After a week like this, self-care is very important, especially when it seems like the bad news just keeps on coming. Here are some self-care resources to keep you going when the terrible news just won't stop.Apparently, IKEA decided it would be a good idea to let loose a herd of 100 cats into a store to "see what happens." They should send out a mass email the next time they decide to do this, because this is something we definitely don't want to miss. So many kitties!Have you ever heard of Bob Gimlin? He's the man who many credit with the discovery of Bigfoot! Learn all about his wild life hunting the famously elusive creature.Earlier this week, 5 mountain lion kittens were born in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles. We can't get enough of their silly little faces! Check out this video for some major "Awws"[embed]https://www.flickr.com/photos/santamonicamtns/27494982164[/embed]
NASA released some new recordings from the Juno spacecraft! Here's what it sounds like when Juno crosses into Jupiter's atmosphere.More about Jupiter, because it's probably one of our solar system's coolest planets. Why, do you ask? Well, for one thing, our gigantic neighbor regularly saves Earth from meteoric destruction. Thanks, big guy!
Map lovers, rejoice! These urban historians are using digital archeology techniques to find data hidden in John Snow’s famous 1854 maps of the London cholera outbreak. As they explain, we should "imagine this as a sort of digitally enabled cartographic archaeology: we may uncover layers of information in the city beneath the data — drawn to varying extents and intended as contextual reference by the authors — just as we would sift through other historic sites." Very cool!!In the 1920s, the now-forgotten flood of 'Girl Mayors' became the face of feminism. Check out this fun write-up - with amazing illustrations! - of the history of this strangely ahead-of-its-time (in a patronizing sort of way) trend!
Take a look at these fabulous women's fashions from the Victorian Era! Sooo elegant.
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Speaking of the Victorian Era, it seems like Victorian fears about technology were surprisingly similar to today's technophobia.
