Tom BetGeorge always goes all out in producing extravagant computerized holiday light shows, but I was surprised to find that we haven't posted his Christmas lights since the Star Wars show in 2015! We've always...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Tom-BetGeorges-2023-Christmas-Light-Show/Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese form of wrapping objects, such as gifts or bento boxes, in cloth. Much artistry goes into the cloths used and the means by which they are folded and tied.Pictured above is a shoe likew...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Shoes-That-You-Wrap-around-Your-Feet/We can all think of names that are no longer given to babies because they seem old-fashioned. For my generation, that included Mabel, Gertrude, and Ethel, which reminded us of our grandmothers. Now I'm afraid my own name...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Mens-Names-That-Have-Completely-Tanked/For decades, people thought that avocados with their huge seeds were spread across Central and South America by giant sloths that went extinct 10,000 years ago. That made sense, because avocados have very large pits, and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/The-Truth-About-Avocados-and-Sloths/Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, has always loved cars, and one of his favorites was his 1978 Lotus Éclat, painted mint green and stuck with Kermit eyes on the headlights (although they didn't stay there lo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Meet-Car-mit-Jim-Henson-s-Lotus-clat/When the United Way of Greater Cleveland organized Balloonfest in 1986, it was a time of celebration as the event earned Cleveland a Guinness World Record by releasing 1.5 million balloons into the atmosphere. It had als...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Setting-the-Record-Straight-About-Balloonfest-86/<p>The '<a href="https://www.grunge.com/1192527/what-is-the-returning-soldier-effect/" target="_blank">returning soldier effect</a>' is the phenomenon which indicates more ma...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Does-the-Returning-Soldier-Effect-Still-Hold-True/Each culture has its own superstitious beliefs, although there seems to be a few common superstitions which can be found in different cultures.One such superstition which is also found in Turkish culture is that of the b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/7-Superstitions-in-Turkish-Culture/<p>Modern technology has allowed us to exponentially increase production, transportation, construction, and urbanization. But some of the conveniences of modern life can hardly be considered recent or novel...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/Ancient-Origins-of-Five-Modern-Inventions/<p>Many considered Howard Hughes as an eccentric billionaire but a very influential figure in various fields like film, aviation, and during his latter years, real estate and entertainment, especially with...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/21/The-Legacy-of-Billionaire-Recluse-Howard-Hughes/
