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Cave of Crystals

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BBC News – A rare glimpse of the cave of crystals

Mexico’s Cave of Crystals stunned geologists when it was first discovered in 2000. The underground chamber contains some of the largest natural crystals ever found – some of the selenite structures have grown to more than 10m long. . .

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The last of the unicorns

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A streetwise Hercules

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Ben Hur of the Ocean

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BBC News – Octopus snatches coconut and runs

Underwater footage reveals that the creatures scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters.

 

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Strong and fast, and fresh from the fight

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10 Weirdest Physics Facts

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10 weirdest physics factsThe 10 weirdest physics facts from relativity to quantum physics – Telegraph UK 

People who think science is dull are wrong. Here are 10 reasons why.

 

 

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Best of Facebook (the early days) – VIII. Vignettes

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Michelle

deleting pages from my dissertation causes me acute physical pain

 

Shawn [a nurse]

I can manage that.

 

Michelle

propofol, or a little dilaudid?

 

Jason

That’s terrible. I feel for you. Those cretins don’t understand that those pages are essential to the purpose (now I think I just may be projecting)…. Maybe, afterwards, you can put out a “Dissertation: Director’s Cut,” including all the deleted pages— and an appendix of zany bloopers.

 

Michelle

Pages and pages of well-researched yet unnecessary historical context for a minor point: HILARIOUS BLOOPER.

 

 

ii.

 

Jason

‎”My body thinks I’m a bear. I think I’m a bear. You think I’m a bear. So why am I not a bear?!”

–Sasha

 

Katya

why would she not be bear?

 

Jason

I don’t know. You’d have to ask her. I think she’s a bear.

 

 

iii.

 

Jason

The Scorpions canceled their Minsk show

 

Matthew

I refuse to believe this.

 

Jason

I know, I know. It’s almost— unbelievable.

 

Barry

A new Day the Music Died

 

Jason

Soy tan sexy que mi amor

 

Barry

This is true.

 

Jason

soy mucho para Milán, mucho para Milán, New York y Japón

 

Kat

Hey, don’t you guys rag on The Scorpions! I love them!

 

 

iv.

 

Kat

‎”No mud, no lotus” –Thich Nhat Hahn

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana (Half Bound Lotus Forward Bend)

 

Jason

“No woman, no cry” –Bob Marley

 

 

v.

 

Jason

‎”Russians are capable of bringing the notion of ‘jutkact’ (kitsch/ gaudiness/ tackiness) to a whole

other level. The level you never thought was possible.” –Sasha

 

Steven

woah.

 

Jason

indeed

 

Matthew

I think I sprained my tongue trying to say “jutkact”

 

Jason

It’s pronounced ‘zhoot-kuhst’… anyway, you sprain your tongue every month doing something or other

 

Margot

I’ve been searching for the name of this ever since my first trip to Israel…

 

Jason

That’s what a Russian would call it… ‘POSH-luhst’ would be translated as ‘kitsch,’ and ‘JHOOT-kuhst’ as the kind of absurd kitsch-gaudiness-tackiness seen in the video… Unfortunately, it’s difficult to approximate the right pronunciation…

 

Margot

My Russian/Ukranian colleague Dima who sits next to me says you’re wrong, and that jutkact means ‘liquid’. Bentsman are you trying to pull one on us?

 

Jason

He’s thinking of ‘ZHEET-kast’— which means liquid. ‘ZHEET-kaya’ means liquidy… ‘ZHOOT-kast’ (noun) comes from ‘ZHOOT-kaya’ (adj)— which means basically what I said: extreme kitsch/ tackiness/ gaudiness. Have him check a good Russian dictionary if he doesn’t believe it. (Again, the confusion here is trying to transliterate the Russian sounds in English letters.)

 

Barry

I’m still waiting to see evidence of a Russian capacity for kitsch/gaudy/tacky exceeding the American.

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