Archive for September 4th, 2024

Nine Locations from Myths and Legends That May Be Real

Embed from Getty ImagesThe trouble with fantastical legends from antiquity is that they change over time. Storytellers embellish the accounts to make them more exciting or more meaningful. The oldest versions of these...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/Nine-Locations-from-Myths-and-Legends-That-May-Be-Real/

Ways the US Tried to Control Women With the Law

Embed from Getty Images"Equal protection under the law" is part of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, but it's not always practiced. There is a city ordinance in Cleveland, Ohio, that states a woman...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/Ways-the-US-Tried-to-Control-Women-With-the-Law/

Why Zebras Have Black and White Stripes

Europeans who colonized Africa had trouble sending their horses to sub-Saharan countries, because they would be bitten by flies and died of the diseases those flies carried. The obvious answer was to domesticate zebras t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/Why-Zebras-Have-Black-and-White-Stripes/

The Medieval Cave People of Las Gobas

A scientific study our of Spain does not refer to prehistoric cave people, but a community of Christians weho lived in manmade caves carved out of the cliffside at Las Gobas for hundreds of years. Data from burials in th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/The-Medieval-Cave-People-of-Las-Gobas/

This Cloud Cake Looks Like a Slice of the Sky

Instagram user @nn.hcafe prepares astonishing meals that look almost too good to eat. They're true works of art that wow our senses with their surreal forms.This cake, which resembles a piece of skyline, is one of her mo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/This-Cloud-Cake-Looks-Like-a-Slice-of-the-Sky/

The Origins of Songs You Didn't Know Were Covers

Embed from Getty ImagesIt's always a good idea to keep control over the rights to a song you wrote. A famous case is Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." Elvis Presley wanted to record the song in 1974, but Colonel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/The-Origins-of-Songs-Your-Didnt-Know-Were-Covers/

You'll Want to Bookmark the Namib Desert Live Stream

Animals of the Namib desert in Namibia flock to a waterhole in the Gondwana Namib Park, and you can follow them anytime with a dedicated live stream. At five this morning (11AM in Namibia), I watched some wildebeests, a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/04/Youll-Want-to-Bookmark-the-Namib-Desert-Live-Stream/
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