From the Curious Corner of the Internet.. #45: Dopamine, insects and deserts
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** The Curious Corner #45
Ah back on track! This is the 45th edition and I want to keep going! As for break during the summer months.. we’ll see if I can fix a solution for that!
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https://grafit-art.deviantart.com/art/Malusha-491388681 * The last glacier (https://daily.jstor.org/the-last-glacier-of-venezuela/) of Venezuela. * Petals and stems (http://thefoxisblack.com/2017/08/28/raku-inoue-transforms-petals-and-stems-into-delicate-insects/) to insects. * Flipping (http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flip-ocean-research-platform-scripps) a ship for science. * There’s only one vehicle that moves sideways (https://99percentinvisible.org/article/changing-lanes-watch-median-movers-cone-collectors-rapidly-modify-roads/) over a highway! * In 1973, Baileys (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/in-1973-i-invented-a-girly-drink-called-baileys-1.3240945?mode=amp) was invented. * Skyscrapers (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/192) in the desert of 1700. * It began with the borscht, rendered in vibrant fuchsia paint.. a cookbook (https://www.saveur.com/cipe-pineles-illustrated-cookbook) like no other. * Frogfarms (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frog-farming-1930s-failure-ponds-canning-legs-conservation) didn’t have any appetite. * I didn’t know Myanmar had its own units of measure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_units_of_measurement?oldformat=true) . * It is illegal to own a rabbit (https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/39758/is-it-illegal-to-own-a-rabbit-in-queensland-unless-youre-a-magician) in Queensland, Australia. * Michigan’s most dangerous (http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/05/03/in-the-archives-poison-pages/index.html) book. * The strange ratio (http://themapisnot.com/issue-v-adam-tipps-weinstein) of treasure island. * The man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/) . * Regrowing the forests (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/20/climate/iceland-trees-reforestation.html) of Iceland.
That’s it, thanks for reading! Let me know by email (mailto:jsplattel@gmail.com?subject=A%20suggestion%20for%20the%20Curious%20Corner!&body=Hi%20Joost!) if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!
Joost
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