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earthandanimals:

I fucking love science!:

The mouth and esophagus of the leatherback turtle are a perfect example of how an animal can become adapted to its diet and habitat. When the turtle consumes jellyfish (and it must eat many, as jellyfish have low nutritional value), the esophagus stores both the jellyfish and the seawater that have been swallowed. However, to prevent the stomach filling with water, the seawater must be expelled. So how does this happen?

The answer lies in the backwards-pointing spikes you see in the mouth of the turtle, which continue down the esophagus and grow progressively larger. As the muscles of the esophagus squeeze the seawater out, the spines keep the jellyfish in place. Once all the water has been expelled the jellyfish are then passed into the stomach. This strange adaptation is one of many that have kept this magnificent species in existence for 90 million years.

More information on the leatherback sea turtle:http://on.natgeo.com/bdf17q

Edit: yes, that is blood around its mouth. This animal washed up on shore dead and was dissected for the educational television show “inside natures giants”.

Is it weird that I really want to touch this?

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rubyetc:

either toasts or special tortilla which is a tortilla wrap wrapped up in another tortilla wrap

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vasnormandy:

trixiedelight:

Madeline Kahn ad-libbed the short monologue about her hatred for Yvette the French maid. 

Clue (1985)

Martin Mull should have won an Oscar for keeping a straight face.

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bigmamaunikorn:

theblacksophisticate:

kawahbunga:

veggieburqers:

beauty comes in all shapes and sizes

porntato

Oh god yes…

Fries b4 guys

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tetanusorigins:

rawrxja:

“I saw this elderly gentleman dining by himself, with an old picture of a lady in front of him. I though maybe I could brighten his day by talking to him. 

As I had assumed, she was his wife. But I didn’t expect such an interesting story. They met when they were both 17. They dated briefly, then lost contact when he went to war and her family moved. But he said he thought about her the entire war. After his return, he decided to look for her. He searched for her for 10 years and never dated anyone. People told him he was crazy, to which he replied “I am. Crazy in love”. On a trip to California, he went to a barber shop. He told the barber how he had been searching for a girl for ten years. The barber went to his phone and called his daughter in. It was her! She had also been searching for him and never dated either. 

He proposed immediately and they were married for 55 years before her death 5 years ago. He still celebrates her birthday and their anniversary. He takes her picture with him everywhere and kisses her goodnight. 

Some inspiring things he said;

"I was a very rich man. Not with money, but with love”

“I never had a single argument with my wife, but we had lots of debates”

“People are like candles. At any moment a breeze can blow it out, so enjoy the light while you have it.”

“Tell your wife that you love her everyday. And be sure to ask her, have I told you that I love you lately?”

Be sure to talk to the elderly. Especially strangers. You may think that you will brighten their day, but you may be surprised that they can actually brighten yours.”

OMG crying

Sigh.

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iseegodinbirds:

tornfeathers:

wolfspiral:

oliviamacabre:

faithandfury:

strashnimishka:

Bad taxidermy

Easily the scariest thing I’ve ever seen

Lucky I’m not the divine creator, because if I was, animals would just look like this.

Laughing then immediate crying. Poor animals..

So any of them have the :D face

Bad taxidermy is one of my very favorite things.

that last one though

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thehobodad:

For as much as they tell you about Stop Drop and Roll as a kid, I really expected to be on fire more times in my life.

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losingshape:

Is it too much to ask for, some kind of ordinary life? Samiam I am kind of day!

elmtree18:

oswaldofguadalupe:

The Twitter Mandela Hall Of Shame

OMG THIS DUDE

Ha. Hahaha. Awesome.

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