Miss Cellania

Ice Cream

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Rory

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Rory (short for Aurora Borealis) is a four-year-old Bengal cat with nice markings and stunning aqua blue eyes. But Rory is more than her looks. She understands English better than you can imagine! That's because her person has so many delightful activities and rewards that go with those words. Rory responds to a variety of commands, and she talks back, too. You have to wonder whether she's giving her own commands when she speaks. And since we don't understand, who are the real dumb animals here?

Rory takes that in stride. She's living a good life, chasing a plastic propeller around the house and impressing the internet. See more of Rory at her Instagram page.

Embarrassing

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

(via Bits and Pieces)

If You Drop A Lightsaber Vertically

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

When a cool science fiction weapon sticks around for half a century and gathers more and more fans and more fiction, there will be people who put way too much thought into it. The lightsabers from Star Wars were born out of a cool special effect, but now everyone wants one, or at least wants to understand them.

What happens if you drop a lightsaber? Specifically, what happens if you drop one vertically, business end first, into the ground. Would it keep burning its way through the earth indefinitely? In the Star Wars universe, no, because there's a safety feature that disables the blade when it's not held. But there have been depictions of Jedi throwing lightsabers, so this feature apparently can be disabled. So what would happen in the real world? Rocket Riley goes through all the ways a lightsaber would act on earth, if it was real. (via Laughing Squid)

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noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000

A Very Stable Genius. The newest song from Randy Rainbow is a clever parody of the "Major-General's Song" from The Pirates of Penzance.

Huge Psilocybin Dose Has Incredible Effect on Elderly Dementia Patient. (via Damn Interesting)

College students who cannot read.

An infertility scandal 30 years ago led to children who had more parents than the law could contend with. (via Strange Company)

The slippery slope of justifying cruelty.

When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It Helped Usher in the First Child Labor Laws. Lewis Hine didn’t consider his job as taking pictures; it was “detective work.”

‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup.

My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. (via Metafilter)

Snow leopards at play.

Calico Camo

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

(via Fark)

How to Film a Canada Lynx in the Wild

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The Wild Canadian Year is a five-part TV series about Canadian wildlife. Sam Ellis' assignment for the show was to film a Canada lynx in its natural habitat. Not an easy task, as remaining invisible is a big part of a lynx's lifestyle. But over time, Sam tracked and got to know a cat he called Mad Max. He spent 76 days trying to get some good footage of Max hunting. So here we have a videographer following a cameraman following a lynx following rabbits for more than two months, so let's appreciate the result.

Taxes

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

We have to get rid of all the loopholes.

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Looking for Love

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

(via Bad Newspaper)

The Joy of Lunch

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

This guy must work hard, because his wife packs him an enormous lunch every day. He gets excited showing us what's in there, and everything is his favorite. His happiness is contagious! Best comment: "She tells you don’t talk to strangers because someone may want to take you home and keep you for being so adorable!"

Watermelon

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Edinburgh

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What We've Learned From Twin Studies

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

When you think about how your life turned out, you might wonder how it happened. How much can you attribute to, or maybe blame on, your family? An awful lot of it. You probably resemble your siblings in appearance, health, temperament, and psychological well-being. But is that because you carry the same genes, or because the same parents raised you? The question of nature vs. nurture has been around for a long time. That's why scientists are so interested in twin studies. Identical twins have the same genes, so there's a factor you can control for. But most twins also have the same environment, too.

However, throughout the 20th century, scientists have been able to study the phenomena of twins raised separately, which opened a new door to answering the question of nature vs. nurture. From these studies, it turns out that genetics has more say in some factors, while environment is more important for other facets of life. This video from AsapSCIENCE shares some of the findings of those studies, but it doesn't address the disturbing scenario that made them possible. Why have there been so many identical twins raised apart? It's already a tragedy when a child cannot be raised by their biological parents, but being separated from your identical twin only adds more unnecessary trauma. How does finding that out later in life affect the studies?

There's a skippable ad from 7:49 to 9:36. (via Geeks Are Sexy)

You Wish This Was Your Cat

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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Once In A Lifetime: Isolated Vocals

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

"Once in a Lifetime" by The Talking Heads with just David Byrne and the chorus, without any musical instruments, sounds like the depraved rantings of a lunatic mind. (via Dangerous Minds)

Soda

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.

Blame the Cat

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

From 1906. (via Undine)

Six Ways America Feels Like a Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Most Americans assume that the way things are in America is normal. Yeah, it's normal to us. Every country has its own customs and flavors, but what makes America different is that the rest of the world gets to see the way we do things in the movies. Sure, there are foreign films, but the majority of what the world sees is cinematic America, which is different from any other place. And that's what made Laurence Brown dream of visiting America when he was a child. Now he's an American citizen who's lived here for 18 years. And he still has those moments when the movies of his childhood come alive for him here. This video has a skippable ad from 3:30 to 5:02.

Going With It

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

(via Give Me a Sign)

US Military Food

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Today's US military is an all-volunteer force, and they spend most of their time on military bases. These young, strong people eat a lot of food. To attract and retain them, base food is plentiful and pretty good. There are plenty of options, and experts are always trying to improve both nutrition and quality.

The story is different for wartime. From the beginning, the nation grappled with the difficulties of procuring, paying for, and delivering food to its troops in the field. There was no refrigeration, and preservation was hit-or-miss. but behind the scenes, there were those trying to solve the problem, because an army travels on its stomach. They developed C-rations, K-rations, and ultimately MREs. All of those work under the idea that hunger makes everything taste better. Weird History Food takes us through the evolution of military food in the United States.

Adulting

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

(via She Who Seeks)

Rolling in the Deep Fried

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Taco Bell food has a reputation, deserved or not, for running right through you. It's never happened to me, but then again I have never been able to eat a whole bag of their food. But that's what happens in this parody version of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Not that Taco Bell deep fries their food, no, they rely on mini-ovens to melt that cheese. But it works with the title.

This is the first offering from Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It in three months, since YouTube put him in a time-out over some copyright kerfluffle. The song isn't AI-generated. He wrote and sang it, then ran it through an AI filter to make him sound like Adele. His band is working on a way to present it live at their Austin and Houston shows this summer.

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I know you don't watch Meet the Press anymore, but yesterday's episode was worth it. (via Fark)

The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time. They didn't ask for these titles. (via Nag on the Lake)

DuPont vs. the Phantom Airborne Saboteurs. Did the Germans infiltrate the US to bomb gunpowder factories? (via Strange Company)

Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump.

The Beatles Hit John Lennon Called “Meaningless” That Sparked Their Breakup.

Peacock silliness. (via Everlasting Blort)

Gargoyles – Glorious Gruesome Grotesques.

The reality of having a premature baby.

We analyzed paper money printed by Ben Franklin to uncover his anti‑counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations.

First Contact

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

(via Fark)

Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World?

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The worst mosquito tourist experience I know is Roanoke Island in North Carolina, and the best is at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. But when you go to Disney World in Orlando, you're too busy having fun to notice the lack of mosquitoes. The theme park is built on a swamp in Florida, so what gives? The truth is that Disney goes to great lengths to control the mosquito population. Rob Plays explains how that happens.