Tag Archives: Culture

Dancing in the streets: Rio residents celebrate Jongo, a traditional dance that predates samba

23 Aug 2025 (18 Aug 2025) ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 16 August 2025 1. Various high angle shots of Jongo Festival at Praça Tiradentes 2. Various of women singing and clapping hands 3. Large group of drummers … Continue reading

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Dyson Might Just Have Solved Vertical Farming

Vertical farming was once hailed as the future of food — until the hype collapsed. Now, Dyson Farming, the brainchild of legendary inventor James Dyson, is betting on a smarter, more efficient approach. Could this be the breakthrough that finally … Continue reading

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A Tomato Plant On An Isolated Island Led To A Scientific Cover Up #funfact

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Time lapse of a sunflower blooming

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A Bamboo Recreation Facility Inspired by the Lotus Flower Blooms in Thailand | Colossal

August 9, 2017 Design Kate Sierzputowski The Panyaden International School is an education center located in Chiang Mai, Thailand built entirely from natural materials. Architecture firm Chiangmai Life recently designed a covered recreation hall for the school’s sports teams, creating a … Continue reading

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Oddly satisfying lemon

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simplehistory_ (@simple.history_) | The mesoamerican ballgame #history #mesoamerica #ballgame

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The Collapse of the Roman Empire, or, Why were medieval people more primitive than the Romans?

Apologies for the sound in this one. Still figuring out what I should do with my boom mic when I’m wearing a hat. The final quote is from the 18th-century historian Edward Gibbon in his “History of the Decline and … Continue reading

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The NYC Neighborhood that barred African Americans

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Why French letters are only pronounced sometimes

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