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"In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India, made an alarming discovery. More than three miles above sea level, he stumbled across a frozen lake surrounded by hundreds of human skeletons. That summer, the melting ice revealed even more remains, floating in the water and lying haphazardly around the lake's edges. Since this was the height of World War II, there were fears that the skeletons might belong to Japanese soldiers who had died of exposure while sneaking through India. The British government, terrified of a Japanese land invasion, sent a team of investigators to determine whether this was true. Upon examination they realized these bones weren't Japanese soldiers at all, but of a much much older vintage. But what killed them? Many theories were put forth, including an epidemic, landslide, and ritual suicide. For six decades, no one was able to shed light on the mystery of "Skeleton Lake." In 2004 a scientific expedition offered the first plausible explanation of the mysterious deaths. The answer was stranger than anyone had guessed." - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet

at 15,000 feet up, yeah, that can be a problem. - OMG 404 Joe

"In around ad 448, an anti-Christian polemic written by Porphyry was publicly burned. Many other pagan philosophers had written criticisms of Christian ideas, but not one of these works has survived intact from its trial of refutation by fire. The censored pagan philosophers of this period even have their own martyr in the form of Hypatia of Alexandria, who was tortured and killed by a Christian mob in ad 415. It seems that in medieval times, Hypatia's shocking story was regarded as too good to waste on a pagan, so elements of this embarrassing tale were recycled in the Christian myth of St Catherine of Alexandria. This lady was said to have been martyred after refuting fifty pagan philosophers who were sent to argue her out of her faith in a sort of dialectic joust. She seems to have been a fictitious mixture of Hypatia and unknown Christians. In medieval times, St Catherine used to be the patron saint of philosophers, but she later had her sainthood revoked on the grounds of non-existence." - Ken Morley

Liking for: "but she later had her sainthood revoked on the grounds of non-existence." - Betsy #TeamMonique

Love me like a river does,, Cross the sea,, Love me like a river does,, Endlessly,, Love me like a river does,, Baby don't rush you're no waterfall,, Love me that is all,, Love me like a roaring sea,, Swirls about,, Love me like a roaring sea,, Wash me out,, Love me like a roaring sea,, Baby don't rush you're no waterfall,, Love me that is all,, Love me like the earth itself,, Spins around,, Love me like the earth itself,, Sky above below the ground,, Love me like the earth itself,, Baby don't rush you're no waterfall,, Love me that is all….. Have a great weekend. - mina_sydney

great - مرگ بر خامنه ای ☮ درویش

Negative tide time of year for people in the SF Bay Area. This weekend, May 26th is a good day for seeing exposed ocean areas — anemones, crabs, starfish, octopuses — and birds feasting on all of this. Unfortunately the summer negative tides are early in the morning. - Amit Patel from Bookmarklet

Good morning. Lots of people out there; saw cool stuff. - Amit Patel

Koala Fun Run with my best mate (who ran his first ever race). Awesome morning was awesome - Johnny from iPhone

"In Hollywood any woman over forty is basically buried alive already. It's funny, in a year, I could probably play Christian Bale's mother, but I'm already too old to play Clint Eastwood's girlfriend. " - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

One of the three pregnant goats at Rancho San Antonio gave birth last week. They're so adorable, these kids. Very wobbly. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Great run! - Brian Johns

Lovely word for a weapon of medieval mass destruction! - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

Chris the DJ was one of my first, and dearest man-crushes. :) - Bren from iPhone

"A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday. The population of the fox dropped to an all-time low of just 70 animals on Santa Cruz Island in 2000 before rebounding to 1,300 foxes now, said Yvonne Menard, a spokeswoman for the National Park Service. Santa Cruz is the largest island. Populations on nearby San Miguel and Santa Rosa islands have also bounced back into the hundreds after dropping in 1999 to just 15 of the cat-sized animals on each island. The island fox is only found on six of the Channel Islands, a chain of eight islands, five of which form a national park. Each of the six islands has its own unique fox subspecies because of generations of genetic isolation. In a five-year period in the 1990s, fox populations plummeted more than 90 percent on the rugged and mountainous islands due to an influx of golden eagles, which preyed on... more... - Anne Bouey from Bookmarklet

Fantastic news! - Kelli H. from Android

Hey Sarah, you have leadership skills. - sglassme

Okay, but there were some girls in my class in 3rd grade who were just plain BOSSY! And their leadership skills, based on objective evidence and no visibly attentive subordinates, were seriously under-developed and possibly non-existent. But other than that I would only say "Right on!" #HaveiRedeemedMyself #AtAll? #Anything? #AhWell... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

