Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Beer Fight

Getting To Know The Son Of Africa's Most Notorious Dictator, How Sobriety Lost The Battle: Beer And The Battle Of Trenton, VIDEO: This Little-Known German Device Was Like Vinyl And An 8-Track Combined, The Grand Duke Of Tuscany's Secret Jasmine Chocolate Recipe, The Solar System And Beyond Is Awash In Water, VIDEO: How To Draw Like Disney's Best Animators
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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'THIS MAN I CALL FATHER'
Getting To Know The Son Of Africa's Most Notorious Dictator
foreignpolicy.com
Meet Jaffar Amin. He does voiceover work, likes MC Hammer, and posts family histories on Facebook. Oh, and his father was Idi Amin — once described the as "one of the most brutal military dictators to wield power in post-independence Africa."
MAKING A LAST KEG STAND
How Sobriety Lost The Battle: Beer And The Battle Of Trenton
warontherocks.com
The sons of farmers and tradesmen felt quite useless against the well-trained British Regulars, but what truly terrified the Americans were the mercenary Hessians. The Hessians were German soldiers, leased by the British from the Germanic state of Hesse. To beat the Germans, Washington needed an equalizer; a way to level the playing field with the Hessians. The answer came in the form of American brew.
THE BETAMAX OF MUSIC
VIDEO: This Little-Known German Device Was Like Vinyl And An 8-Track Combined
digg.com
It may not have taken off, but the Tefifon is an interesting artifact: the guts of each cartridge are spooled tape, but they're not magnetic. Instead they're plastic with etched grooves, just like vinyl.
TO GODIVA FOR
The Grand Duke Of Tuscany's Secret Jasmine Chocolate Recipe
recipes.hypotheses.org
By 1708 the Medici grand ducal "spezieria," or pharmacy, had grown into a complex of eleven rooms. It included a medical laboratory for the production of alchemical medicines, a pharmacy for the production of herbals, syrups and powders, and a distillery for the production of medicinal waters, tinctures, and liquors. The first room of the spezieria was dedicated to one activity in particular — the consumption of chocolate.
WATER WORLDS
The Solar System And Beyond Is Awash In Water
jpl.nasa.gov
As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places. Water is but one piece of our search for habitable planets and life beyond Earth, yet it links many seemingly unrelated worlds in surprising ways.
BY THE GOOD BOOK
VIDEO: How To Draw Like Disney's Best Animators
digg.com
YouTuber Alan Becker took it upon himself to make animated tutorial videos for each of the 12 principles of Disney animation, to help budding artists understand what the art form is all about.​
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A TENT FOR TWO
Image: In this photo, Syrian refugee Feedah Ali, 18, who is four months pregnant, poses for a portrait inside her tent at an informal settlement near the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. Pregnant refugee women living in these settlements are among the most vulnerable of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have found shelter in Jordan. By contrast, pregnant women in Jordan's three recognized refugee camps have access to free services, including pre-natal care and delivery, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
In this photo, Syrian refugee Feedah Ali, 18, who is four months pregnant, poses for a portrait inside her tent at an informal settlement near the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. Pregnant refugee women living in these settlements are among the most vulnerable of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have found shelter in Jordan. By contrast, pregnant women in Jordan's three recognized refugee camps have access to free services, including pre-natal care and delivery, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Credit: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen
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