

  View this post on Instagram 狗狗時鐘~ #leatherart #leathercraft #leatherworks #leathertooling #leathercarving #皮雕 #皮雕藝術 #皮雕工藝A post shared by 黃一誠 (@yichen_leather) on May 14, 2...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/Yichen-s-Painted-Tooled-Leather/

How Henrietta Lacks Became the Mother of Modern Medicine

In 1951, Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, despite her misgivings, because the pain was so bad. She was suffering from cervical cancer, which would take her life eight months later. Lacks was w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/How-Henrietta-Lacks-Became-the-Mother-of-Modern-Medicine/

When the Bobcats Came to Visit

Artist Kathy Maniscalco lives in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Last month, a family of bobcats, a mother and five bobkittens, paid their home a visit. The Maniscalcos kept their distance, but managed to get plenty of photographs...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/When-the-Bobcats-Came-to-Visit/

What's It Worth? Just Ask Jeff Foxworthy

People collect things for a lot of different reasons: the urge to complete a set, the satisfaction of acquiring things, the hope of increased worth, a sense of history, just a hobby, sentimental reasons, or they genuinel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/08/01/Whats-It-Worth-Just-Ask-Jeff-Foxworthy/
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