Archive for May 3rd, 2024

When You Need to Find Your Friends

Every detail of Boba Fett's getup is perfect as he sets out on his adventure. Everyone knows who he is supposed to be, but once he makes it to a galaxy far, far away, he kind of blends in a little too well. There are Woo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/03/When-You-Need-to-Find-Your-Friends/

The Civil Servant's Traumatic Lovelife

The monument you see above is in the Kensal Green cemetery in London. This is the grave of George Hill, who died in 1864. It has a lot of text carved into it, which was all about his job with the Colonial Civil Service i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/03/The-Civil-Servants-Traumatic-Lovelife/

Navy Tradition: Baptizing Babies in the Ship's Bell

Today I learned that the US Navy traditionally allows the infant children of crew members to be baptized in the upturned ship's bell. A 2021 Navy press release about such a baptism onboard the USS Kearsarge says...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/03/Navy-Tradition-Baptizing-Babies-in-the-Ships-Bell/

The Books Were Banned, So We Watched the Movies

Neatoramanauts are a particularly well-read bunch, so it stands to reason that you've read a lot of banned books. That means books that were banned or challenged by someone, somewhere, at some time, for some reason. The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/03/The-Books-Were-Banned-So-We-Watched-the-Movie/
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