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globalmuseum, 5 days ago to random

Amazing sculptures you (probably) didn't know existed

Statue of King Arthur, England #sculpture #England #KingArthur

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to worldwithoutus

Squirrel or rabbit?

Neither!

It’s the southern viscacha. This rodent lives in South America & is a skilled climber that inhabits mountainous areas.

A gregarious critter, the viscacha lives in colonies, which consist of multiple family units that can be as large as 75 individuals.

American Museum of Natural History @AMNH #viscacha #rodents #SouthAmerica #animals

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to gay

Rievaulx Abbey was once home to a monk named Aelred in the 12th century, who some people today consider a gay saint.

This video was made in partnership with historian Holly Cruise. #WeAreHistoric.

📍 Rievaulx Abbey,
@EnglishHeritage
| Grade I listed @HistoricEngland #monks #hsitory #England #gay #HistoricEngland

Monk Aelred

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to random

British Museum Announces It Has Recovered 268 More Missing Objects Following Theft Scandal.

That brings the total figure to 626 recovered

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-recovered-268-more-missing-objects-following-theft-scandal-1234707485/ #BritishMuseums #museums

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to Cats

We just heard the newest @wnba franchise will be the @wnbagoldenstate
Valkyries.

We wanted to provide some stadium mascot inspo, courtesy of some of the Library's most beloved images in the Prints and Photographs Division. Behold: Brünnhilde!🐱

@librarycongress #WNBA #cats

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to gardening

Stephen's back with more details on deadheading! 🥀

Learn how pruning techniques are specific to climate and environment, and why in Southern California we cut below the 5-leaflet leaf when deadheading.

@TheHuntington #museums #pruning #gardening #climate

Pruning plants

globalmuseum, 5 days ago to history

Bet you didn't know this?

The colours on a barbers pole usually reflected the blood and bandages used to clean up during bloodletting.

Patients grasped a rod or staff tightly to make their veins show. Then barbers cut open their arms and bled them. The red and white pole is still used to identify barbers.

#Barbers #bloodletting #surgery #history

@surgeonshall

globalmuseum, 8 days ago to twitter

The bird has flown!

Twitter is officially no more. The platform has been completely migrated to X.com.

so..... www.twitter.com/globalmuseum

is now www.x.com/globalmuseum #Twitter #X

globalmuseum, 8 days ago to Denmark

A thousand years ago, a goldsmith from Hornelund, Denmark created this gold clothes brooch, using delicate tracery to form its intricate pattern of foliage & vine leaves. Who could have known that it would still be admired a millennium later!

https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-silver-hoards-of-the-vikings/the-hoard-find-from-hornelund/

@artinsociety #Denmark #gold #goldsmith #jewellery

globalmuseum, 11 days ago to Cats

I have observed that a large number of Mastodon users are cat lovers.

So I decided to share some of my cat art with you all. Enjoy!👇

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/3-roger-smith #cats #animals #art #RogerSmith #catart #catillustrations #animalart #cat #feline

globalmuseum, 11 days ago to art

Through Newly Installed ‘Portals,’ New Yorkers and Dubliners Can Wave, Dance and Inappropriately Gesture to Each Other in Real Time.

New art installations connect the two cities through continuous silent video feeds.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/through-newly-installed-portals-new-yorkers-and-dubliners-can-dance-cartwheel-and-inappropriately-gesture-to-each-other-in-real-time-180984334/ #art #artinstallations #NewYork #Dublin

globalmuseum, 12 days ago to Electricvehicles

Did you know that in 1884 that the first production-standard electric car capable of being reproduced and sold to the public was unveiled? Did you know that in the early 1900s 1/3 of all vehicles on the road were electric? They started to quickly disappear around 1920 with the introduction of petrol and Henry Ford.
Ferdinand Porsche produced an electric vehicle called 'P' in 1898.

This pic is a group of working EV trucks in the UK plugged in in 1917. #electricvehicles #cars #history

globalmuseum, 15 days ago to Travel

Why you should never post a picture of your boarding pass on social media... Did you know your boarding pass contains more personal information than meets the eye?

https://www.cntraveller.com/article/why-you-should-never-post-a-picture-of-your-boarding-pass-on-social-media #travel #flying #security

globalmuseum, 15 days ago to random

To please Putin, universities purge liberals and embrace patriots.

2 weeks before the start of his 25th year as Russia’s supreme political leader, Vladimir Putin made a sweeping proclamation: “Wars are won by teachers.”

