Random bookmarks
Instead of saving these to my hard drive, I'm putting them here now. Maybe someone might find them interesting?
• Phosop, Thai goddess of rice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosop
• Eastern vs Western culture about wearing face masks
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3075211/face-masks-and-coronavirus-how-culture-affects-your-decision
• Cosmism – early 20th century Russian philosophical and cultural movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism
• Orrery, showing positions of planets and other solar system objects for any specified date
https://mgvez.github.io/jsorrery/
• 49 lentil recipes
https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/11-reasons-to-stock-your-pantry-with-lentils-gallery
• Thailand's philosophy of sustainable living
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/thailands-philosophy-of-sustainable-living/
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• Scribd free 30 day offer
https://www.scribd.com/readfree?fbclid=IwAR2Htx8Otfk5l-jf1Ci4xbVcCvDUontCBFzgCfU4Zmb8Gjgq8QXF9VEFalk&campaign=VigLink&ad_group=xxc1xx&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate
• Patterned Cucuteni figurine crafted over 5000 years ago https://www.archaeology.org/issues/109-1311/features/tattoos/1349-cucuteni-figurine-romania-neolithic
• Burkinabé cuisine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkinabe_cuisine
• Pu-erh tea
https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-pu-erh-tea-766434
• The Three Sisters: Native American companion planting technique using corn, beans, and squash
https://www.almanac.com/content/three-sisters-corn-bean-and-squash
• 17 chefs describe their favourite way to cook fava beans
https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/how-to-cook-fava-beans
• This stunning photograph of the Moon, by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LDgPpJhQR/
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• Toss a Coin to Your Witcher – Rock cover version by Violet Orlandi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiXY-xghv-Q
• Plant hormones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_hormone
• Complete map of Middle Earth (canon, but not made by Tolkein himself)
https://i.stack.imgur.com/A9fa6.jpg
• Herman cakes
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/nov/30/a-friendship-cake-called-herman
• Kvass – a traditional slavic drink made from fermented rye bread
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vvqngj/this-1000-year-old-bread-drink-is-becoming-more-popular-than-beer-in-russia
• Fake leather made from kombucha cultures, which can be made into seamless clothing
https://startupfashion.com/biocouture/
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• Kimiya-yi Sa'ādat (The Alchemy of Happiness), English translated 12th century manuscript by Persian philosopher Al-Ghazālī
https://archive.org/details/KimiyaISaadatAnEnglishTranslationOfImamGhazzalisAlchemyOfEternalBlissabuHamidAlGhazali/page/n1/mode/2up
• Sanskrit manuscript of the Lotus sutra, written in ancient Brahmi script
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Sanskrit_manuscript_of_Lotus_Sutra_in_South_Turkestan_Brahmi_script.jpg
• How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077351/
• The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking – first chapter readable online
https://www.overdrive.com/media/2766368/the-little-book-of-hygge
• An Assessment of Buddhist Eco-Philosophy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/article/div-classtitlean-assessment-of-buddhist-eco-philosophydiv/BE4B27E8F7E46003F51F8292A2D45B63
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• Achiote (Mexican/Caribbean cooking ingredient)
https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-achiote-or-annatto-2138265
• Recipe for cochinita pibil
https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/cochinita-pibil-recipe/
• Joe Hisaishi Budokan Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY1XtWyKlJA
• Recipe for piroshki
https://www.alyonascooking.com/classic-piroshki-belyashi-recipe/
• Gorgeous Hubble image of galaxy NGC 2985
https://twitter.com/universal_sci/status/1259622027272617986
• Atomic Gardening: Breeding Plants With Gamma Radiation
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/03/atomic-gardening-breeding-plants-with.html
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• Cats with strangely human-like faces
https://www.boredpanda.com/human-like-cat-face-maine-coon-tatiana-rastorgueva/
• 黑苦荞茶 (Chinese buckwheat tea which I 💚)
http://m.puercn.com/show-197-141231.html
• The effect of global warming on US wildfires
https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-global-warming-has-increased-us-wildfires
• 花言葉 (The Japanese language of flowers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanakotoba
• Interesting article on cooking in Dharavi, a poverty stricken area in Mumbai, and how people eat well on a shoestring budget
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/1939021/lessons-flavour-and-frugality-home-cooks-dharavi
• Guide to LGBTQ+ symbols
https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/lgbt-symbols
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• A weird cloud on Mars
https://www.space.com/42257-strange-mars-cloud-on-mars-photos.html
• Göbekli Tepe, possibly the world's oldest building
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/is-this-the-world-s-first-architecture#:~:text=At%20around%2012%2C000%20years%20old,before%20writing%20or%20the%20wheel.
• 2500 year old tattoos of the Siberian Ice Maiden
https://siberiantimes.com/culture/others/features/siberian-princess-reveals-her-2500-year-old-tattoos/
• Indigenous Amazonian leader Nemonte Nenquimo named among world's most influential 100 people
https://www.amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/time-100-influential-nemonte-nenquimo-waorani-indigenous-amazon/
• Muisca Art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muisca_art
• How big must a building/spaceship be to create an indoor weather system?
https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/6949/how-big-must-a-building-spaceship-be-to-create-an-indoor-weather-system
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• Platonic Intimacy
http://tastzine.com/2018/11/12/platonic-intimacy-by-lora-mathis/
• Photosynthesis on Exoplanets and Exomoons from Reflected Light
https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12576
• Geosmin scented perfumes
https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Geosmin-546.html
• Indian Yellow
https://www.winsornewton.com/uk/articles/colours/spotlight-on-indian-yellow/
• Laser speckle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckle_pattern
• XL-Muse Black Mirrors library
https://designwanted.com/architecture/xl-muse-black-mirrors-library/
• Palaeontology and ancient plant pigments
https://illuminatingfossils.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/archives-ancient-plant-pigments/
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• How to cook acorns
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/09/are-acorns-edible-and-other-acorn-facts/
• From the Mixed-Up History of Mrs., Miss, and Ms.
https://daily.jstor.org/from-the-mixed-up-history-of-mrs-miss-and-ms/
• Kumihimo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumihimo
• Clover lawns
https://www.almanac.com/content/clover-comeback
• Foods that start with X
https://www.whateatly.com/foods-that-start-with-x/
• Drømmekage recipe
https://www.arla.dk/opskrifter/drommekage-fra-brovst/
• Plague doctors
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/reference/european-history/plague-doctors-beaked-masks-coronavirus/
• La maison de la violette
https://www.lamaisondelaviolette.com/fr/
• Growing rudraksha trees
https://wiki.nurserylive.com/t/grow-rudraksha-plant-at-home-bring-lord-shivas-blessing-to-your-home/163