The Akkadian/Sumerian poet Enheduanna (2285-2250 BC) is the world’s first named author. #CelebratingWomen
We went to Anne Hathaway's cottage and while we were inside a coachful of Americans started singing as it was American Independence Day, the guide had to shout to be heard.
Zwei eindrucksvolle Bilder bei Rüdesheim bzw. Bingen (Nahemündung) mit dem Rekordniedrigwasser am Rhein und auffällig großen Sandbänken. Danke an Christian. /LD
Every year, a brutal summer arrives. Humanity can no longer survive without air conditioning. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls
During our time on BlueSky we have learnt it is entirely normal to: - Hug a sheep - Lie on your back to watch birds - be excited about fungi - be annoyed about grass being mowed - be friends with foxes - be a close buddy to a male blackbird - hear squirrels fart
Hitzeschäden: Auch am Montag keine Straßenbahnen in Leipzig #Hitze #Leipzig #Nahverkehr #Sachsen #Sommer #Straßenbahn #ÖPNV https://bahnblogstelle.com/257131/hitzeschaeden-auch-am-montag-keine-strassenbahnen-in-leipzig/
Hitzeschäden: Auch am Montag keine Straßenbahnen in Leipzig
Die Hitze sorgt in Leipzig für Schäden an Schienen und Weichen. Die Verkehrsbetriebe ziehen deshalb die Reißleine: Auch am Montag gibt es keinen regulären S
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They say successful people wake up at 4:00 AM. Studies show they all have cats. 🤔
In Japan, it’s unusual to use air conditioning at this time of year. However, temperatures in Japan have risen so much that people are turning on their air conditioners. It already feels like August at this time of year. How about in your country? #Illustration #LineArt #CommentPls
"If she has her own house, what will she need me for?" I don't know, dude, maybe be cool and fun to be around and be happy for her success instead being whiny little sad-ass troll about it? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Single women are buying more houses. The men they are dating are not responding well
Female home owners report feeling stuck between men’s contradictory expectations – they are told to be independent, but not assume the breadwinner role
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Fritz Lang making himself a drink at his copper bar. Berlin-Dahlem, 1932. 🍸 🎥
No, silly, I never eat alone. I eat with an audience of pets hoping I’ll drop something
Albrecht Dürer, greatest German Renaissance artist, died #OTD 1528; master of subtle lighting, textural detail in hair, fur & skin. Self-portrait 1500 (28 years old) in ‘Salvator Mundi’ frontal pose, oil on panel | Study of Field Hare 1502, watercolour & bodycolour Alte Pinakothek | Albertina, Wien
Spring is the season of new life. I heard that snake eggs hatch today, so I came to see them. The surface of snake eggs is soft. It’s strange, considering that eggs from other creatures usually seem hard. #Illustration #LineArt #CommentPls
Planted the oregano, went on a walk, cuddled the cats. Now back to reading. Happy Sunday!
spring/summer hot fashion tip: i heard that zoomorphic fibulae are expected to make a BIG comeback!
Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could also have bounced
Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size
Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could also have bounced
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One dubious piece of woman's magazine advice I remember is "don't wear a returning fashion item if you were there to wear it the first time." Nuts to them! Baggy carpenter jeans are back and I am SO delighted.
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity" Remembering #EdgarAllanPoe, born 19 January 1809.
'Escalate,' as in "tensions escalate," comes from the word 'escalator.' It first appeared in print in 1944. 'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
10 January 1927: Fritz Lang's landmark futuristic film "Metropolis" was first shown in Berlin.
