The Challurkey
<p>Get it? <a href="https://twitter.com/Joshua_Pollack/status/1331747634084786177" target="_blank">It's a challah loaf shaped like a turkey.</a></p><p>Twitter use...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/The-Challurkey/Archive for November 28th, 2020
Russians in Australia :)
Never get close to an emu, it can be a tragedy, not a gag! An emu is a very dangerous and aggressive bird. A meeting in the forest with it, especially with a female who has a cub, can be deadly to humans. With a blow fro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Russians-in-Australia/A Large Tip For A Single Beer
<p>Cleveland — Brendan Ring did not expect that the man who just ordered a beer, which cost only $7.02, would give a tip of $3,000. Thinking that there was a mistake, Ring, the owner of the restaurant...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/A-Large-Tip-For-A-Single-Beer/A Tale of Survival, Wrapped in a 19th-Century Reindeer-Skin Sleeping Bag
Eleven countries declared the year 1882-1883 as the “International Polar Year,” to encourage and highlight exploration of the far north. Those nations launched 14 expeditions to the Arctic, one of which was t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/A-Tale-of-Survival-Wrapped-in-a-19th-Century-Reindeer-Skin-Sleeping-Bag/The Yankee Candle Phenomenon
There are angry ladies all over Yankee Candle’s site reporting that none of the candles they just got had any smell at all. I wonder if they’re feeling a little hot and nothing has much taste for the last...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/The-Yankee-Candle-Phenomenon/This Man’s Supreme T-Shirt Collection Is Expected To Sell For $2M
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ah, Supreme. The streetwear brand that many people have been hunting down to collect (and flex, really). Supreme’s limited launch drops have incre...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/This-Man-s-Supreme-T-Shirt-Collection-Is-Expected-To-Sell-For-2M/The Pop Culture People Are Thanking For Getting Them Through 2020
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Listen, 2020 is a really rough year. It’s been hell for everybody, physically, mentally, and emotionally. With the stress this year has given us,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/The-Pop-Culture-People-Are-Thanking-For-Getting-Them-Through-2020/Why is the McRib Only Offered Occasionally and Why so Randomly?
The McDonald's McRib, a sandwich that has 70 ingredients but no rib meat, was first introduced in 1981 and wasn't much of a hit. But in the years since, it has established a cult following, and when it returns to the men...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Why-is-the-McRib-Only-Offered-Occasionally-and-Why-so-Randomly/What Happens To Your Brain When You Hold Your Breath?
When we go to a high altitude, have a tough workout, or hold our breath, we feel that we’re running out of oxygen. But what goes on inside our body when we experience this feeling? This recent study in the European...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/What-Happens-To-Your-Brain-When-You-Hold-Your-Breath/Searching For Dark Matter
It has been over three decades since the 1980s, ever since scientists agreed that most of the matter in the known universe is invisible, and that “dark matter” is the one responsible for gravitationally shapi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Searching-For-Dark-Matter/Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Wrong
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Upper floors of an apartment in New Bedford, Massachusetts, were set on fire because of a cooking mishap. Residents near the apartment were deep-frying...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Thanksgiving-Dinner-Gone-Wrong/Why The Ancient Greeks Couldn't See Blue
It wasn't just the Greeks; everywhere we look there are ancient writings that mention all kinds of colors, but not blue. Figuring out why takes us on a journey through time and culture and the relationship between langua...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Why-The-Ancient-Greeks-Couldnt-See-Blue/Thumb Study Reveals Why One Ancient Human Had the Upper Hand Over Another
Here's a finding that provides fascinating clues for ...further study. Archaeologists have found tools used by both Neanderthals and early modern humans, and a deep dive into their thumbs sheds light on how they used tho...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Thumb-Study-Reveals-Why-One-Ancient-Human-Had-the-Upper-Hand-Over-Another/Museum Of The Bible Returns Looted Gospels From Greece
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, will return a rare 10th-11th-century hand-written gospel manuscript to the Kosinitza Monastery in northern Gr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Museum-Of-The-Bible-Returns-Looted-Gospels-From-Greece/A Haruki Marukami Library WIll be Opening In Japan
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, will be opening a library containing the works of well-known author Haruki Marukami. </span><a href="ht...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/A-Haruki-Marukami-Library-WIll-be-Opening-In-Japan/Meet the Nazi ‘Indiana Jones’ Behind the Third Reich’s Hunt for the Holy Grail
Just as we saw in the Indiana Jones movies, the original Nazi party was quite interested in acquiring significant religious relics. Specifically, Heinrich Himmler, who headed the SS, wanted to procure the Holy Grail. Him...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Meet-the-Nazi-Indiana-Jones-Behind-the-Third-Reichs-Hunt-for-the-Holy-Grail/Charles Crocker’s Spite Fence
Railroad tycoon Charles Crocker bought a lot in San Francisco in 1878 and built a big mansion. He wanted to own the entire city block, and managed to buy up all the neighbor's lots except for one holdout: Nicholas Yung....
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Charles-Crockers-Spite-Fence/The Official Princess Club
Melissa Trierweiler started posting funny stories about Disney Princesses back in 2014. She illustrates these tales with her Disney dolls. Now there are 153 episodes at her site The Official Princess Club that explore th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/The-Official-Princess-Club/A Brief History of the Ginormous Novelty Holiday Decoration
In December, Inglewood Drive in Toronto becomes "Kringlewood" because almost everyone puts up a giant inflatable Santa Claus. That started in 2013, as the neighborhood embraced the absurdity of giant inflatable holiday d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/A-Brief-History-of-the-Ginormous-Novelty-Holiday-Decoration/Benjamin Franklin Believed That The Turkey Should Be The National Bird of The United States
<p>In 1784, just two years after the bald eagle became the symbol in the Great Seal of the United States, founding father Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter. In the letter, he complained about...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Benjamin-Franklin-Believed-That-The-Turkey-Should-Be-The-National-Bird-of-The-United-States/Harry Potter Theme But Played On My Washer & Dryer
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I don’t have the time and patience to figure out how to play a whole musical piece using household appliances. Well, some people are talented and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Harry-Potter-Theme-But-Played-On-My-Washer-Dryer/Nintendo Switch Games Hit An All Time Low Price
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The holidays are near, and you’d expect big sales going around. The one </span><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/switch-games-hit-a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Nintendo-Switch-Games-Hit-An-All-Time-Low-Price/Is The Macbook Air M1 Really Good?
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apple has finally unveiled the new </span><a href="https://www.inputmag.com/design/the-new-macbook-air-still-has-a-function-row-but-its-no...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Is-The-Macbook-Air-M1-Really-Good/Operational Laser Weaponry Is No Longer A Dream
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We’ve seen fictional weapons fire lasers at enemies, at the sky, at aliens, even! But laser weaponry is no longer just something you’d see i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Operational-Laser-Weaponry-Is-No-Longer-A-Dream/This AI Knows How To Write And Argue
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The future of artificial intelligence is both amazing and scary. A new system can almost write and chat like humans do. The system, called </span>...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/This-AI-Knows-How-To-Write-And-Argue/David's Dad's Movie
David's father is a fan of the movie The Terminator. He even has a poster up in his home office. But David isn't allowed to watch The Terminator, because it might scare him. In this webcomic story from...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Davids-Dads-Movie/Say Hello To The World’s Largest Superconducting Camera (By Pixel Count)
<p>With this superconducting camera developed by scientists and engineers from the United States and Japan, scientists will now be able to directly image exoplanets and discs around bright stars. This super...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/11/28/Say-Hello-To-The-World-s-Largest-Superconducting-Camera-By-Pixel-Count/
