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Great photograph! ❤️

¡Gran fotografía! ❤️

Aquí está la historia revisada:
Jack, escritor, vivía una vida solitaria en una acogedora cabaña rodeada de libros y papeles. Pero él no estaba solo. Su constante compañero, un elegante gato gris con penetrantes ojos verdes, siempre estuvo a su lado. La había rescatado de un refugio cuando era sólo una gatita y, con el paso de los años, se había convertido en una amiga elegante y afectuosa. Se sentaba con Jack durante horas, ronroneando suavemente mientras él le acariciaba el pelaje, e interrumpía sus sesiones de escritura con codazos juguetones y suaves cabezazos. A medida que los días se convirtieron en años, Jack se dio cuenta de que su amor por su compañero felino iba más allá del mero cariño. Amaba sus peculiaridades, sus travesuras y su afecto incondicional. Le encantaba cómo ella se acurrucaba en su regazo durante las tormentas, cómo lo despertaba al amanecer saltando sobre su pecho y cómo escuchaba atentamente mientras él leía sus historias en voz alta. Cuando Jack enfermó y estuvo postrado en cama durante semanas, ella se negó a separarse de él, durmiendo a su lado por la noche y vigilándolo durante el día. Su presencia fue un consuelo, un recordatorio de que no estaba solo en el mundo. Mientras Jack se recuperaba y regresaba a su escritorio, ella se sentó a su lado, ronroneando suavemente mientras él acariciaba su pelaje. Sabía que su vínculo era inquebrantable, un testimonio del poder transformador del amor y el compañerismo entre humanos y animales. A partir de ese día, Jack se aseguró de incluir siempre en sus escritos a su fiel compañera felina, dedicándole sus libros y reconociendo la inspiración que ella había aportado a su vida. Y mientras estaban sentados juntos en su acogedora cabaña, rodeados de libros y papeles, Jack supo que debía su felicidad y creatividad al amor y compañía de su leal gato.

“Sal afuera”, dijeron. “Disfrutarás del aire fresco”, dijeron. Foto de mi colección, sin fecha/información.

Reading buddy. 💕 Photo from my collection,

Adoration. Photo from my collection, 1952.

Three members of the Payro family
being "photographed" by their cat, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1909. Photo by J. Payro.

Pictured above is a bronze statue of a laboratory mouse knitting a double helix of DNA in order to honor all the mice that were sacrificed for genetic research to develop new drugs to fight diseases.
It was designed by Andrew Kharkevich and is located in Siberia, Russia. It was completed on July 1, 2013, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of the founding of the city.
The monument commemorates the sacrifice of the mice in genetic research used to understand biological and physiological mechanisms for developing new drugs and curing of diseases.
Sculptor Alexei Agrikolyansky, who made the statue, confessed that it had not been easy to capture that moment as the mouse was obviously not human and yet he had to produce a character and emotions for the mouse that were believable and, while maintaining the anatomical proportions, create something that neither looked like a cartoon character nor a real mouse.
The DNA spiral emerging from the knitting needles winds to the left, thus showing that it is the still poorly understood Z-DNA - this symbolic of scientific research that is still to be done. In contrast, the more common B-DNA winds to the right.
The very first photograph of DNA was captured by a woman named Rosalind Franklin using an X-ray, which allowed Watson and Crick to accurately characterize the double helix. While they went on to win the Nobel Prize in 1962, Franklin was left out. She had died in 1958 from ovarian cancer. Her death was most likely caused by the large dosage of radiation she was exposed to while working with X-rays to capture the image of the double helix.

An American man carries his Filipina wife and their children in a family portrait, 1920s

Pictured Below is Douglas Brent Hegdahl. He was an American Navy petty officer who was taken captive during the Vietnam War.
He was considered dumb by his captors and they gave him the nickname "The Stupid". He acted like an imbecile, refusing to speak, instead he continuously hummed a song.
Throughout his imprisonment, he remained in a similar state, to the extent that the Vietnamese captors believed he had some form of cognitive impairment.
Upon his return to the United States after his release, Hegdahl recited the names of about 256 fellow POWs who were being searched for by the US military.
Remarkably, Hegdahl had memorized the names by associating them with the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," which he had used previously to hum during his captivity.

In front of the movie theater. Chicago, Illinois. April 1941
Not much to say about this photo, just a really cool and powerful photo.
If you enjoy, please feel free to share. I spent way too much time on this.

On this day may 30, 30 years ago, Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d’Or for

A tintype cameraman on the streets of San Antonio, Texas photographed by Russell Lee in March 1939.

French soldier Georges Roy, who lost his eyes and arms in the war, marries Marguerite Lavenue in Paris. Both were from the same village in Normandy but barely knew each other. She heard of his predicament after he was injured, and offered to marry him in 1917.