"May 23rd, is World Turtle Day. It is a day of celebrating the many unique and ancient species of turtles and tortoises around the world, and bringing awareness to their need for protection. Of the 207 species of turtle and tortoise alive today, 129 of them are listed by IUCN as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. That's an incredibly 62% of species! The species listed here are only a few of the many critically endangered turtle and tortoise species. They illustrate that though these species wear a suit of armor, they are incredible fragile and in need of protection by humans, from humans." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

"This project contains everything you need from start to finish to make a vector based web map of American rivers. This demonstration map is neither particularly beautiful nor complex, but it is a complete example of how to build a web map using tiled vector data into a web map. The source code is open source you are encouraged to read and tinker with. There are three parts to the project: data preparation, HTTP serving of vector tiles, and clients that render maps." - Amit Patel

"White tigers today are only seen in zoos, but they belong in nature, say researchers reporting new evidence about what makes those tigers white. Their spectacular white coats are produced by a single change in a known pigment gene, according to the study, appearing on May 23 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication." - Jessie from Bookmarklet

"The researchers mapped the genomes of a family of 16 tigers living in Chimelong Safari Park, including both white and orange individuals. They then sequenced the whole genomes of each of the three parents in the family. Those genetic analyses led them to a pigment gene, called SLC45A2, which had already been associated with light coloration in modern Europeans and in other animals,... more... - Jessie

"Historical records of white tigers on the Indian subcontinent date back to the 1500s, Luo notes, but the last known free-ranging white tiger was shot in 1958. That many white tigers were hunted as mature adults suggests that they were fit to live in the wild. It's worth considering that tigers' chief prey species, such as deer, are likely colorblind." - Jessie

#NEENERNEENERNEENER - holly #ravingfangirl

hey look! not at 10pm! - holly #ravingfangirl

Nice! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

0_o - SAM

I believe that Inhofe is also the guy who stood before the Senate a few years ago and railed on and on about CFL bulbs being made in China, so promoting their use as an conservation measure in the US was a huge sinister conspiracy to undermine US security. (Of course, I'm sure his close ties to the fossil fuel industry in Oklahoma and elsewhere had nothing to do with his position.) - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

"Oliver Burton's dying wish was to visit Buckingham Palace and have afternoon tea with the Queen. Unfortunately, Her Royal Highness was unable to fit the 10-year-old into her busy schedule of waving at crowds from afar — so understudy Dame Helen Mirren stepped in to take her place. Oliver, who has Down's syndrome, has been battling various forms of cancer almost his entire life, and was recently diagnosed with terminal spine and bone marrow cancer. But last week, for a brief wondrous afternoon, his troubles took a backseat to a meeting with the One True Queen. Mirren brought Oliver and his family to Gielgud Theatre to see her play the Queen in Peter Morgan's The Audience." - Me from Bookmarklet

Helen Mirren <3 - Xabaras (G.O.)

Aww. She's winning! - Monique the crochet freak from Android

""We've made rich people richer," Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher told CNBC in a Monday interview. "This is great for the (Warren) Buffetts and for others who can take advantage of this multiple of great money and cheap money that's been available," he added. "The question is, what have we done for the working men and women of America?"" - Morton Fox from Bookmarklet

Nothing. - Todd Hoff

Whether you like it or not, chances are Monsanto contaminated the food you ate today with chemicals and unlabeled GMOs. Monsanto controls much of the world's food supply at the expense of food democracy worldwide. This site is dedicated to empowering citizens of the world to take action against Monsanto & it's enablers like the FDA, USDA, EPA, GMA, BIO, and the processed food companies that use Monsanto's products. We urge you to help organize and attend the closest March Against Monsanto taking place on Saturday, May 25, 2013! - Racism Occupied from Bookmarklet

This is projected to be the Largest Global Protest in History! https://www.facebook.com/MarchAg... - Occupy Racism

Heh. Surgery. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

You sounded like a difficult patient. Not worth the trouble. Ask too many questions. - Brian Johns

And highly likable it is. - Sean McBride

It's 30x15. It was a old giant juniper bush mess. $75 dirt, $50 to have stumps ground. The 100+ landscape blocks were left by previous owner in pile behind my shed. Planted with cutting flowers for butterflies and hummingbirds - Sarah G. from email

Smiley cut them to four feet high this morning. We're putting those light up end-caps on them to finish them off. - Sarah G.

happy bday penguin!!! - Sir Shuping is just sir

Happy birthday! <3 - Jennifer Dittrich

Maybe the hawk will dine on waffle-stuffed-squirrel and get the last laugh on everyone. - Brian Johns

Hee! - Shannon - GlassMistress

Of course, the device you're using to view 'this channel' is undoubtedly electronic, and at some point in the delivery chain there is an electrically powered device involved. But obey all rules always (or you'll be sorry.) - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

:-) - Stephan Planken from iPhone