Month: January 2020

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15 Funny Dog Posts to Help Get You Through the Week

It’s shaping up to be a looooooong week. Do you know what you (and I) need? Dogs! Lots of great doggos, in fact.

As the old saying goes, we don’t deserve dogs. Not by a long shot.

Enjoy.

1. He looks borderline evil.

2. Don’t eat wasps.

3. All caught up.

4. Coming to the rescue.

5. A gentle giant.

6. Took a stage dive.

7. Don’t tell him how to drive.

8. Totally feeling it.

9. Lay off the White Claw.

10. Poppin’ up everywhere.

11. Felt like an eternity.

12. That should do the trick.

13. Look into my eyes.

14. Spray me, not the car!

15. This guy is a gem.

Do you have some pics or videos of your dog acting goofy or hilarious?

Share them in the comments!

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Check This Out: People Explained 7 Full Versions of Cliches in This Tumblr Thread

If there’s any possible way to get a point across faster, people are going to figure it out. If that means using a cliche instead of unique and descriptive words, then so be it. If the cliche needs shortening, so we don’t have to say as many words at all…then okay.

But this cool thread found on Tumblr gives us the full version of the cliches we’ve come to rely on when we get lazy. And it’s pretty interesting what we’re cutting without even realizing it.

Check these out.

1. Curiosity killed the cat…but did it?

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2. Blood is thicker than…what?

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3. Being a jack of all trades is actually a wise philosophy.

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4. Conformity is not always “great.”

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5. Beware those fair weather birds.

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6. I would much rather be the second mouse.

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7. This isn’t a saying, but I like this line of thinking.

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Next time you want to spit out some platitude, consider what you really are saying. Is it even what you really mean? We should all pay more attention to the words and thoughts we put out there. So when you want to say something, you can strive to make it meaningful.

Stop serving up word salad without meaning and say something we want to think about.

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This Instagram Account Brings You Only Good News!

It’s important to know what’s going on in the world, no matter how much it might hurt your soul.

That said, some days you’ve just had enough. Everything is so overwhelming and crazy that you just want to hear the good stories, see the helpers doing their thing, or be endowed with some kind of hope that everything is not going to hell in a handbasket before lunch.

Enter The Happy Broadcast.

The account, pitched as “anxiety free news,” is run by a group of artists who work to illustrate the amazing, wholesome, and uplifting stories that can sometimes get buried under the ever-growing loads of crap.

Here are 14 awesome examples of the stories they share – but make sure to follow their account for your weekly does of happy news!

14. Elephants deserve this and so much more.

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It’s Christmas time and here’s a lovely story for you all ? ? ? . Berlin’s unwanted Christmas trees have ended their days as a festive snack for zoo elephants and stocking fillers for some of their fellow residents at Tierpark Berlin Friedrichsfelde. The zoo takes only fresh, unsold trees from selected vendors. It doesn’t accept trees from the public, which could contain chemicals or leftover decorations. The elephants eat the trees themselves. Monkeys are presented with trees decorated with vegetables, and tigers get meat decorations. Source: Star Advertiser (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #berlin #germany #animals #elephant #food #christmas #sustainability #recycling

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13. A small step in the right direction!

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The airline @airnz introduced its own edible coffee cups for both in-flight and on-ground service to further enhance its sustainability offerings. Though the initiative may sound small, it could help cut more than eight million coffee cups from their trash each year.⁣ ⁣ “We’ve been working in partnership with innovative New Zealand company ‘twiice’ to explore the future of edible coffee cups, which are vanilla flavored and leakproof. The cups have been a big hit with the customers who have used these and we’ve also been using the cups as dessert bowls,” Air New Zealand Senior Manager Customer Experience Niki Chave explained of the new culinary invention. Source: Travel + Leisure (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #newzealand #plane #food #airnewzealand #ediblecups #innovation #climatechange #sustainability

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12. What a difference this would make.

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According to the World Health Organization, 844 million people across the globe lack access to clean drinking water and among them are more than 300,000 children who die every year due to water-born diseases. Non-governmental organization ‘GivePower’ has built its first solar water farm in Kenya, turning the region’s saltwater into clean and sustainable drinking water. the farm uses a filtrating system that desalinates the brackish liquid to produce enough water for 35,000 people every day. The NGO @givepowerfoundation has given more than 2,650 solar-powered energy systems to medical clinics, villages, and schools in 17 countries. They are now focusing on the most important use of sustainable energy, which is clean water. Source: Designboom (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #kenya #africa #waterfiltration #NGO #children #desalination #cleanwater

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11. Those poor babies.

