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Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:29 +1000

kinovore: taxidermyextaordinaire: In 1731, King Frederick I of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33:42 +1000

taxidermyextaordinaire:

In 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden gave a lion he had killed to a taxidermist who had never seen a lion before, and this was the result

I’m leaving.

The woman in the scene» Natalie Dormer as Moriarty ♛

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:29 +1000

The woman in the scene
» Natalie Dormer as Moriarty

♛

Admit it. You need me. We’re connected!

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:52:03 +1000

Admit it. You need me. We’re connected!

amazingatheist: huade: Despite its name, the maned wolf is...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:50:43 +1000

amazingatheist:

huade:

Despite its name, the maned wolf is not a wolf at all, nor is it a fox, coyote, or dog. It is the only member of the Chrysocyon genus, making it a truly unique animal, not closely related to any other living canid. One hypothesis for this is that the maned wolf is the last surviving species of the Pleistocene Extinction, which wiped out all other large canids from the continent.

oh my gosh

Cool.

norsegays: astrolope: People being angry about ~dem gays~ on...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:49:00 +1000

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman.

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

arctic-mcpenguin: Congratulations to Minnesota for passing...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:18:34 +1000

arctic-mcpenguin:

Congratulations to Minnesota for passing same-sex marriage in the House and Senate this week. Governor Dayton will sign the law later, and make same-sex marriages legal starting August 1st. Marriage equality for everybody!

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Tue, 14 May 2013 21:12:21 +1000

rdjismydrug: survivingrealitywithoutnormality: Marvel we need...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:10:40 +1000

rdjismydrug:

survivingrealitywithoutnormality:

Marvel we need to talk about your obsessions with blue glowing objects

Marvel you have a kink

lyonsheart: #ugh don’ t talk to me about dark!doctor unless u...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:10:04 +1000

lyonsheart:

#ugh don’ t talk to me about dark!doctor unless u have the next 5 hours free

sushiandpie: phantoms4evr: janetdevlinoffic: Always remember that you are not worthless, organs...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:08:00 +1000

sushiandpie:

phantoms4evr:

janetdevlinoffic:

Always remember that you are not worthless, organs are extremely expensive on the black market

My roommate and I just looked this up and your bone marrow alone is worth $23 million. 23 million dollars. So if you ever kidnap someone, don’t hold them for ransom, just keep them in a vegetative state and slowly sell their bone marrow on the black market.

now ur talkin

archiemcphee: These awesome photos, in which rolling waves...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:53:01 +1000

archiemcphee:

These awesome photos, in which rolling waves appear to be both perfectly frozen in time and miraculously made solid, are the work of French photographer Pierre Carreau.

Carreau “shoots waves with a variety of high speed cameras using various macro and wide angle lenses, capturing water shapes that appear more sculptural than liquid.”

Visit his Pierre Carreau’s website to view many more examples of his amazing work. He also offers prints of some of his images via Clic Gallery.

[via Colossal]

ironspy: Avengers Business Cards - Just because

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:22:09 +1000

ironspy:

Avengers Business Cards - Just because

thepioden: hair-old-styles: harrystyies: What if oxygen is poisonous and it just takes 75-100...

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:21:56 +1000

thepioden:

hair-old-styles:

harrystyies:

What if oxygen is poisonous and it just takes 75-100 years to kill us?

My science teacher said he thinks that’s true actually

Yeah this is actually pretty much exactly what is going on. It’s why anti-oxidants are such a big deal. Bonus fact: oxygen oxidizes stuff in your cells or, in other words, it’s not toxic, just setting you on fire

very very slowly.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 14:17:07 +1000

seppius: So I moved on. I focused on helping other people. I...

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:16:55 +1000

seppius:

So I moved on. I focused on helping other people. I was good until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone at risk. You wanna know my secret, Agent Romanoff? You wanna know how I stay calm?

colbytwentyone: He’s so sweet to his fans

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:16:48 +1000

colbytwentyone:

He’s so sweet to his fans

fatale-distraction: johnnynva: Robert Downey Jr. says he won’t...

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:15:44 +1000

fatale-distraction:

johnnynva:

Robert Downey Jr. says he won’t sign for The Avengers 2 unless his cast mates are fairly compensated

The news of Robert Downey Jr’s $50 million+ Avengerspayday becoming public knowledge is the…

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Reasons why I love Robert Downey Jr #13192748723598247684396793

tastefullyoffensive: ‘What have I done?!’[via]

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:36:58 +1000

tastefullyoffensive:

‘What have I done?!’

[via]

a-cumberbatch-of-cookies: elbas-world: dynamics-of-an-asteroid:...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:35:46 +1000

a-cumberbatch-of-cookies:

elbas-world:

dynamics-of-an-asteroid:

Thank-you.

this is mildly terrifying

O_O