Sale Water Park’s awesome

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Brad Holkesvig (@bradjholk.bsky.social) | Barcelona

I don't think most people know how much money it cost to paint on the walls of tall buildings with spray can paint. Those lifts are not cheap to rent. #Spraycanart #Barcelona #StreetArt #Artists #Art

Brad Holkesvig (@bradjholk.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T11:10:42.947Z

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The Only Place on Earth You Can Walk on the Mantle

25 Nov 2025 #Australia #AustralianIsland #MacquarieIsland
This video explores Macquarie Island, the remote Australian island with exposed mantle rock, extreme weather, massive penguin colonies, elephant seals, and one of the most unique geological landscapes in Australia.

Discover how this Australian island rose from the seafloor, why its wildlife thrives in the Southern Ocean, and how Australia protects this World Heritage environment filled with penguins, seals, rare geology, and powerful tectonic forces.
If you love Australia, geology, wildlife, earthquakes, and extreme islands, this is the most unbelievable Australian island you’ll ever see.

#Australia #AustralianIsland #MacquarieIsland

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the folk song that updated my religion #etymology #linguistics

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From Beauty and the Beast Tales by Heidi Anne Heiner. #fairytale #folklore #mythology

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The words that contradict themselves

2 May 2026
Let’s explore contronyms. And 🌏 get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here → https://nordvpn.com/robwordsvpn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌️

“Fast”, “clip”, “sanction”, “leave”… can have two opposing meanings. How does that happen? In this video, let’s explore the self-contradictory words known as “contronyms”. The Vikings, the Romans and the Normans all play their parts, so let’s get to the tales behind the antithesis.

Also, YouTuber Evan Edinger joins us to look at some transatlantic linguistic clashes: words like “quite” that mean one thing in British English and something else very different in American English.

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This is beautiful ❤️

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Rotational speeds of some galaxies

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@womensartbluesky.bsky.social | Emilie Flöge (1874-1952)

Emilie Flöge (1874-1952) was an innovative Art Nouveau Austrian fashion designer who aimed to reform dress designs for women. Though (typically) not noted widely by history, she influenced the work of her companion, the artist Klimt and featured in his work #WomensArt

(@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T14:03:24.185Z

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Celebrities That Have Made Scientific Discoveries

4 May 2026
See my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at http://www.nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription.

Celebrities are just like us! Some not that bright. Some very smart. And some have even made scientific and engineering discoveries that changed our lives. So we thought we’d call out the celebrity scientists and engineers that have entertained and enlightened us.

 

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