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This is the kind of news that warms our heart .⁣ – Drop a ? in the comments to celebrate! – Tag in the comments one of your friends that needs some good news Numerous bushfires have been wreaking havoc in Australia, affecting both residents and wildlife. As a result of the fires, wildlife hospitals have seen a huge influx of animals, and they are struggling to keep up with the demand for supplies. Many of these rescued koalas (over $75,000) are now being treated for burns on their paws. As a means of protecting the critters’ paws from sustaining further injury, Australians have been encouraging crafty activists to send handmade mittens to their animal hospitals. For instance, a group of Dutch knitting enthusiasts from the Quilt Shop 100 in the Netherlands has already crafted more than 400 pairs of mittens for an Australian koala hospital. The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has also been raising money for their koala treatments, as well as other Australian wildlife organizations. Since launching a GoFundMe campaign last month, they have surged past their original goal and raised almost $2 million for their rescue efforts. Source: GNN (link in bio, find out how to donate too) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #australia #koala #donation #charity #help #bushfires #wildlife #danger #mittens

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10. Two birds with one stone.

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The cafe, situated in Ambikapur, which bagged the title of the second cleanest city in India, will provide free food in exchange for plastic waste. The concept of this cafe is that people can get their plastic waste weighed and enjoy a warm meal in return. "When I got to know about this cafe, I started collecting and storing plastic waste from my house. This is a great initiative to make the citizens aware to keep the city plastic-free. Through this initiative we can get two benefits, first, we can keep our vicinity clean and second, we can get delicious food in exchange for plastic waste," said a resident. The plastic waste collected by the people coming here is ultimately sent to the Municipal Corporation for recycling. Source: India Today (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #india #plastic #recycling #food #startup #plasticwaste #climatechange #globalwarming

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9. That takes some serious dedication!

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We need to realize and get inspired by how a single person's action can help to make a difference. Since 1976, 73-year-old James Michelini has donated blood and platelets every second Wednesday. After 43 years, he has made his initial target of 10 gallons ten times. Every pint of donated platelets can save the life of one person, while every pint of blood has the possibility of saving up to three people. This amounts to more than 800 people’s lives saved with the 100 gallons Michelini has donated. Source: Idaho Reporter (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #florida #blood #blooddonation #oneblood #generosity #commitment

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8. They’re still here!

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A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galápagos island of Fernandina. An adult female Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as the Fernandina giant tortoise, was spotted by a joint expedition of the Galápagos National Park and the US-based Galapagos Conservancy. The only other living member of the species was found in 1906. Since then, expeditions have encountered tortoise faeces and bite marks on cacti, and there was a possible unconfirmed sighting in 2009. This discovery was the first confirmed sighting and together with the possibility of finding more members of the species has raised the possibility of breeding. Source: The Guardian (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #galapagos #island #climatechange #nature #power #turtle #extint #tortoise

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7. We need more discoveries like this one!

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Scientists have created an “artificial leaf” that could turn carbon dioxide into fuel. The new technology was inspired by the way plants use photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen. The artificial leaf mimics this process – with the help of a cheap red powder called cuprous oxide – and produces methanol and oxygen.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The methanol can be collected and used as fuel by heating the solution so the water evaporates, according to the paper published in Nature Energy.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Lead researcher Yimin Wu, an engineering professor at the University of Waterloo told The Independent: “This technology has achieved the solar to fuel efficiency about 10 per cent. This is already larger than the natural photosynthesis (about one per cent) .⁣ ⁣ Art by our fried Pablo Luebert @luebert . Source: Independent (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #science #leaf #co2 #climatechange #nature #power

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6. Let’s all follow the Kiwi example, no?

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The Zero Carbon bill aims to tackle climate change by setting a net-zero target for almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Zero Carbon bill aims to tackle climate change by setting a net-zero target for almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern said she sometimes despairs at the pace at which other countries are making changes to fight global warming and vowed that New Zealand would be a leader. The New Zealand government has also promised to plant a billion trees over 10 years and ensure the electricity grid runs entirely from renewable energy by 2035. Source: Independent (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #newzeland #zeroemissions #zerocarbon #co2 #climatechange #globalwarming

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5. That’s what I call setting it right.

