Offbeat Humor

Electricity consumption in Europe in 1507 pic.twitter.com/0ZSYqTkWVr

— Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) October 20, 2022

 

Farmyard, Dorking, 1930s by William Dobell

Farmyard, Dorking, 1930s by William Dobell

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History

Samurai posing in front of the Sphinx in 1864 during the Ikeda Mission. pic.twitter.com/AIkqUayVkC

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) October 19, 2022

 

An Insight

In each of these instances of (invariably) white kids pouring milk out on grocery store floors, there is some (often) elderly minimum wage employee milling in the background, waiting for filming to stop so that they can clean up the mess.

— Farahn Morgan (@FarahnMorgan) October 19, 2022

 

I see wonderful things

Not only do tigers have striped fur, but they have striped skin. The stripes help the tiger hide in the grasslands and bushes of Asia. Learn more: https://t.co/A2oKMCa7Qo pic.twitter.com/u4SG5gxB8U

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) October 17, 2022

 

Offbeat Humor

 

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Data Talks

🤯 The black death killed 30-60% of Europe so it's reasonable to think it affected the allele frequency spectrum.

Absolutely incredible @Nature paper using ancient DNA pre-post the black death to show positive selection of immune genes due to the plague (Fig2d-g). pic.twitter.com/efCOQR7tsC

— Jack Kosmicki (@jakphd) October 19, 2022

 

Il Ciabattino (II Versione) by Pasquale Celommi

Il Ciabattino (II Versione) by Pasquale Celommi

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History

A jade burial suit from the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. – 220 A.D.). Suits like this were used for ceremonial burials of the Han Dynasty’s elite. Jade has been an important part of Chinese culture since at least 6,000 B.C. pic.twitter.com/tLJ5aUXjK9

— Dr. Clayton Forrester (@DrClaytonForre1) October 19, 2022

 

An Insight

The Founders' conception of freedom of speech was absolute with regard to political speech, but left plenty of room for regulating obscenity. Today, it's reversed: political speech is tightly regulated, while the First Amendment enshrines every kind of blasphemy and filth.

— Martyr Made 🦉🪓 (@martyrmade) October 19, 2022