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A Twitter thread on fonts actually manages to be fascinating | Benjamin Molineaux @benmolineaux Kids today mean save' button represents some kind physical storage disk? OMG today mean 'upper case' and 'lower case' refer physical cases where printers kept their letters? OMG"

Twitter Thread: Fonts Are Surprisingly Fascinating

People describe common things in one country, but rare in other countries | Damagingking7 23h 4 Awards Colombia, hot chocolate is served with slices salted cheese Reply 4.9k

Common Things In One Country But Rare In Others

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Things that have faces or are reminiscent of other things | ever notice hammer looks like wee guy swinging baseball bat funny ms paint illustration

Double-Take-Inducing Stuff That Looks Like Other Stuff

Inventions so good they don't need to be improved | SaltyChickenDip 58.8k points 16 hours ago Paper clip. Last major patent 1880's

Inventions That Work Too Well to be Improved Upon

Things that are the placebo effect | hibikikun 11.6k points 2 days ago Loading spinners on web pages once had user complain web app too slow (and pretty fast So tested him by making animation spinner spin much faster. He went my boss praise much faster web app spin.js is using)

Everyday Things that are The Placebo Effect at Work

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Monkey mind says. "Ah yeah! Good idea!" monk explains meditation

Buddhist Monk Explains Meditation In Simple Terms

Twitter thread breaks down a brief history of Chinese American food | XIRAN, Chinese History Educational XiranJayZhao gonna talk lil about Chinese American food bc 's honestly so fierce bunch amateur cooks working with unfamiliar ingredients managed create cuisine style captivated America even under intense discrimination (1 Chinese restaurant interior, 1890s. Photo: Bancroft Library, BANC-PIC-1985.084-107--ALB 7:33 PM 17 Jul 20 Twitter Web App

Twitter Thread: Brief History Of Chinese American Food

A ridiculous Tumblr thread about Davy Jones' curse from Pirates of the Carribean | sndwave Folgen funniest thing entire pirates caribbean series is definitely one scene At World's End where they have parlay but davy jones is part and rather than have him stand shallows or something they get big bucket water and have stand on on shore who thought idea? who thought “put davy jones bucket water" and had guts suggest aloud? and then who went "hey sounds like great ideal" at some point someone told d

Tumblr Thread: The Logistics Of Davy Jones' Curse

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Funny and creative made up tumblr Titanic story | facts facts--just-made-up HAD TITANIC ARRIVED Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Had not struck iceberg would have arrived New York on April 17th. But happening New York on April 17th, 1912 answer may change history as know .

Tumblr Thread on Titanic is as Fascinating as it is Made Up

Tumblr thread about the "elephant paths" people carve in parks | starfleetacademy Follow Desire paths are just best human invention because cities will spend millions on sidewalks and yet. Our little foraging brains will think 'too far cut thru grass food' and others will be like 'other human have good idea follow' until there's beaten path there's perfectly acceptable sidewalks either side starfleetacademy Follow User experience Design example

Tumblr Thread: In Defense of Those Unofficial Worn Paths

Tumblr user gets schooled on activated charcoal | Natural remedies are good. They do work. And shouldn't make fun them. phoenixonwheels Follow know they give activated charcoal dogs and cats if they get into meds or drink coolant or anything else toxic s because binds with meds and carries them out system without them interacting with body. If on meds and drink this bullshit not on meds today, champ may as well have flushed them down toilet. So kiss goodbye blood pressure meds/antidepressants/an

Tumblr User Gets Schooled on Activated Charcoal

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A powerful Tumblr thread shines light on various anxiety disorders | all T-Mobile LTE 8:27 PM 83% norma1-people-sxare group rough looking boys walked past today and all heard their conversation he's got anxiety disorder bro so went with him so he'd be more comfortable" and made realise world isn't all bad fitzefitcher #this is team skull its-just--phage

Tumblr Thread: Shining Light On Anxiety Disorders

People describe their favorite paradoxes in an AskReddit thread | BabyParmesanHead 13h Entry level position requiring 5+ years experience. Reply 1 3.5k

People's Favorite Paradoxes

Monkey peels off those strings underneath a banana peel.

Monkey Doesn't like Stringy Part of Banana Either

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A quick Quora post on the implications of saying someone is really smart | Why are so many gifted students and adults underachievers? Riley Anderson, lives My Head Answered Feb 8 Misguided praise so smart seems like an innocent compliment, right s not. As gifted child told constantly becomes part identity s makes special s people like about intelligence are only valued if are smart. Now little, school is easy. Especially don't have try at all, and get every question right on every test s because

Quick Quora Post On The Word "Smart"

Tumblr story about a selfless farmer god | writing-prompt-s Temples are built gods. Knowing this farmer builds small temple see kind god turns up. sadoeuphemist Arepo built temple his field humble thing, some stones stacked up make cairn, and two days later god moved Hope harvest god Arepo said, and set up an altar and burnt two stalks wheat d be nice know He looked down at ash smeared on stone rocks all laid askew, and coughed and

Tumblr Story: Selfless Farmer With A Heart Of Gold