Bored and near a colony of bees? We've got just the hobby for you: bee bearding.Source: Mother Nature Network
Humans share an intimate history with bees, having hunted and gathered their sweet honey as far back as 13,000 BC. It only seems natural, then, that this close association would eventuate into donning their winged friends as…beards.
The practice – aptly named bee bearding – has been a mainstay of the beekeeping world since the nineteenth century, often as a sideshow in carnivals. Read More...
Brewtroleum now fuels beer-powered cars across New Zealand. Source: 3News
Climate change and the global energy crisis have escalated to the point where if we want to reverse or limit their impacts, something drastic must be done-and fast. The potentially dire circumstances are enough to drive anyone to the bottle, and for a few people, it already has—albeit for honorable reasons.
While other breweries are busy perfecting gimmicky seasonal brews to satisfy the barflies and frat boys, the minds behind DB Export have been hard at work developing their very own recipe for an alternative fuel—and it comes from an unconventional source. Read More...
Blanche Monnier's prominent French family was dismayed she fell in love with a commoner. So they confined her to a tiny, lightless room for over two decades.In May 1901, the attorney general of Paris received a strange letter declaring that the prominent Monnier family in the city of Poitiers, France was keeping a disturbing secret. According to the letter, a “spinster” had been held prisoner inside the Monnier household for 25 years, and she was living “in her own filth. Read More...
