You Can't Make This Up - No Discussion

[arielilane]

@accuweather

Did you know we're inside a 10-day stretch of palindrome dates?! That means every date reads the same backward as it does forward!


12:00 PM · Apr 21, 2024

 

[arielilane]

An elephant halted traffic in Butte, Montana, after escaping from the circus earlier this week.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781751782743417190

 

[arielilane]

What a fantastic spectacle in Iowa! Purple hues danced overhead as the northern lights illuminated the skies over Cedar Falls yesterday.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781678864768344375

 

[arielilane]

The clerk who cares

Friday, January 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) employees collected 720 pounds of trash along a two-mile stretch of Heckscher Drive in North Jacksonville Friday to celebrate Earth Day.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782446799728365866

 

[arielilane]

University of Washington researchers are playing a key role in salvaging a species nearly wiped out by disease: the sunflower sea star.

Sunflower sea stars are a creature that has historically been easy to find along the West Coast, stretching as far south as Mexico and as far north as Alaska. Ten years ago, disease nearly wiped them out, except for small populations in Washington, British Columbia and Alaska.

More at link...

UW researchers hoping to save a sea star population nearly wiped out 10 years ago

Disease nearly wiped out sunflower sea stars about 10 years ago, and University of Washington scientists are using the lingering population to save the species.

www.krem.com

Updated: 7:38 AM PDT April 22, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@ABC7SWFL


5:00 PM · Mar 29, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Four full moons down in 2024 - only 8 more to go!


4:28 PM · Apr 24, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Only in Florida

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783262179300622342

 

[arielilane]

What a beautiful sunrise! Thankful for another day of life.


7:21 AM · Apr 18, 2024

https://twitter.com/x/status/1780919640463392789

 

[ifindedout]

Zebras escape from trailer in North Bend, Washington

 

[cocomod]

Babies named Johnny Cash and June Carter born at same hospital on same day​

Babies named Johnny Cash and June Carter born at same hospital on same day

Two mothers in Alabama who did not know each other got the surprise of a lifetime when they gave birth to babies named Johnny Cash and June Carter at the same hospital.

www.kxii.com

 

[ifindedout]

Tractor-trailer overturns in front of oncoming car in Nebraska tornado outbreak

 

[ifindedout]

Bobcat caught caterwauling on trail camera in New Hampshire

 

[arielilane]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Pier 39 is getting a lot of attention right now. It's seeing the largest number of sea lions gathered in about 15 years.

...

Record number of sea lions swarm SF's Pier 39; largest gathering in about 15 years, officials say

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 11:27PM

 

[arielilane]

"Ope, just gonna sneak right past ya." - the gator, probably

https://twitter.com/x/status/1785415043682607498

 

[arielilane]

@jshoreonline

Good Night, Jersey Shore! (Photo by Kylie Monica)

 

[arielilane]

Marvel at the May sky with us!Planets are aligning, the red star Antares shines next to the full Moon, and a meteor shower will be visible in both hemispheres. Here's what else is up this month:
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/whats-up-may-2024-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1785783317641543739

 

[arielilane]

Warship hit by monster wave near Antarctica The fact people went through this hundreds of years ago on wooden ships is even crazier..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1786366633058894128

 

[ifindedout]

Longest baguette in the world baked today in France: 461 ft (140.5 m)

French bakers beat world record for longest baguette

A 140.5m (461ft)-long baguette baked in the Parisian suburbs has beaten a previous record from Italy in 2019.

www.bbc.com