At first sight, this unassuming tree may not strike you as anything special. In fact, this is Old Tjikko, the oldest tree in the world. A Norway Spruce located in the Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden, Old Tjikko has been estimated through carbon dating to be about 9,550 years old. It was discovered by a professor of Physical Geography, Leif Kullman, who named the tree after his dog.
i hate when media covers crowdfunding for medical expenses like “look how heartwarming it is for ppl to come together:) really restores ur faith in humanity!!:)”
instead of like….u know……addressing how crowdfunding shouldnt be necessary for life-saving treatment or disability devices
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I’m suddenly laughing at the idea of a cliche noir detective story written in the brutally concise style of Hemingway.
A woman walked into my office. She had legs. I noticed her legs. “I have a problem. I need your help,” she said. They always said that. I knew her legs weren’t the problem. I hoped she might want my help with them anyhow.
“Can you pay?” I asked. Of course she could. Her shoes were worth more than my rent. She could pay.
“I can pay,” she said. Her eyes were wet. I wondered if anything else was wet. Probably not. I am not handsome. Not since the war.
She was looking at my scar. Lots of people do. Most look away. Not her. She did not look away. She looked at my scar and I looked at her legs. There were two of them. I liked that about her. I liked that a whole lot.
“Will there be danger?” I asked. There always is. This city bleeds danger, then drinks it right back up again.“I’m afraid there might be danger,” she said. She had the voice of a beautiful woman. She also had the face and body of a beautiful woman. She was beautiful.
The light from the window was striped. It made stripes on my cigarette smoke. The end of my cigarette crumbled into ash. My marriage had also crumbled into ash.
“I can handle danger,” I said. I patted the butt of my gun. My gun was a Colt. My gun and my scar were all that was left from my time as a soldier. My gun, my scar, and the nightmares. I looked her up and down. “I am good at handling things.”
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16 Insanely Cool Facts About The Brain
1. In 1970, it took two adult brains to store a single memory, while one adult brain today can store millions.2. After humans die, their brains remain conscious for an average of eight months.
3. There are four parts of the brain: the warm slab, the crown of veins, ribcage minor, and the dial.
4. Without the skull to contain it, the brain would grow to be over 500 pounds and roughly the size of a Toyota Prius.
5. A brain submerged in a fish tank would make a disaster of a Thanksgiving centerpiece.
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adulthood is just a never-ending cycle of So You Think You Can Wait Another Day To Do Your Laundry
