Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch, the city with the longest name (58 letters) in Europe! 150 years ago, someone came up with the name to attract tourists, and in 2015, the name became even more famous after Welsh meteorologist Liam Dutton pronounced it during a weather forecast. [Great Big Story | Via BoingBoing]
[Sources: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows | Via GG]
Everybody feels lonely sometimes. But only few of us are aware how important this feeling was for our ancestors – and that our modern world can turn it into something that really hurts us. Why do we feel this way and what can we do about it? [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
Do you know just how difficult life was back in the Middle Ages? Find out in this episode of Life Noggin! [Life Noggin]
2001: Shrek 2002: Spirited Away 2003: Finding Nemo 2004: The Incredibles 2005: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2006: Happy Feet 2007: Ratatouille 2008: WALL-E 2009: UP 2010: Toy Story 3 2011: Rango 2012: Brave 2013: Frozen 2014: Big Hero 6 2015: Inside Out 2016: Zootopia 2017: Coco And for 2018, the nominees […]
Some of the furthest locations you could legally travel without a passports from various locations in the world! [Half as Interesting]
The origin story of the legendary Game Boy by Youtuber Lore! [Lore
35-year-old may seem young. You know, 30 is the new 20 and all that. Well, not in tech years. That is ANCIENT, but that does not mean we can’t look back at the original Macintosh computer and admire it for helping launch the personal computer wave. [Mashable]
[Source: Urbanest]
Ray Bradbury’s novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading them, is forbidden.The protagonist, Montag, is a fireman responsible for destroying what remains. The story raises the question: how can you preserve your mind in a society where free will, self-expression and curiosity are under fire? Iseult Gillespie examines what […]