Archive for July 3rd, 2021

Bodies: Kids Edition

Remember the first time you heard one of your favorite rock songs converted to elevator music by Muzak? You might feel the same way when you hear "Bodies" by Drowning Pool converted to a kid's sing-along. But this isn't...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Bodies-Kids-Edition/

When You Change Names To Protect The Innocent

Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) presents a seriously true crime story. Some of the details are a little distracting. In all honesty, you have to feel for the writers who must create pseudonyms for police procedurals t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/When-You-Change-Names-To-Protect-The-Innocent/

Ship's Cats in Hammocks

Good news: I have gathered a bunch of photos of naval ship cats in tiny hammocks. Here are sailors of the HMS Hermione in 1941 surrounding their sleeping cat, Convoy. pic.twitter.com/X1iAaezxk5— Molly Hodgdon (@M...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Ships-Cats-in-Hammocks/

The Stories Behind 7 Drinks Named After Real People

Embed from Getty ImagesWhen you think about alcoholic drinks named after a person, you probably first think of Tom Collins. While that origin story is interesting, Tom Collins wasn't a real person. But plenty of whiske...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/The-Stories-Behind-7-Drinks-Named-After-Real-People/

Discovery of Black Death Bacterium in 5,000-year-old Body

The remains of a young man who died in Latvia 5,000 years ago was unearthed in 1875. Scientists have revisited this specimen, called RV 2039, and a few others from the same archaeological dig in order to sequence their g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Discovery-of-Black-Death-Bacterium-in-5000-year-old-Body/

The Lord of the Rings Almost Had a Nude Hobbit Scene

Peter Jackson's The Two Towers, which was released in 2002, includes a scene in which Merry and Pippin, who are Hobbits, meet the Ents. In a recent television interview, actor Billy Boyd, who played Pippin, reve...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/i-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-i-Almost-Had-a-Nude-Hobbit-Scene/

New Device Lets You Watch Videos While Running

This is the GyroJogger. The first hands free way to watch your shows while on a run. pic.twitter.com/6v2kvIJaZT— Unnecessary Inventions (@mattyxb) July 1, 2021 <p>Matt Benedetto, the genius behind &l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/New-Device-Lets-You-Watch-Videos-While-Running/

This Marine Ecosystem Was Destroyed By Cows

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Beaches in South California might look beautiful at first glance, but a dull landscape full of mud covers the&nbsp; c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/This-Marine-Ecosystem-Was-Destroyed-By-Cows/

Golden Snub Nosed Monkey

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meet the </span><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/golden-snub-nosed-monkey" target="_blank...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Golden-Snub-Nosed-Monkey/

World’s Fastest Electric Motorcycle

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">White Motorcycle Concepts’ new </span><a href="https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/wmc-2wd-electric-moto...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/World-s-Fastest-Electric-Motorcycle/

Will AI Replace Video Game Voice Actors In The Near Future?

Voice actor Jay Britton was heartbroken when he heard about the unofficial update to The Witcher 3. The game modder who released the said update, nikich340, apparently trained an AI algorithm to speak new lines of dialog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Will-AI-Replace-Video-Game-Voice-Actors-In-The-Near-Future/

This Is The Smallest But Most Massive White Dwarf Star Ever Discovered

<p>Located only about 130 light years away is the white dwarf star named ZTF J1901+1458. The star may be only slightly larger than the size of our Moon, but its mass is heavier than the Sun (about 1.35 time...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/This-Is-The-Smallest-But-Most-Massive-White-Dwarf-Star-Ever-Discovered/

China Finally Free Of Malaria

<p>The 1940s was a rough time for China. It is said that during that decade, over 30 million cases of malaria were reported every year in the country. A lot of people probably died during this time.</p&g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/China-Finally-Free-Of-Malaria/

Recording a 100-meter Dash the Hard Way

Talk about giving your all for journalism! At a track meet in China, a student cameraman from Datong University ran alongside the 100-meter sprint to get the perfect video.Despite holding the camera rig (which reportedly...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Recording-a-100-meter-Dash-the-Hard-Way/

Matt Mercer's Haunting Voicework For Critical Role Episode 125

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You don’t need to really know the context of this snippet from the end of the webseries Critical Role’s secon...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Matt-Mercer-s-Haunting-Voicework-For-Critical-Role-Episode-125/

Up Close And Personal With Squirrels

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This adorable photo looks like it was straight from a Disney film. It’s not, it was taken in real life! </span&g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/Up-Close-And-Personal-With-Squirrels/

A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe

Our understanding of history is shaped by our perspective. Our world history classes are often limited to the history of Western civilization, in which the narrative is centered in Europe. But there were plenty of other...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/03/A-New-History-Changes-the-Balance-of-Power-Between-Ethiopia-and-Medieval-Europe/
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