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In my freak era

Educate yourselves

it's cool how in the 6 years since this tweet was written it's become significantly less useful not because anything has gotten better but because the majority of products on Amazon are now from fly-by-night brands called "ZZPORK" and "GLUM4PANT"

bettybeagettymcclanahan

okay. if you are a woman living in a country in which women have certain rights. and your family or lover wants to sweep you away to a country in which women have fewer rights.

well. don’t do that.

purplepints

Oldest human footprint discovered, made 153,000 years ago in South Africa.

Oldest human footprint in North America, made 21,000 years ago in New Mexico, USA.

Oldest human footprint on the Moon, made July 20, 1969 on the Sea of Tranquility, Earth's moon.

damnprecious

I had the funniest customer interaction today

A family of german-speakers came to buy ice cream, and were figuring out our Finnish flavor list on their own very successfully since many of the words look similar enough, and only had to ask abt one flavor and confirmed that they deduced another one correctly, and then proceeded to place their orders, at which point they decide to start translating the words into English, at which point I just stood there basically going "no no no it's fine, you want the lakritze and you want the schokolade apfelsine, pls don't throw me off with your licorices and oranges, lakritsi and suklaa-appelsiini it is!"

jotainjotain-muuta

kaikki muut maailman kielet, kun englanti puuttuu keskusteluun ananaksesta

torillatavataan

#No siis englannin kielen puolustukseksi #Ananas = mänty omena ei ole edes kamalan huono kun ajattelee että omena/apple oli ennen niiden yleissana hedelmälle #eli ne käytännössä nimes sen mänty hedelmäks #ja ananas kyl muistuttaa vähän männyn käpyä joten nään nimeäjän logiikan #Ja on meilläkin putoja hedelmän nimiä vähän mutkan kautta #Esim meidän (ja saksan) sana appelsiinille tarkoittaa kiinan omenaa #Muistaakseni kiinan omena oli myös tovin ihan virallinen nimi sille

royalty-nobility

Equestrian Portrait of Charles XII

Artist: King Stanislaus I Leszczynski (Polish, 1677-1766)

Date: n. d.

Medium: Gouache on wood

Collection: National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

Charles XII of Sweden

Charles XII (1682 - 1718), was the king of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718, notable for his military prowess and absolutist rule. Born into the Vasa dynasty, he ascended to the throne at the young age of 16, quickly demonstrating a strong-willed and ambitious character. His reign is most prominently marked by the Great Northern War (1701-1721), a conflict initiated by Peter the Great of Russia, where Charles initially showcased his military genius, earning him the title "Lion of the North." Despite early victories against Denmark and Poland, the war eventually took a significant toll on Sweden, culminating in Charles's defeat at the Battle of Poltava in 1709.

Throughout his reign, Charles spent the majority of his time away from Sweden, focusing on military campaigns rather than domestic governance. His single-minded pursuit of glory led to the decline of Sweden's absolutist monarchy and the rise of parliamentary power, as his sister Ulrika Eleonora assumed leadership in his absence. The war concluded with the Treaty of Nystadt in 1721, which saw Sweden lose significant territories and marked the decline of its status as a great power, paving the way for the emergence of Russia as a dominant force in Northern Europe. Overall, Charles XII's reign represents a complex interplay of military ambition, personal sacrifice, and political transformation that shaped the future of Sweden.

#omg Staszek you were an artist???#I can only imagine the discussion between the two like “omg Stanislaus stop drawing me swagged up you know I don't wear that anymore!!”#max and karl

wtf am I being recommended here (disgusting man content, below the cut)

#personal

riverlarking

15k likes?

its-terf-or-nothin

“Why do you keep your body hair?” because I’m an ape and apes are supposed to have hair on their bodies, hope this helps. 👍

fuckyeahchinesegarden

Jiuzhaigou Valley in summer, Sichuan Province, China (photos by 茄茄轻松出门)

mapsontheweb

Every place worth the detour: 111,956 ruins, sacred sites, castles, natural wonders, museums and gardens, mapped from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. https://detourmap.com

mapsontheweb

River flow anomalies in Europe, July 2026

(by Anadolu Agency)

graytaloty

A big part of being a quadruped is being able to just lie down anytime. Waiting? Loaf time. Talking to someone shorter than you? Loaf time. Falling asleep in the sun? Loaf time. Bored? Loaf it up till something interesting happens. Leg hurt? Loaf time.

habbadax

You wish you were me

habbadax

I can do it on rocks also

himmeeee4

Saw a truck with a big sign that said Bred Last on it. Read it in English and thought "do I want to know how trucks breed?" but then mom said it in Swedish.

Wide cargo.

It means wide cargo...

l-a-l-o-u

sending your friends terrible tumblr posts is a love language

hallbeorn

BABYLON 5 still really cool and actual show

matthewcrawleymybeloved

The sexiest thing Matthew Crawley ever did was have his little interest in medieval English parish churches ?? Like YES king tell me about how this side aisle was a 14th century addition to the main structure because you can see the difference in the stonework or that the original altar screen would have been dismantled during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. All the other men in this show love to talk about pheasant shooting or racing cars or lands on the estate and Matthew's just there like. Yes but what if we ALSO talked about the irreplaceable loss of medieval ecclesiastical wall paintings on a national scale after the passing of the Royal Injuctions in 1538

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