[whitepeopletwitter]

[guerrillatech]

[esoanem]

This is a map of the range of all giraffe species. By my count that puts them in just 16 countries out of the 54 in Africa (of which 5 are island countries with no territory on the continental mainland). That's 30%, quite a long way shy of all, and as you can see many of those countries that do have giraffes only have a tiny portion of their territory within giraffes' habitats

[datasoong47]

Wow, I knew they weren't in "every African country", but I didn't realize just how restricted their range was

[onlytwitterpics]

[udontn33dh1m]

I know y'all did not read the books but Roald Dahl talks about this in the book. Charlie’s teacher points out the fact that unless you buy a shit ton of bars you’re probably not gonna win. Just like the lottery. Just like how all of the other winners of the tickets bought a shit ton of bars. Except Charlie, who just got lucky. And Charlie was originally black. Literally the whole point of the book was that wonka wanted to give the less fortunate a fair opportunity and it wasn’t fair because the system isn’t fair.

[burnitalldowndarling]

Stop the car.

Charlie was originally black?!?!

[prince-toffee]

!?!!

[theryanproject]

He was and Mr. Dahl was forced to make him white. Also his widow has spoken and confirmed that as well.

[blackfemmejeanvaljean]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/16/551528425/roald-dahl-s-widow-says-charlie-from-the-chocolate-factory-was-originally-black

Roald Dahl's Widow Says Charlie From 'The Chocolate Factory' Was Originally Black

Dahl's widow revealed the surprising scoop on the BBC earlier this week.

[neil-gaiman]

The plot of that first draft was VERY different though. No golden tickets. Charlie was encased in chocolate and presented to Wonka’s son, and then foiled burglars. Here’s a description:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/books/review/roald-dahl-black-charlie-chocolate-factory.html

The Real Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Charlie’

The author’s early draft of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” featured a black protagonist who gets trapped inside a chocolate mold. Was i

[beyhq]

[sheryl-lee]

10K FOLLOWERS CELEBRATION make me choose: @argentsallison asked MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE or HARRY POTTER

[justcatposts]

Lioness spots her pride after getting separated for several days 

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[justcatposts]

oh my god

[babyanimalgifs]

Hand massages from baby trash pandas are the BEST 

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[lunaeregia]

not to be all “we live in a society” but ig beauty culture is evil and is actively rotting brains

[innocenttmaan]

Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Tang Yuhong, a creative photographer based in Nanning, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago.

[babyanimalgifs]

This is how he tells me he wants more neck scratches 

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[luvbey]

i just want to sit in front of the ocean for a little while

[ororomunroedontpullout]

[justcatposts]

“Kitty practicing the lion dance for the Chinese New Year” 

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[theweirdwideweb]

6/10/20: Members of AIM (American Indian Movement) tear down statue of Christopher Columbus at the Minnesota state capitol building.

[anxious-acushla]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[paxamericana]

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Information sourced from an interview with Andrea J. Ritchie for NPR #blacklivesmatter #defundthepolice