List of organisms named after famous people

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Scaptia beyonceae - Beyoncé Knowles. The horse fly was named after the singer and actress because of its striking golden behind.

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New item for my bucket list.

2 February 2012 ·

laughingsquid:

iVictrola Gramophone, A Phonograph-Style iPhone Amplifier

I have several dear friends who would sincerely poop their pampers over this gift.

laughingsquid:

iVictrola Gramophone, A Phonograph-Style iPhone Amplifier

I have several dear friends who would sincerely poop their pampers over this gift.

2 February 2012 ·

"Web app WotWentWrong is a “dating advice portal” that offers people the opportunity to find out why a date didn’t go so well, or provide feedback to someone else explaining what turned them off. The service aims to provide productive social networking that helps people break bad relationship patterns."

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New App Gives You Feedback From Bad Dates About What Went Wrong @PSFK

Thanks, but no thanks, technology.

1 February 2012 ·

"To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication."

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Janet Howell, Virginia State Senator, Attaches Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill

Thank you for alerting me to this, Rachel!

31 January 2012 ·

“Unreal Estate” - by Tim Doyle

(via rahzzah)

31 January 2012 ·

"Not to get too soapbox, but if you want to be pro-woman, you have to be pro- all women, not just the ones whose lives have turned out like yours."

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Emily V. Gordon - “Let Us Now Celebrate the Aging Party Girl.”

“Maybe there’s a possibility that what you’re really upset about is that you don’t want to/can’t live that way, for either practical or ethical reasons, and you know what? That’s not her deal. It’s yours.”

(via carry-onbaggage)

This is something I need to repeat to myself.  Often.

(Source: xojane.com, via carry-onbaggage)

30 January 2012 ·

Shrimp and grits with a sunny side up egg.  (Taken with instagram)

Shrimp and grits with a sunny side up egg. (Taken with instagram)

29 January 2012 ·

thedailywhat:

The More You Know of the Day: And so, one of the greatest mysteries of our time is finally solved: Ice Cube’s “good day” took place on the 20th of January, 1992.

How did Murk Avenue’s Donovan Strain arrive at that particular date? Using details gleaned from the song’s lyrics, Strain was able to conclude the following: 

The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…
         
          JANUARY 20 1992

So there you have it. Twenty years and one week ago today was what shall henceforth be known as the first annual National Good Day Day.

[gawker.]

Service journalism.

28 January 2012 ·

(via Buttersafe – Updated Tuesdays and Thursdays » Archive » Dig Dog)

(via Buttersafe – Updated Tuesdays and Thursdays » Archive » Dig Dog)

26 January 2012 ·

Hand knit/crocheted Settlers of Catan boards are my new favorite thing. Especially when they can double as a lap blanket.

Hand knit/crocheted Settlers of Catan boards are my new favorite thing. Especially when they can double as a lap blanket.

26 January 2012 ·

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