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You all know how much I love Africa and it’s strong and fierce people and this is another example of strength and love. Theresa Kachindamoto (so formidable, she has been nicknamed “The Terminator”!) was determined to take a stand against the tradition which took teenage girls and made them wives and mothers long before the age of 18. Kachindamoto used her chief role to nullify more than 1500 child marriages since 2017, sending the girls who were married off before being able to complete their education back to school. She took a bold step towards ending poverty in Malawi, where a 2017 UN statistic suggested that about 45% of young girls are unable to remain in school past eighth grade. Because of bold and brave leadership like this things may start to change. Art by the talented @samanthacurcio . Source: UN Women (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #africa #malawi #childmarriage #children #rights #education #action #school

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4. It’s going to take everyone doing their part!

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It’s amazing to end the year on a very positive note for our environment! Ireland is nurturing a new generation of fossil fuel independence ?? ☘.⁣ ⁣ In the last few years, dozens of universities and churches have divested from fossil fuels. Now the first country will join the list of nearly 900 institutions that are divesting: Ireland will pull its money out of fossil fuels. Ireland passed a bill that requires the country’s national investment fund to sell all of its investments in oil, coal, gas, and peat as soon as possible, likely within five years. In Ireland, the bill came after campaigning from student groups and other activists. Source: Fast Company (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #ireland #fossilfuel #climatechange #globalwarming #gas #sustainability #irish

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3. Just a little representation goes a long way.

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Young LGBT+ people are at least three times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers, according to 35 studies from 10 countries collated by researchers in 2018. The advent of gay marriage has cut suicide rates among lesbians and gay men in Sweden and Denmark, both early adopters of gay marriage.
Over two compared periods, from 2003 to 2016 and 1989 to 2002, researchers found that suicides fell 46% for people in same-sex unions. Legislation that promotes LGBT+ rights may reduce the risk of suicide – even for those who are not yet old enough to wed. Love is love and everyone should be free to love and desire whoever they want, no matter which sex or gender anyone has or chooses. Source: Reuters (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #samesex #gayrights #suicide #suicideprevention #sweden #denmark #loveislove

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2. This might be my new favorite thing.

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Milan is the most expensive city in Italy, and one of the most expensive in Europe. With its seven universities, it has a student population of 180,000, of whom 65,000 come from out of town. In Milan there are 314,000 senior citizens, mostly women, living in homes that have become big for them and also quite expensive to manage while living on a pension. In 15 years of offering Adopt a Student, the MeglioMilano association has arranged around 600 cohabitations. The average age of the host is 79; in 76% of cases, the host is a woman living in an apartment she owns. Project manager Monica Bergamasco says it was born in response to two problems: an ageing population with a growing number of seniors living alone, and rents increasing beyond the reach of students. Source: The Guardian (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #italy #milan #students #help #elderly #money #university #college

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1. Walk a mile in their shoes.

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The World’s Big Sleep Out is an event meant to shine a light on homelessness and displaced people. For one night only, on December 7th 2019, Sleep Out under the stars with those close to you to show your empathy for those that are homeless and displaced. Join Will Smith, Dame Helen Mirren, some of the World's biggest musicians and an expected 50,000 people throughout the world by sleeping out under the stars to help those who have no other choice. Thanks to the support of corporate sponsors and supporters covering the event and infrastructure costs – 100%* of the funds raised will be invested in the cause. 50% going to charities helping rough sleepers and people suffering from homelessness and 50% Going to charities helping some of the 70.1 million people displaced globally – who have lost their homes through war, natural disasters, or extreme poverty. Source: The World’s Big Sleep Out (link in bio) Art by the very talented @nateetheis . #thehappybroadcast #love #positivity #happiness #happy #motivation #friends #fun #style #illustration #inspiration #goodnews #future #art #artist #goodmorning #positivenews #charity #endhomelessness #bigsleepout #help #homeless #fundraiser

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I clicked follow as soon as I realized what they were doing – I love it!

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Next Time Your Child Tries to Manipulate You, Use Game Theory Against Them

If you need even more proof that humans are born manipulators, look no farther than your average toddler. No one teaches them how to manipulate their parents (or try to, anyway) in order to get what they want.

They somehow just know how to make it happen.

And as they grow, their attempts become inevitably more sophisticated – at least a little.

Don’t worry, parents, we’ve got you covered with: use game theory to thwart their manipulations.

