Rare van Gogh letters offer insight Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh had a simple philosophy for producing good work - "you have to eat well, be well housed, have a scr*w from time to time, smoke your pipe and drink your coffee in peace."
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Vincent van Gogh's Letters - Unabridged and annotated Posted: 2 years ago by Moe
Vincent van Gogh wrote extensive letters to his brother, mother, and many others. Here is a complete listing of them all. Searchable via keyword text, topic, or chronological order. Get a look into the great one's tortured soul.
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Dutch coffee shops say cannabis smoke here to stay Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Could a smoking ban spell the end of Amsterdam's world famous coffee shops, where smoking cannabis is one of the main attractions? No chance, says local conservative politician and coffee shop owner Michael Veling.
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Horse Rescued from Icy Well Posted: 1 year ago by dollyllama
Struggling in frigid temperatures a horse named Beau floated in an old spring well for about four hours on Friday. His owner, Linda Smiley, watched helplessly as rescue workers tried to pull the four-year-old horse from the icy water. She was visibly shaken as she talked about her family's horse.
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Body Found In 747 Wheel Well At SFO Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Human remains were discovered by mechanics performing a post-flight inspection early Thursday in the nose wheel well of a United Airlines Boeing 747.
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Does time have TWO dimensions? Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
Time is no longer a simple line from the past to the future, in a four dimensional world consisting of three dimensions of space and one of time. Instead, Roger Highfield envisages the passage of history as curves embedded in a six dimensionals, with four of space and two of time.
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Time travel for beginners Posted: 2 years ago by camro77
(lots of reading)
alternately theres HowStuffWorks on time travel
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Going to Amsterdam: Know the difference between Coffee Shops and Coffee Houses Posted: 2 years ago by kissmenow
Upon their return home from Amsterdam many people recount colorful stories of how they ‘accidentally’ visited a coffeeshop (just like they ‘innocently stumbled into’ the infamous Red Light District).
If you don’t want to make the same mistake - or conversely, if you do - pay attention...
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Rare Mycenaean grave unearthed Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Roadworks in southern Greece have unearthed a rare Mycenaean grave thought to be well over 3,000 years old and containing important burial offerings including a gold chalice.
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Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup Posted: 2 months ago by psycmoe
NASA astronaut Don Pettit loves his coffee. So it comes as no surprise that he found a way to drink coffee from a cup, instead of the traditional straw, on his day off Sunday aboard the International Space Station.
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'Van Gogh' Simulations Give New Insight Into Turbulent Stars Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Stunning simulations that give a multi-dimensional glimpse into the interior of stars show that material bubbling around the convection zone induces a rich spectrum of internal gravity waves in the stable layers above and below.
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BBC Horizon - Time Trip (Time Travel Documentary) Posted: 2 years ago by shredtone
According to Professor Paul Davies "Scientists have no doubt whatever that it is possible to build a time machine to visit the future". Since the publication of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, few, if any, scientists would dispute that time travel to the future is perfectly possible.
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The History of Coffee Posted: 3 months ago by psycmoe
Rather, a story of what your coffee has to go through to get to your cup. Produced by Holbrooks, a coffee shop, so they describe what happens to the beans they sell.
From Bean To Barista. Want to know what goes on in the time between sowing a coffee bean and finally drinking it at your favourite Espresso Bars?
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Scientists Discover Rare Albino Ratfish Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
There may never be a campaign to save the Puget Sound ratfish; no one really loves the ugly fish with rodent-like front teeth. But when a rare albino ratfish was found during a marine survey this past summer, scientists decided it was time to educate the public about the most abundant fish in local waters.
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Emma Spaulding Bryant Letters Posted: 8 months ago by MissWinkle
Emma Spaulding Bryant wrote these ten letters to her husband in the summer of 1873. Because these letters are unusually frank for this time period, they reveal much about the relationships between husbands and wives in this era, and shed light on medical practices that were often kept private.
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Celebrity Love Letters Posted: 2 years ago by thephrog
"If you are considering writing a love letter to your sweetheart, you might want to take a look at some of the most famous love letters of all times from celebrities of their time.
The most important thing to know about love letters is that the best love letters come from the heart. You might not be able to write a poetic love letter like these, but let them inspire you to write a love letter that will also be cherished forever. "
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The Coffee Cup Competition Posted: 2 years ago by gnikgnok
New Mexico Tech students' bomb-shaped entry won second place in a national competition to see which ceramic coffee mug would best survive a two-story fall.
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Weasel Puke Coffee Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Weasel Puke Coffee really is made of beans thrown up by local Vietnamese weasels. And it really does give the coffee a different taste - a rich chocolaty flavor. Weasel Puke Coffee is truly a gourmet treat.
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Rare 111-year-old reptile to become a father Posted: 5 months ago by AfroMosHi
A rare 111-year-old New Zealand reptile with links to the age of the dinosaurs is to become a father for the first time in at least 38 years after regaining an interest in sex.
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Honduran police find 7 bodies in well Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd
Honduran police have found seven corpses inside a well that authorities believe served as a body dump for the Mara Salvatrucha street gang.
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A Collection of Letters Posted: 2 years ago by Mershaullk
Guy Petzall writes letters to companies with odd questions, gets answers, and posts them.
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