From the Curious Corner of the Internet.. #56: English, currency & sponges
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** The Curious Corner #56!
Heya! You’re on the web this second. How about checking out all the things we found? Or maybe it’s just one, forward it or share it with a friend that might be interested! May the serendipity ensue! http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| Share (http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|: |URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| Tweet (http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|: |URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|&mini=true&title=|URL:MC_SUBJECT| Share (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|&mini=true&title=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|) https://plus.google.com/share?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| +1 (https://plus.google.com/share?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) |FORWARD| Forward to Friend (|FORWARD|) * You might need these bread clips (http://stephdavidson.com/design/bread-clip-neue/) . * A voice (https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vocs) map. * Bold (https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/12/comments-update-freddy-mamani-architecture-el-alto-bolivia/) architecture of Bolivia. * When gravity breaks down (http://nautil.us/blog/when-gravity-breaks-down) . * What English is without (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Uncleftish_Beholding) any lending words. * A generator for portmanteaus (https://www.punchlinedesign.net/pun_generator) . Or a pejoradevice. * Here is his library, but his study is out of doors (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/06/walking/304674/) . * Is it mine if I add some yellow (https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/brian-de-graft-add-yellow/) ? * The swiss are notoriously considering cat ladders (http://brigitteschuster.com/swiss-cat-ladders?fbclid=IwAR2iuIYJUm7u3hWL-q0pr7w5YPBQ8cbjJqj4L-Y0ss2OKJOvyPqWv1WQy40) . * A 68 year (https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/02/11/hawaii-news/worlds-oldest-known-wild-bird-is-a-mother-again-on-midway-atoll-2/) old bird, that is a mother again. * Chasing the night parrot (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-10/night-parrot-chase/10612496) . * Cloning ancient redwoods (https://e360.yale.edu/digest/arborists-have-cloned-ancient-redwoods-from-their-massive-stumps) . * Making a sponge (http://joshmillard.com/sgmenger/) out of glass.
http://conceptartworld.com/artists/ronan-le-fur/ * Instant stone, just add water (https://rootsofprogress.org/instant-stone-just-add-water) ! * Monks (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/tibet-basketball/576421/) love basketball. * Why people in cities walk faster (https://www.citylab.com/life/2012/03/why-people-cities-walk-fast/1550/) . * A museum at the centre (http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190101-a-strange-museum-at-the-centre-of-the-world) of the world. * The space mutiny (https://libcom.org/history/1973-skylab-4-mutiny) in 1973. * The odd case of Somali shillings (http://jpkoning.blogspot.com/2013/03/orphaned-currency-odd-case-of-somali.html) . * Some full colour (https://scottreinhard.com/Mapping-and-Visualization) maps. * A Chinese town with roman history (https://www.saporedicina.com/english/liqian-the-chinese-town-founded-by-roman-legionnaires/) ? * A french community of stilt-walkers (https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/12/05/stilt-walkers/) . * Plastic (http://we-make-money-not-art.com/a-hong-kong-plastic-soup/) from Hong Kong. * Termite mounds (https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/cp-4tm111318.php) that are visible from space. * The shaw alphabet (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Shavian_alphabet) . * What happens if you attach 9 planes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=342&v=mrJgoQz5wSU) wing to wing.
That’s it, thanks for reading! Let us 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 (https://jplattel.nl/) & Kees (https://ikbenke.es/)
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