The advice comes from professor Kevin Zollman and journalist Paul Raeburn, and you can find more about it in their book, The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting. Below are some of their rules for negating tantrums, deflecting whining, and generally promoting peace in your home.

Force Cooperation

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If you’ve got siblings who refuse to work together, Zollman suggests putting the prisoner’s dilemma to work for you. Assign your kids a join task, then give them each the same reward (or punishment) based on their team performance.

It might take time, but the setup will compel them to learn how to make alliances for the good of all.

Don’t Give Them Anything For Free

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Instead of handing out privileges like the bigger room, the front seat of the car, or picking where you eat for dinner, make them earn it – they can bid on things that can’t be shared with allowances or extra chores.

Never Make Empty Threats

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If your kids sense that you won’t follow through on your threat – or that it might mean making you the parent suffer – they’ll be less likely to see it as credible. So always pick punishments that benefit you, so they know you’ll follow through.

Force Them to Lie

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It might sound counterintuitive, but forcing your kid to lie to your face repeatedly creates psychological discomfort they’ll likely want to avoid in the future.

Let Them Have Consequences

You can’t just bail your kids out when things get tough – even if it breaks your heart to let them cry over their own mess. If you swoop in and make it better, all you’re teaching them is that they can get their way by manipulating your emotions, which is exactly what you’re setting out to change.

 

There you go! Good parenting advice, if you ask me, whether you’re familiar with gaming and game theory or not.

If you’ve got a little manipulator on your hands, give these a try and report back!

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All of These People Are Having Really Bad Days

You’ve probably been in this position before. Your day goes from bad to worse and you feel like you’re at your breaking point.

I call it being “on the edge”…and honestly, it happens quite a bit.

But these people are having REALLY bad days…let’s laugh at these pics and then we can feel sorry for them.

1. Congratula-…oh wait…

2. There goes your credit card.

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3. Don’t wear that out in public.

4. A very lonely bag.

5. You need to keep an eye on that grill, buddy.

6. A little help, please?

7. It’s all air in there.

8. Can I have my bike back?

9. The Roomba is gone. Forever.

10. A total disaster.

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11. Goodbye, old friend…

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12. Don’t pick a fight with a porcupine.

13. Not a good place to park overnight.

14. Left the dog alone for too long…

15. That’s not very nice.

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Do you have any photos that sum up a pretty sh*tty day you’ve had lately?

Share them and let’s commiserate in the comments!

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A New Father Wrote a Heartfelt Letter Describing the Feelings He Had While His Wife Gave Birth

Giving birth is intense. There’s pain, a lot of bodily fluids, usually some colorful language, awe, shock, and yeah, plenty of things you can never unsee.

At the end of it, if you’re lucky, you’ve brought a healthy baby into the world, so most people forget the rest of it (in time).

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This dad never will, though, because he’s written down every thought he had while his wife brought their child into the world.

He posted the tribute to his wife’s miraculous birth of their son on Facebook.

I honestly don’t know how she did it. The pain was so intense, so overwhelming, that even I felt it. Everyone in the…

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It’s a reminder of what a miracle life is, what we all sacrifice to bring it forth and nurture it as it grows, and how important it is that we commit to doing it together.

It reads, in part:

I honestly don’t know how she did it. The pain was so intense, so overwhelming, that even I felt it. Everyone in the room felt it. Yet she pulled through. Her pain was gruesome. Her struggle seemed almost unbearable. I found myself gritting my teeth when she did, tensing my entire body when her contractions hit, and shedding tears along with her. All while realizing that I was merely a passenger, never to truly understand the excruciating pain she was experiencing.

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He continued:

We all finally get to love and hold the boy that she sacrificed her body, comfort, energy, and self for. My son is an absolute miracle. Babies are absolute miracles. But to me, the greater miracle is his mother, who has shown me what selfless sacrifice really is. What love really is. My wife is the real miracle.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a little tear!

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The Magnetic North Pole of Earth Is Moving Toward Russia

Our north pole has been traveling east from the Canadian Arctic to Russia. At a fast pace too, which is causing some concern on how the move will affect navigation and GPS systems.

Lately, the pace at which the pole is moving has been measured at 25 miles a year, or 40 kilometers. In years past, however, the slide was 34 miles per year, or 55 kilometers.

What’s causing a move like this?

