My dad planted a tree in our garden a few years ago and it died and when he saw it he said ‘we’re all mourning wood’
Sulimov dogs are a cross between domestic dogs and golden jackals and are used in Russia as sniffer dogs at airports. It’s thought the jackal’s superior sense of smell combined with the trainability of a dog makes them the best animals for the job.
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“You fool. No man can kill me.”
How many times am I allowed to reblog this before it gets weird?
Fun facts: Tolkien constructed this scene because he came out of Macbeth thinking that Shakespeare had missed a golden opportunity with the ”Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” prophecy
this is the only thing that I’ll never not reblog
He also supposedly created the Ents because he was disappointed that Birnam Wood didn’t literally come to Dunsinane.
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//deconstructing the eurocentric view of blonde hair..
visit melanesia’s solomon islands {1800 kilometers northeast of australia} and you’ll notice a striking contrast: about 10% of the dark-skinned islanders sport bright blond afros. hypotheses about the origins of this golden hair have included bleaching by sun and saltwater, a diet rich in fish, and the genetic legacy of europeans or americans. guess what- no euro/american genes- instead, it’s a random mutation that suggests blond hair has evolved independently at least twice in human history.. {science mag}
The same thing has been said about light colored eyes such as blue, grey and green. You don’t have to be mixed or biracial to have light colored eyes. We have been deceived and mislead for so long. There are Africans with Blue eyes some who have never seen white people before a day in their life.
http://darkpeople-translucent-eyes.tumblr.com/post/51867627148
Winter Blues!
It’s been tough going from perpetual sunny Florida to a dark Pacific NW Winter and it hit me hard! Winter Depression is no fun!
shinjiikaricosplayconfessions:
I can’t believe Shinji got to meet Andrew Hussie
I can’t believe Andrew Hussie got to meet Shinji
A lion, tiger and bear recovered in a drug bust in 2001 have been living together ever since at an animal rescue center near Atlanta. Leo, Shere Khan and Baloo are like brothers; caretakers say separating them would bring depression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kzJue2AkO_Q
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