I find strange things and post them here - feel free to join in

[armedoldhippy]

So freaky stuff going on down under lol

well, they're hanging off of the bottom of the planet like fruit bats in a tree, with all their blood rushing to their heads and all. fuck me, they swim and surf with great white sharks and get into fist fights with fucking 'roos, you know? freaky indeed! God bless 'em...

 

[shithawk420]

well, they're hanging off of the bottom of the planet like fruit bats in a tree, with all their blood rushing to their heads and all. fuck me, they swim and surf with great white sharks and get into fist fights with fucking 'roos, you know? freaky indeed! God bless 'em...

Yeah gotta love those crazy Aussies.they are almost fearless.well,with all that deadly shit down there you have to be.id love to visit but not live.they say if you live there you are almost %100 going to get bit by a deadly insect.the spiders alone scare the shit out of me.thanks but no thanks

 

[unclefishstick]

www.livescience.com/planet-earth/giant-phallus-shaped-iceberg-floating-in-conception-bay-surprises-residents-of-dildo-canada

 

[acespicoli]

cant make that kind stuff up

 

[armedoldhippy]

you COULD, but nobody would believe you...

 

[Dime]

 

[pop_rocks]

 

[Brother Nature]

clearly a plumbus from rick and morty

Plumbus X -

 

[Three Berries]

What are some insane coincidences it’s impossible to make up?
In late 1864, Edwin Booth was one of the most esteemed Shakespearean actors in the United States and also toured in Europe and Australia; he was legendary for his portrayals of Hamlet (and in fact a statue of him as Hamlet stands in Gramercy Park in New York City even today).

While trying to buy a train ticket on a crowded platform in Jersey City, New Jersey, Edwin saw a young man pushed by the throng of people until his lower body was off the platform and under the train itself. Edwin forced his way through the crowd, seized the young man by the collar, and yanked him out of harm's way before the train started moving.

The young man recognized his savior as Edwin Booth, just as someone today might recognize Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt, but Edwin never got the young man's name; he simply went on his way after being profusely thanked for his act of heroism.

It was some months later, after receiving an official letter of thanks from the office of Ulysses S. Grant (then the commanding general of the U.S. Army under President Abraham Lincoln), that Edwin found out that the young man he had saved was Robert Lincoln — the son of the president.

In April of 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by another actor, John Wilkes Booth — who happened to be the younger brother of Edwin Booth.

Edwin did not share his brother's views, in fact was at odds with him over them, and disowned John afterward, forever forbidding the mention of John's name in his presence. He said the fact that he had potentially saved Lincoln's son was his only source of comfort following Lincoln's assassination by his brother.

So Edwin Booth randomly saved the life of the son of the president just months before his own brother assassinated the same president.

 

[Dime]

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[acespicoli]

Edible insects? Lab-grown meat? The real future food is lab-grown insect meat

Lab-grown insect meat – fed on plants, and genetically modified for maximum growth, nutrition and flavor – could be a superior green alternative for high volume

blog.frontiersin.org

How do You Eat The Black Soldier Fly?​

To be exact, the larvae is what humans can eat, and they're well worth trying out.

At this stage, they're packed full of nutrients, as they're looking to ingest as much as possible before they move to the fly stage of their life cycle.

Right now, the larvae are most often used in animal feed, as they're a good source of protein and easy to farm.

However, more and more humans are looking into trying them out for themselves.

Black soldier flies best known for being an excellent source of protein.

They don't create protein themselves, rather, they process protein from the things they eat.

BSFL contain up to 43% of protein and are rich in calcium and other nutrients.

In fact, you can even create flours from the insect themselves.

They're perfect for those who are looking to obtain their protein from more ethically sound sources than regular farming.

Those that have tried the black soldier fly larvae say that when cooking it, they smell somewhat like potatoes. When you eat them, they taste nutty and meaty, with a texture of soft meat.

13 Reasons Why The Black Soldier Fly Is The Future of Food and Feed (2020.)

Looking which insects edible insects to raise? Check out why the Black Soldier Fly larvae is becoming a popular choice for insect breeders

www.eatcrickster.com

 

[brickweeder]

In the Owens Valley, there used to live a native american tribe that collected the maggots of the flies that inhabited the area around Mono Lake. They would mash the maggots into a paste in mortars for food, and also trade that protein paste with other tribes in the outlying areas. So in addition to being food of the future, fly larvae is also food of the past.

 

[pop_rocks]

have you ever tried chapulines?
squeeze of lime and some tampico

yuck!

 

[chilliwilli]

There is also a lake in africa(forgot the name) where they collect the young hatching flys. They are in the billions per quart of air, you could barley see anything else than flys. They just wave a frisbee in the air to collect and when it's covered in flys they just scrape a protein rich meal off.

 

[chilliwilli]

 

[Tudo]

 

[brickweeder]

There is also a lake in africa(forgot the name) where they collect the young hatching flys. They are in the billions per quart of air, you could barley see anything else than flys. They just wave a frisbee in the air to collect and when it's covered in flys they just scrape a protein rich meal off.

I remember watching a documentary where some gal in a boat on the lake was swinging a net back and forth through the air capturing the hatchlings...I think is a different version of what you describe.

edit: I think it was Lake Victoria and she as catching midges to eat,

 

[Three Berries]

Mystery of Hundreds of Pounds of Pasta Found in New Jersey Woods Solved by Neighbors

Neighbors in the Middlesex County town deduced that the piles of noodles came from a nearby house that had been put up for sale after the owner's death. The homeowner's son was cleaning out the property and found a large supply of expired groceries.

He discarded the the old dried pasta in the woods and due to heavy rain in the area last weekend the noodles became waterlogged and appeared to have been cooked.

May 5, 2023 01:07 PM
https://people.com/food/pasta-in-woods-new-jersey-solved-macaroni-mystery-answer/

 

[Tudo]

 

[Jellyfish]

Not that strange, but kinda cool. P.S.- Who the phuc sits around trying to find a better way to wipe their ass, and then comes up with the method demonstrated in that YouTube video posted a few posts back?

And this one called OXYYYYY