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Historically, the Earth’s magnetic poles have been known to stray – and even flip from one end of the earth to the other. The poles are there due to Earth’s molten core which moves around as the Earth spins.

Convection currents of molten metal cause huge, moving electric currents, which themselves form a magnetic field around the Earth. This field protects us all from the radiation in solar winds and charged particles coming from the sun.

At this time, the North and South Poles match the magnetic poles, but that hasn’t always been the case. In the Earth’s history, the poles have flipped several times, bringing the magnetic South Pole to the true North Pole and magnetic North Pole to the true south – and then switched back. Scientists have been able to tell not only that this has happened, but also when this has happened by examining rocks that, when they were molten, marked the location of magnetic north.

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Recently, the National Centers for Environmental Information and the British Geological Survey updated the 2020 World Magnetic Model (WMM) with information on how the magnetic north pole has changed and how to anticipate where it’s headed in 5 years. Officially, the North Pole has now crossed the prime meridian.

The WMM is essential for world navigation. The military, geolocation apps and other navigation systems all rely on the model for the official location of the magnetic north pole.

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What about another pole reversal? Well, that’s difficult to predict. According to geological record, the range in time between magnetic field reversals is huge–between 100,000 years to every 50 million years. With that kind of range and the fact that activity in the Earth’s core is hard to measure, the only thing researchers can tell us is that the magnetic north pole is weakening by 10 to 15 percent.

But wouldn’t a pole reversal be weird?

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Walking Bicycle Uses Design Tools From Theo Jansen’s Famous Strandbeest Sculptures

Not too long ago, The Q science channel featured one of their designers who brilliantly constructed a walking bicycle using the same mechanical design developed by Dutch artist Theo Jansen for his Strandbeests. The Strandbeests are a famous set of amazing kinetic sculptures. When the wind is right, the sculptures, made mostly of plastic pipe, appear to walk down the beach using a system of triangles linked together to an axle for legs.

They move so well they almost look alive – hence, “beests.”

Jansen started making his Strandbeests in 1990, and his idea was that they’d “live” in herds on beaches, completely mobile and powered by ocean breezes. He called them artificial intelligence, although they’re not robots. He’s even said he would like for them to evolve to the point they could make decisions and build dunes. He also refers to them animals, though he acknowledges them as machines. After each creature roams the summer away on the beach, it becomes “extinct,” and starts a new life as a museum exhibit.

Videos of the mesmerizing beasts strolling the beach are available to watch online, and you can find instructions on various science sites for how to build your own.

For the walking bicycle, the back wheel was replaced with a specially designed, cut and welded piece (so not made of PVC pipe). This was the same design used in other Standbeests including a walking machine, a walking chair and a Penny Farthing.

It’s entrancing to watch, though maybe not the easiest way to get around.

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A Writing Prompt Inspired Someone to Share a Heartwarming Story About the Cost of Lies

To be the best writer you can be, you must write every day. That writing is like exercise, and even if you don’t feel like doing it, you must if you want to be any good. That one day, you will look at your scribbles and snippets and a story will emerge, like a goddess from a block of marble on which you’ve begun to chisel.

Or something.

If you’re one of those that thinks practice makes perfect (which is usually how it works), daily writing prompts are an excellent way to get your exercise in.

This is how a compelling story about lies started–with a writing prompt on Reddit.

Writing Prompt with all the feels

Someone came up with an opening and it was good.

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The narration sucks you in…

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The characterization leads us neatly to the central personage and his problems.

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Both characters were fleshed out and complex…

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As were the conflicts facing them.

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The story chugged up a hill of suspenseful set-up.

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Then rammed us in the stomach.

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Leaving us breathless and wondering about the scars in the people around us, both visible and invisible.

Because behind every scar, there’s a story.

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Reductress Is a Funny Instagram Account You Should be Following

Satire can be very hard to get right. Many try to do it, but very few do it well.

That’s why the Instagram page Reductress is so good.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and then you’ll laugh some more.

Here’s a small taste of what the page offers. Now go follow them!

1. Does this look familiar?

2. A total psycho.

3. Hahahaha. Hey o!

4. You know you’ve seen a million headlines like this.

5. It’s all Brian’s fault.

6. This is a tricky one.

7. Could it be love?

8. Damn! Did it again!

9. That’s impossible!

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#tbt

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10. A good use of time.

Funny stuff!

Do you have any other suggestions for funny and interesting Instagram accounts we should follow?

Share them in the comments!

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