Rare Historical Photos Pt. 7 [20 Pics]
Feb 6 2013
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
Largest Glacier Collapse Ever Recorded on Video
Feb 5 2013
On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
Feb 5 2013
– Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, philosophy, and science.
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Feb 3 2013
– Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
The Very Best Of Macro Photography Pt.5 [24 Pics]
Feb 3 2013
Another great compilation of the best in macro (and electron microscope) photography. Unlike previous macro posts, this post includes several non-nature related mind-boggling photos as well. Enjoy!
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
Feb 2 2013
– Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American author and humorist.
