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► Film Facts ➛ Titanic (1997) ღ The elderly couple seen hugging on the bed while water floods their room were the owners of Macy’s department store in New York, Ida and Isidor Straus, both of whom died on the Titanic. Ida was offered a seat on a lifeboat but refused so that she could stay with her husband, saying, “As we have lived together, so we shall die together.“

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Extensive research has revealed why Spice World was so successful

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One of my favorite movies as a kid.

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Because sometimes what you need most is to watch a baby armadillo named Spock, yes, Spock (look at those wee Vulcan ears!), lapping up milk from a teeny-tiny bowl at Zoo Wroclaw in Poland:

After Spock’s mom, Hermonia, showed no interest in her newborn pup, zookeepers jumped in to raise him by hand. It took the keepers a little while to successfully get Spock to nurse because he wouldn’t drink from a bottle or an eyedropper. This tiny red bowl, however, turned out to be just right. By the time Spock reached 6 weeks old, he’d already tripled his weight.

Head over to ZooBorns to learn more about Southern Three-banded Armadillos and Spock the armadillo pup.

[via ZooBorns]

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Fun fact: In Spanish, -illo is a diminutive suffix (ending that makes a word a smaller or cuter version of the original).

Armado = armored. As in English, adjectives can be used as nouns, so armado can also mean “armored one.” Armadillo = little armored one.

So imagine, if you will, a couple of Conquistadors standing around, unable or unwilling to ask a Native person what things are really called, and this animal walks by.

“Hey man, wtf is that?” “Idk dude, it’s a…little armored guy.”

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HE’S SO CUUUTE

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Shocker on shock street

Why doesn’t he give some ppl a ride every day in his 2 suvs?

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This tea is too hot y'all

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Pay attention to who’s out here talking that talk and whose out here actually walking that walk around providing support and assistance during Harvey. It’s high time Charlatans like Joel Osteen got dragged for the parasitic scrubs that they are.

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Are yall really surprised? Name one disaster that’s affected Houstonians that Joel Osteen has stepped up for? There are literally homeless people who live in and around his church that his officials and members walk past/step over to get into the church. At times the church has had them cleared from the property.

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These kind of evangelicals have perverted Christianity so much. They literally preach prosperity theology. That you know that you are blessed by God and that he loves you because you are rich. The rich deserve it and you don’t because God doesn’t love you. The charity they are looking for is yours to them.

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With that kind of money he can open the doors, if it gets messy, renovate after all is said and done..

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Some cool libraries from around the world.

Sources: 1 2 3/3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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hey if u can’t drive/are a slow learner due to a disability or mental illness, just picture historical figures like pirates or the founding fathers trying to operate a car.

it’s only “easy” bc we’ve normalized it.

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it would be great for neurotypicals to reblog this

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I didn’t get my license until I was 26 because of my mental health struggles. Just sayin’.

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Took me until 24 to beat back my anxiety enough to be able to drive, and I still sometimes have almost panic attacks on the road.

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30 and still haven’t learned because of anxiety. You’re doing just fine.

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my cousin died in a car accident on christmas day when i was 16. It traumatized me. I’m 23 and my anxiety behind the wheel just became manageable enough for me to get my learner’s permit a month ago. We all got our own pace. You’re doing great!

maneth985

I’m disabled and there’s no way in fucking HELL I’m learning how to drive, I don’t want to, it gives me nightmares just to think about it. So to all those who drive in spite of anxiety, a disability or mental illness, I admire you.

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reblog this w cool facts abt dogs

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Newfoundlands have water resistant fur and webbed feet

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Dachshunds were originally bred for fighting badgers

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More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year

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i’m glad i made this post

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Skilled sheep dogs can separate a sheep from the heard by just looking at it, not even moving.

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Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic, two Pomeranians and one Pekingese

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Poodles are not French by origin. They’re German dogs, but French nobility quickly became fascinated by these pooches

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i’m so glad i made this post

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Greyhounds are the only breed mentioned by name in the Bible.

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When you pet a dog, both you and the dog experience a release of oxytocin. Petting dogs objectively makes you both happier

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Dog’s nose prints are just as unique as human finger prints !

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Corgis were bred for herding cows.

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Dogs’ eyes contain a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see in the dark.

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Kangal dogs guard flocks (other dogs do the actual herding) and don’t have to be trained because they pass the knowledge down through generations. They will take up advantageous lookout positions, rotate watches, patrol the perimeter, and use a special bark to summon the other dogs and form a wall to drive off an encroaching bear.

