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According to his biographer, 24-year-old Abraham Lincoln had to settle a financial dispute by betting a gambler he could lift a barrel of whiskey off the floor and hold it while taking a ‘drink out of the bunghole.’ If he lost, the gambler got a fur hat; if he won, the gambler got nothing. So Abe dropped to a squat, lifted the barrel to his mouth, performed a reverse keg-stand, and won the bet. Source

Sleepless Wolf Report

Hi guys!

Do you know the feeling when your body tells you that you need to sleep, but your brain are restless? 

My head is aching from all the nights I haven’t being sleeping well. I’m feeling anxious about my mother who is in a hospital again, luckily it’s not anything too bad. I’m also restless because I’m moving to a new apartment soon. I need to find a job to have my bills payed and have some money to spend after. I know I’m not alone with these kind of problems, but I have none to speak with, so I write them down to ease my brain. I could use them to so many more fascinating things than anxiety and mental breakdowns in the middle of the night.

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There’s a biological reason why we can’t resist puppy dog eyes. Sustained eye contact significantly raises oxytocin levels in both humans and dogs, which encourages love, trust, and bonding. This response isn’t even found in hand- raised wolves, which suggests humans and dogs may have co-evolved to share this trait in order to be companions. Source Source 2 Source 3

Marie Curie’s century-old notebooks are still radioactive, so they’re kept in lead-lined boxes for protection against radiation exposure.  

Photo via: Wellcome Library, London

Anyone wishing to handle her notebooks, personal effects, or other items have to wear protective gear and sign a liability waiver, just in case. She basically walked around carrying radium and polonium in her pockets, so… yeah.

Photo via: Amanda Macias/Business Insider

Marie and her husband Pierre are buried in Paris’s Panthéon, a mausoleum in that contains the remains of distinguished French citizens — including philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire.

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Some meteors from the Geminid Meteor shower in Banff, Alberta

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Galaxies NGC 799 and NGC 800 located in the constellation of Cetus

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Uranus was almost named ‘George.’ Source Source 2 Source 3

The Orion Nebula and The Running Man 

 Last night I was able to finally resolve some issues I’ve been having with my new CCD and get a decent image comprised of Luminance and RGB color channels shot through a filter wheel. 

Although I’ve done Orion before this image is substantially higher resolution, incredibly low noise, extremely well color balanced, and far more detailed than any previous attempt. This is a work in progress until I can get another hour or two worth of exposure to reveal Orion in all it’s beauty.

When Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited Abu Dhabi in 2016, she was the first member of the British royal family to be protected by an all-women security team. The women wore flowing, black hijabs, are all members of the UAE’s presidential guard, are highly skilled in martial arts and combat, and each one is hiding unidentified weapons on her person. Source