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bbglasses:

Who knew that microscopic photos of sand were so colorful?

oldrags:

Fashions for girls and older teens, 1864 US, Peterson’s Magazine

The one on the far right appears to have lost her hand in a freak croquet accident.

Hmm… invisible pocket perhaps? 0_o

bbglasses:

earth911:

Reuse Altoid tins and almost empty tubes of lipstick to make new lip balms!

Just don’t leave them in a hot location!

ALMOST Empty tubes of lipstick??!!

bbglasses:

Can cracking your knuckles cause arthritis?

Orthopedic hand surgeon Michael Darowish, M.D., explains that…it’s unlikely. As joints are stretched,…when someone cracks their knuckles, the space within the joint increases. Because the joint is a closed space, this increase in volume is associated with a loss in pressure, which causes gases to come out of the fluid in the joint and “pop.”

However, researchers have never been able to relate knuckle cracking to forming arthritis –- it’s related to age, trauma, genetics and other systemic diseases, not environmental causes like knuckle cracking.

A California physician, Dr. Donald Unger, cracked the knuckles on his left hand every day for over 60 years, but did not crack the knuckles on his right hand. He found no difference between the two hands, and was awarded the 2009 (Ig) Nobel Prize for his findings.

Image credit:
Antique Medical Illustrations, Human Hand/iStockphoto/Thinkstock

Myths aren’t always what they are cracked-up to be!

See more here: “The Medical Minute…Debunking Old Wives’ Tales”, where physicians from Penn State Hershey Medical Center tackle the misinformation of some common beliefs.

Do you crack your knuckles?

Glad this old wives tale has been finally debunked! Otherwise my entire family would be cursed with arthritic knuckles!

bbglasses:

Daniel Frechen, who has a bachelor’s degree from Penn State’s School of Theatre Design and a masters degree in Horticulture, applies his skills in lighting with his expertise in plant science to find new and more cost efficient lighting, temperature and humidity control for plants.

Talk about crossing your degrees!

agentmlovestacos:

zomg this cat.

via Alex Segura & modcatlove:

catsbeaversandducks:

Amazing calico/tortoiseshell/ginger/black/heterochromic girl!

Via arpeggia

Two-face kitty! :D

This is probably the strangest thing I’ve ever seen. Go diversification!