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Huskies, especially Siberians, will travel in a circle around humans, dogs and other animals to protect them from predators. The radius is usually large enough that they can find threats and chase them off before they even return to your line of sight. They will also chase bears and aren’t always smart enough to stop chasing them.

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Labradors are bred to have a soft bite so they can capture a hunter’s kills without damaging them.

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IM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS POST

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Poodles were bred as water retrievers, and the poofy haircuts they’re sometimes given were originally designed for practical purposes. They’re shaved so the wet hair wouldn’t weigh them down, except in areas that need the insulation if they’re swimming in cold water: poofs around the joints to prevent them from stiffening up, hair around the chest to keep the vital organs warm (and sometimes also a small saddle of hair over the kidneys, too), hair around the head because the head is where most animals lose a lot of their body heat. I’ve read the the pom on their tails was to make them easier to spot if they dived, but I’m not certain if that’s true.

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Pitbulls were originally nanny dogs, and were left alone with children because they would demolish anyone that tried to hurt their precious squishy human friends.

Also spiked collars were originally designed to hurt wolves that attacked sheepdogs.

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The Miniature Pinscher is actually an older breed than the Doberman Pinscher, contrary to popular belief. A tax collector (I believe) by the name of Doberman wanted a dog that resembled the little rat-catchers’ small but intimidating look to scare away potential robbers who might target him knowing he was often carrying large sums of money. However, he also wanted a dog that could live quietly and happily with his wife and children, so while they were meant to look fierce, his Dobermans were actually bred to have a very loyal and friendly, but still protective nature.

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bull terriers with piebald coats are more likely to be born with partial or complete hearing loss. They are also the only breed of dog with the distinctive triangular eye shape. Despite their muscular appearance they are very playful and great with kids. Most well known for the Spuds MacKenzie bud light dog and the Target dog (both of which have the piebald coat)

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It used to be a status symbol among French Nobility to carry around a Bichon Frise in a basket around their neck.

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fact: all doggos are perfect and great

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There’s evidence that doggos dream and are as intelligent as toddlers, and that they not only understand way more words than we previously thought but also tone of voice and body language!

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There’s evidence dogs can read human facial expressions

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Border collies are the most intelligent dog breed,

Poodles are the second most intelligent dog breed. Both are about as intelligent as a 4-year-old child.

Because they don’t shed, poodles are hypoallergenic.

Labradors x poodles (Labradoodles) were first crossbred to be guide dogs for people with dog allergies.

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The Rhodesian Ridgeback has a dark brown to black stripe or “ridge” that runs along its spine and the fur grows in the opposite direction as the rest of the fur on its back.

They were also bred to hunt lions.

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If your pupper has a seizure, the biggest threat is them overheating during it. Keeping the pads of their paws and their head cool is the best way to prevent permanent damage.

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The Cimarrón Uruguayo (Uruguayan Cimarron) is a breed of molosser type dog originating in Uruguay, my country. The word cimarrón in Latin America is used to mean feral, referring to the breed’s history.

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Also, to any men reading my posts who are horrified and want to know how they can help—offer to go with your female friends and relatives to appointments. Explain to them you’ve been reading about medical neglect towards women and let them know that if they ever want emotional support, you are there for them.

No, really, you have no idea how differently doctors react when there is a man in the room. Some female doctors will give ETD the side-eye and try to find ways to ask if I am okay (which, bless them) but once they are made aware that he is there at my request for emotional support, they are perfectly happy to have him there, and don’t talk to him unless I need them to.

Male doctors? Whole other ball game. They spot him sitting there and their whole demeanor shifts, and if they do talk over me to him, he quickly sets them right and doesn’t engage in their misogynistic comments, he just stares them down and steps in if he thinks I am being gaslighted, words and phrases like “is this the usual treatment for symptoms like this?” forces the doctor to explain usually what they’d do for him, at which point I am able to ask “so why am I not being sent for XYZ testing/why am I not being prescribed pain treatment?”

But also remember, you are there to be my ally, not to tell the doctor what you think is wrong with me, but to make them pay attention to me. Direct the conversation back to me, and if it’s not working, repeat exactly what I am saying and make them listen.

It’s entirely fucked up, but your mere presence could mean the difference between misdiagnosis and proper medical treatment.