Notices by Global Museum (globalmuseum@mastodon.online)

Sweating RFK Jr. Performs Self-Surgery To Extract Big Mac From Stomach.

“I have to cut the McDonald’s out before it attacks my other organs,” said the nominee for secretary of health and human services, taking a big swig from a bottle of raw milk to calm his nerves, dumping the rest of it onto his stomach to sterilize the incision point, and then biting down on his belt to mute his own screams as he dragged a scalpel across his skin.

https://theonion.com/sweating-rfk-jr-performs-self-surgery-to-extract-big-mac-from-stomach/ #TheOnion #McDonalds #Jfk_jr

A 5000 year old Elamite silver vessel engraved with cuneiform script, Iran.

National Museum of Iran

#archaeohistories #cuneiform #Iran #Elamite #history #silver

A museum in Japan that showcases various naturally formed rocks with faces on them.⁠

@CuriosMuseum #rocks #museums

Unlike other birds, which get pigments from their diets, parrots produce their own—but scientists never fully understood the underlying mechanisms, until now.

Flamingos get their signature pink hue by eating shrimp, while boobies’ feet turn bright blue because of their fishy diets.

But how do #parrots get their vivid red, yellow and green feathers? This query has long perplexed scientists: they’re one step closer to solving the mystery.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-simple-chemical-shift-explains-why-parrots-are-so-colorful-study-suggests-180985380/

@SmithsonianMag

With its extraordinary vibrance, this green-glazed jar could have come out of the kiln yesterday, but it is well over a thousand years old. It was made in China in the 8th century.

This type of brightly glazed #ceramic was made for only about fifty years, during the reign of emperor Minghuang – who ruled from 712 to 756 – when the #Tang dynasty was at its height. At the time, the capital city Chang'an (modern Xian) was one of the most populous and cosmopolitan in the world.
@AshmoleanMuseum

Astonishingly, this dates from 4,500 years ago ~ a beautifully simple #Sumerian chaplet, with beads of lapis lazuli (blue) & carnelian (red), and leaves of gold, once adorning the forehead of a female royal attendant.

https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322903 #jewellery #museums #MetMuseum

This remarkable marble sculpture, meticulously carved from a single block, is the creation of Monica Angel Rain, an esteemed figure in the realm of hyper-realistic sculpture. The artwork showcases an impressive array of intricate details, from the finely woven headdress to the tranquil expression on the face, exemplifying Rain's exceptional craftsmanship.

Currently exhibited at the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in China.

Source: Uncover This

Pearlescent shell of the nautilus ~ a tentacled marine mollusc related to the octopus ~ delicately carved with floral tendrils by Cornelis Bellekin in late 17th century.

https://rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/BK-1957-18

@artinsociety #shells #museums #nautilus #Mollusc

Introverts Unite T-Shirt.

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/58605762-introverts-unite-poster?store_id=3171118

#Introverts #TShirt #humor #humour

On this day in 1893, silent superstar Lillian Gish was born in Springfield, Ohio. In 1988, I wrote to her asking if silent films had actual dialogue written out in the scripts or if there was just a general description of what was being said. This was her remarkable reply.

@StoliarSteve #Silentmovies #LillianGish #letters

Dahlias becoming a hotel for frogs.

Allison Lamb raises around 200 dahlias on her property and was delighted to discover that the blooms serve as a perfectly sized house for frogs.

@Rainmaker1973 #Dahlias #frogs #flowers

On November 12, 1833, there was a meteor shower so intense that it was possible to see up to 100,000 meteors crossing the sky every hour. At the time, many thought it was the end of the world, so much so that it inspired this woodcut by Adolf Vollmy.

@MAstronomers #Meteors #meteor #Space #history #1830's

3D Scanned intentionally destroyed Speartip is unfolded using Blender 3D and a modified "Tentacle" Rig.

@praehist3D #archaeology #Blender3D

Designed by Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal, this giant clothespin sculpture that seems to be holding onto a mound of dirt and grass, resides on the outskirts of Liege, #Belgium.

@Rainmaker1973 #sculpture #art

How to kill a once good social media platform (not that we are worried - we've migrated to MASTODON!)

In two years X ad revenue has fallen from 661 million to 114 million. #Musk #Twitter #X

The first complete map of every #neuron in an adult fly #brain

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.

The researchers say the whole fly brain map is a key first step to completing larger brains. Since the fruit fly is a common tool in research, its brain map can be used to advance our understanding of how neural circuits work. #flies #science #insects #brains #Neurons

Forget Nemo, this is The Carrot! 🐟🤯
Hackett, 42, recently landed a #goldfish so enormous it's being called a "monster" by onlookers.
This aquatic behemoth, nicknamed "The Carrot" for its vibrant orange color, was caught at Bluewater Lakes in France's Champagne region.
According to the fishery's Facebook page, the 20-year-old female, actually a type of carp called a #koi, weighed a whopping 67.4 pounds.
The Carrot is believed to be the second-biggest #fish ever caught
📸: Bluewater Lakes #fishing

It's remarkable the Wollemi Pine has survived for over 200 million years. Ice ages, asteroids, you name it, nothing has stood in its way!

🌲 The Botanic Gardens of Sydney
team has planted 40 fresh seedlings at the Blue Mountain Botanic Garden Mount Tomah, celebrating 30 years since its discovery.

@BotanicSydney #trees #Australia #WollemiPine #BotanicGardens

This is a strangler fig tree, Inside this tree is a hollow space where a different #tree stood.
The strangler fig's seeds have made their way into the canopy of a host tree and germinated. As the fig's roots grow, they cascade down the trunk,
Once they are in the ground it competes for nutrients and water with the host. Then It gradually tightens its grip around the host tree
This process hinders the flow of water and nutrients, causing the host tree to weaken and eventually die.
@BettyNurbaety

Scientists store entire human genome on ‘memory crystal’ that could survive billions of years.

Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the hope that it could be used in the future as a blueprint to bring humanity back from extinction.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/20/science/human-genome-crystal-intl-scli/index.html

#humangenome #science