Archive for November 5th, 2024

Fantasy Novels That Reflect Real History

We know that truth is stranger than fiction, and fiction is often influenced by real-world events, because otherwise all our stories would be a simple fight between good and evil where a random farm boy kills the evil em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/Fantasy-Novels-That-Reflect-Real-History/

How to Find a Mate--Runners' Edition

X user Nicole Ruiz shares this photo from the recent New York City Marathon. I'm 99% certain that I have identified the woman and found her on Instagram, but will refrain from naming her as she may prefer to remain priva...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/How-to-Find-a-Mate-Runners-Edition/

A Vampire is Brought Back to Life (Sort of)

A couple of years ago, we told you about a 17th-century grave unearthed in Poland that was explicitly rigged to prevent a vampire from coming back to life. The burial of a young woman saw her foot shackled and a sickle p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/A-Vampire-is-Brought-Back-to-Life-Sort-of/

What Does This Black Triangle on Planes Mean?

On reddit, /u/Otherwise_Finger_166 asks what this symbol means. One joker suggests, "This side up," but the black triangle actually designates an important location called William Shatner's Seat.The New York Post*/em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/What-Does-This-Black-Triangle-on-Planes-Mean/

Brochet Offers Crochet Patterns for Bros

The fabric arts are, nowadays, a mostly feminine space. But they don't have to be. There is a space for men to carve out, sometimes literally, and artist Brochet shows us the way. His Instagram page is filled with astoni...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/Brochet-Offers-Crochet-Patterns-for-Bros/

A Cat's Weird Skeleton Makes It Liquid

The properties of a solid include its consistent volume and shape. A liquid, on the other hand, has a consistent volume, but takes on the shape of its container. A gas takes both the shape and volume of its container. As...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/05/A-Cats-Weird-Skeleton-Makes-It-Liquid/
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