The remark shed light on a campaign he is waging: to imbue the country’s education system with patriotism, purge universities of Western influences & quash any dissent among professors & students on campuses that are often hotbeds of political activism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/to-please-putin-universities-purge-liberals-and-embrace-patriots/ar-BB1lXpvX#

globalmuseum, 16 days ago to ai

People Are Getting Scammed into Buying Seeds of Non-Existent Cat-Face Flowers Generated by AI.

Scammers are always finding new ways of taking advantage of gullible people, and apparently selling seeds of fake flowers generated by artificial intelligence is one of their latest techniques.

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/people-are-getting-scammed-into-buying-seeds-of-non-existent-cat-face-flowers-generated-by-ai.html #AI #flowers #scams

globalmuseum, 16 days ago to random

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, the Field Museum’s Newest Dinosaur, Meets the Public.

The fossil — of the oldest bird dinosaur known to science, often dubbed the “missing link” between the two organisms — is only the 13th #Archaeopteryx specimen ever announced. Just two of these are found in museums outside of Europe and of those two, the Field’s is the only one owned by a public natural history museum.

https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/06/chicago-archaeopteryx-field-museum-s-newest-dinosaur-meets-public #dinosaurs

globalmuseum, 16 days ago to tech

Ancient Egyptian Pyramids, Sphinx Close to Public for Tech Billionaire’s Lavish Wedding.

Accounts of the wedding events have generated hearty debate across multiple social media platforms, with many claiming that the event was needlessly extravagant.

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egypt-pyramid-great-sphinx-giza-close-tech-billionaire-wedding-1234705906/ #Tech #extravagance #weddings #Egypt

globalmuseum, 16 days ago to Philippines

This Filipina Spy Used Her Leprosy as a Cover to Thwart the Japanese During World War II.

Enemy soldiers overlooked Josefina “Joey” Guerrero due to her condition. Later, her heroic actions on behalf of the Allies were largely forgotten.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-filipina-spy-used-her-leprosy-as-a-cover-to-thwart-the-japanese-during-world-war-ii-180984226/ #Philippines #WWII #espionage #Filipina

globalmuseum, 19 days ago to science

It's Alive!

Researchers make a plastic that includes bacteria that can digest it

Bacterial spores strengthen the plastic, then revive to digest it in landfills.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/researchers-make-a-plastic-that-includes-bacteria-that-can-digest-it/ #science #plastic #environment

globalmuseum, 21 days ago to Mushrooms

It turns out the largest organisms on Earth aren’t in the oceans, they are beneath our feet.

This Humongous Fungus Is as Massive as Three Blue Whales
A new estimate suggests this mushroom is 2,500 Years Old and Weighs 440 tons

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mushroom-massive-three-blue-whales-180970549/ #mushrooms #fungi #smithsonianmag

globalmuseum, 22 days ago to worldwithoutus

Inside a Navy Submarine Navigating the Arctic.

A Times photojournalist embarked on a nuclear-powered attack sub to see how the Pentagon is training for a potential war below the frozen sea.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/inside-navy-submarine-arctic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oU0.TE8J.9IiAv5gxj8Kh&utm_source=substack #submarines #Arctic

globalmuseum, 23 days ago to LEGO

Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from spill off Cornwall coast.

Boy discovers octopus figurine that fell from cargo ship along with 5m other Lego pieces during storm.

The octopus is one of nearly 5m Lego pieces that fell into the sea in 1997 when a storm hit a cargo ship 20 miles off Land’s End, Cornwall. While 352,000 flippers, 97,500 scuba tanks & 92,400 swords went overboard, octopuses are considered the most prized finds as only 4,200 were onboard.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/27/teenager-finds-holy-grail-lego-octopus-from-1997-spill-off-cornwall-coast #Lego

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to coffee

"God in a cup." "Perfection." "The world's best coffee."

Panamanian geisha coffee has been called many things, but never Smithsonian Bird Friendly certified. Researchers from Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center find new ways to grow coffee in harmony with migratory songbirds.

Join us for this fully caffeinated romp through Panama’s coffee farms as we learn all about the birds and the beans.

https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_69_23b90d83-d0c3-4b12-98a5-18964f3ff02f&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.si.edu%2FSmithsonianSidedoor #coffee #birds #museums

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to Aviation

This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II.

A second-generation immigrant, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to receive her pilot’s license https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-chinese-american-aviatrix-overcame-racism-to-fly-for-the-us-during-world-war-ii-180984196/ #aviation #chineseamerican #WWII

globalmuseum, 26 days ago to Humor

Today's chuckle. 🤣 #cartoon #humor #humour #Larson