What was the most interesting item(s) in your newsfeeds today?

[Tornadic Thoughts]

More bee stuff....

The Adorable Custom of ‘Telling The Bees’ | Amusing Planet

"Traditionally, the bees were kept abreast of not only deaths but all important family matters including births, marriages, and long absence due to journeys. If the bees were not told, all sorts of calamities were thought to happen. This peculiar custom is known as “telling the bees”. "

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

This caught my eye, or should I say ear? It sounds much more pleasant than a cardiac ablation, as I recall having it explained to me while in the hospital experiencing a-fib and atrial flutter.

Noninvasive Ear-Clip Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Atrial Fibrillation

 

[Friday]

First BBC TV woman newsreader dies

Television bosses at the time believed Winton was serious enough to overcome prejudiced voices in the media that said women were "too frivolous to be the bearers of grave news".

How far we’ve come in such a short time.

Thank you Nan, & the people who dared to hire her. My respect.

 

[EveHarrington]

...someone alert me when every third article in the iPhone newsfeed ISNT about game of thrones!

(Yes, I know you can block certain subjects but A) I haven’t had that opportunity pop up yet and B) blocking doesn’t work as exhibited by my feed still having dumb Kardashian articles. (Yes, I’ve blocked them all.)

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Researchers map symbiotic relationships between trees and microbes worldwide

"There are more than 1.1 million forest plots in the dataset and every one of those was measured by a person on the ground. In many cases, as part of these measurements, they essentially gave the tree a hug," said Steidinger. "So much effort—hikes, sweat, ticks, long days—is in that map."

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

I find these kinds of things fascinating....would love to see my own inner rhythms/designs based on the sounds I choose throughout my days...

Trippy photos show how beautiful water can look when it's blasted with sound

 

[The Albatross]

Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls For a Social Media Strike July 4-5 - Slashdot

 

[The Albatross]

https://gizmodo.com/ebooks-purchased-from-microsoft-will-be-deleted-this-mo-1836005672
Because we don't care what you purchased and there's no such thing as "ownership" of any device purchase anymore.

 

[The Albatross]

Ack... 21st century problem? Hardy little basta's.
'Superbug' Cockroaches Becoming Immune to Pesticides

 

[Sideways]

Not sure if the link will attach from a newsfeed app, but how cool is this - a ‘Stonehenge’ hidden under a Spanish reservoir!

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

I find this to be rather amazing...

 

[Teasel]

Thousands of Iranian women watch football match for first time