Today we honor the Indigenous peoples who have been in the Americas long before Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

The tradition of women proposing to men on Leap Day dates back to 5th-century Ireland. And in some places, Leap Day is also known as Bachelor's Day.
Here are some fun vintage postcards from the early 1900s

Pile of bison skull from the 19th century. If you ever wondered how we went from 30,000,000 bisons to just 300 in 50 years.

Thoughts?👀

Walmgate Bar, York (dating from 12th century) is the most complete of the four main medieval gateways to the city.
It's the only city gate to retain its barbican, portcullis, and inner doors and the only medieval city gate in England with an intact barbican

Hell themed cabaret in Paris, 1920s.
Cabaret de L'Enfer was founded in 1892 at the foot of the hill of Montmartre, Paris.
The entrance (swipe left) was designed to be the gaping jaws of a Leviathan that devoured those that were damned to hell. As you entered the establishment, a doorman dressed as Satan would shout, "Enter and be damned!"
Once inside, customers would sit down at black tables, which were under a low ceiling that was plastered with snarling demons trying to claw at them.
After admiring the decor, you could flag down one of the waiters dressed as devils and order a drink or two with devilish names. For example, an order for "three black coffees spiked with cognac" was relayed to the bartender as "three seething bumpers of molten sins, with a dash of brimstone intensifier!"
Cabaret de L'Enfer was demolished in 1950 to make way for a Monoprix supermarket.

The mummified specimens were displayed in glass cases as part of an official unveiling at Mexico's Congress in a hearing which has stirred excitement among UFO (unidentified flying object) enthusiasts 👽
Politicians were told they were found in the city of Cusco, Peru, and were estimated to be 1,000 years old.
The Mexico City event was spearheaded by journalist and UFO researcher Jaime Maussan, who testified under oath that almost a third of their DNA is "unknown" and the specimens were not part of "our terrestrial evolution", Mexican media reported.
Do you believe in aliens?

Swedish high jumper Gunhild Larking from the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

The Great Blizzard of 1888 was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast, with snow from 10 to 58 inches (25 to 147 cm) in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The photograph shows an unidentified young man standing in a shoveled area on Madison Avenue and 40th Street in New York City.
Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their homes for up to a week. Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the motivation to move these pieces of infrastructure underground.

Victim of the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius frozen in time.
In the autumn of 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km (21 mi), ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The total population of the surrounding areas impacted was over 20,000. The remains of over 1,500 people have been found at Pompeii and Herculaneum so far, although the total death toll from the eruption remains unknown.

In 2009 while watching Stewart Little (1999), Hungarian art historian Gergely Barki, saw the painting “Sleeping Lady with Black Vase” by Róbert Berény. It had been missing for 90 years and had been used as a prop. It was the original.

Happy Sunday, everybody! Hopefully you’re relaxing and enjoying this day of the week that always feels just a little different than all the rest to me. Here are some photos from the Library of Congress, of regular people just living their lives, their names now lost to time, all taken on Sunday afternoons.
Vincennes, Indiana, 1941

Me and my daughter remaking our proud moment after 25 years

The Cumberland Gap Tunnel: A Marvel of Modern Engineering
Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, the Cumberland Gap Tunnel is a remarkable feat of engineering that seamlessly blends modern infrastructure with the natural beauty of the region. Completed in 1996, this impressive tunnel runs beneath the historic Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the mountains that once served as a vital passageway for early American pioneers.
The construction of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel was an ambitious project aimed at preserving the historical and environmental significance of the Cumberland Gap while improving transportation safety and efficiency. Before the tunnel's construction, U.S. Route 25E, which traversed the gap, was a narrow, winding road fraught with hazards. The tunnel now provides a safe, direct route, significantly reducing travel time and accident risk.
Construction on the project began in 1991. Engineers and construction crews faced the daunting task of boring through the Cumberland Mountain, a process that involved drilling and blasting through solid rock. The tunnel stretches 4,600 feet and consists of twin bores, each accommodating two lanes of traffic. This design ensures a smooth flow of vehicles in both directions, minimizing congestion and delays.
Cumberland Gap Tunnel is also notable for being one of only two tunnels in the United States to begin in one state and end in another, sharing the honor with the East River Mountain Tunnel crossing Virginia and West Virginia. The Cumberland Gap Tunnel crosses begins in Kentucky and ends in Tennessee, or vice versa depending on which way you enter. Some say you even touch on a third state (Virginia) while passing through the tunnel.
Additionally, a visitor center was established to educate the public about the region's cultural and natural history.
The successful completion of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel stands as a testament to innovative engineering and a commitment to preserving America's natural and historical heritage. Today, it not only facilitates efficient transportation but also enhances the visitor experience to this storied region, allowing travelers to explore the same path once tread by Native Americans, explorers, and pioneers.
Whether you're a history enthusiast, an engineering aficionado, or simply a traveler passing through, the Cumberland Gap Tunnel is a marvel worth appreciating. It embodies the spirit of progress while honoring the past, ensuring that the legacy of the Cumberland Gap continues to inspire future generations.

Me with my mom and dad