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A Neo-Noir Short Made from Actual Photos of Rosettas Historic Comet Landing

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 NewsEditorcomet, cosmos, esa, first, history 3, rare, science, Space, Tech0 comment

In 2016 an exciting mission came to its planned end. The Rosetta spacecraft made its final maneuver—a controlled hard-landing on the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67p). Before that, Rosetta accompanied the Comet for more than 2 years. It researched valuable scientific data, brought a lander to the comet’s surface and took a vast number of images. In 2017, the ESA released over 400,000 images from Rosetta’s historic mission. Based on this incredible source material, motion designer Christian Stangl and composer Wolfgang Stangl, worked together to create this neo-noir short film. Read more:…

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This Sleeping Octopus Intensely Changing Colors Suggests It May Be Dreaming

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, colo, octopus, rare, top0 comment

A clip from PBS Nature’s upcoming episode, Octopus: Making Contact, captures incredible footage of a brilliant color-changing octopus in a deep sleep and possibly even dreaming. â€œOctopus: Making Contactâ€œ premieres Wednesday, October 2nd at 8|7c on PBS. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/sleeping-octopus-intensely-changing-colors-suggests-it-may-be-dreaming/

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A Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 NewsEditorcosmos, eclipse, Jupiter, NASA, phenomena, rare, solar eclipse

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill A recent series of images released by NASA on September 12th, 2019, captured a solar eclipse on Jupiter as its moon, Io, casts a shadow on the colossal planet’s north equatorial belt. The raw images were then processed by NASA software engineer and data wrangler, Kevin M. Gill, in the gallery you see here. For those curious as to why the moon’s shadow on Earth during an eclipse appears fuzzy while Io’s shadow is so sharp, astrophysicist Dr. Katherine Mack explains: Io is so big & close…

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Safari Guide is Way Too Chill About a Cheetah on the Roof

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, cheetah, encounter, rare, safari, selfie, serengeti, travel 2

During a safari in the Serengeti, a family has an experience they’ll never forget as a cheetah hops onto the roof of their car and peeks at them through the open sunroof. The guide, unbothered by the whole thing, sees this as a great time to take a sweet selfie. Apparently, the two cheetahs had just finished hunting, killing and eating their prey—meaning the guide deduced they would not have any interest in them. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/safari-guide-way-too-chill-about-cheetah-on-roof/

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Woman Sees Smoke, Starts Recording, and Captures an Eruption as It Happens

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 NewsEditoreruption, Italy, Nature, phenomena, rare, volcanoes

Boaters in the Mediterranean have captured the exact moment a volcano erupted on the Italian holiday island of Stromboli. The eruption occurred last Wednesday and tragically, flying debris from the blast killed a 35-year-old hiker from Sicily. Around 1,000 tourists fled as the island was evacuated. Stromboli, which is approx. 13 sq. km, has a population of around 500 people and its economy is based almost entirely on tourism â€“ much related to the volcano. Known as “The Lighthouse Of The Mediterranean”, it stands 3,000 ft above sea level, and…

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150 Million Year Old Dinosaur Footprints in France

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 NewsEditordinosaurs, Discovery, fossil, France, longest, rare, world record

© P. Dumas In the Jura Mountains, outside the French village of Plagne, you will find a ~500ft/150m long stretch of dinosaur footprints dating back 150 million years. After examination, scientists from the Laboratoire de GÃ©ologie de Lyon (CNRS / ENS de Lyon / Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University), the Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (CNRS / UniversitÃ© Clermont Auvergne / UniversitÃ© Jean Monnet / IRD), and the Pterosaur Beach Museum concluded the tracks were left by a Sauropod measuring at least 115ft/35m long and weighing no less than 35 tonnes.…

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A Rare Cat Born With Four Ears; Yoda His Name Is

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, cats, rare, Star Wars

A rare cat born with two extra ears (they are more like flaps) has recently resurfaced online after first garnering online attention over a decade ago. Owners, Valerie and Ted Rock, adopted the frisky feline back in 2006 and decided to name him Yoda, a nod to the famous Star Wars character and legendary Jedi. According to The Telegraph: Yoda’s extra ears â€“ which are not thought to help him hear – are not attached to the base of his skull, with one placed slightly behind the other. They are…

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Beluga Whale Saves iPhone From Sea in Norway

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, beluga, rare, rescue, surreal, top, Whales

Surreal footage of a beluga whale saving an iPhone from the sea in Norway has gone viral after being posted to Instagram and Reddit. Interestingly, the beluga was found off Norway’s coast wearing a special Russian harness and was ‘probably trained by the Russian Navy‘. While surprising to some, it is known that Russia and the United States have a fleet of trained dolphins for ‘military and naval purposes’. In the past dolphins have been used to locate mines and other dangerous objects on the ocean floor as well as…

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Amazing Footage Shows Sperm Whale Mimicking a Divers Spins

March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, diving, encounter, rare, underwater, Whales

In this remarkable encounter, diver and self-proclaimed ‘whale whisperer’ Andrew Armour, is seen interacting with a magnificent sperm whale, who seems to be amused by the tiny organism in front of him. The surreal scene was captured off the coast of Roseau, Dominica in the Caribbean. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/sperm-whale-mimics-divers-spins/

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50 Years Ago The Beatles Played Their Last Live Gig on a Roof in Savile Row

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 NewsEditorhistory 3, London, Music, rare, the beatles, top

On January 30th, 1969, The Beatles staged an impromptu performance on the rooftop of their record label, Apple, in Savile Row, London. The gig would last 42 minutes before being shut down by police and would mark the final time the band ever performed together live. The footage from that historic day would make its way onto the Let It Be documentary. The band played nine takes of five songs (Get Back, Donâ€™t Let Me Down, Iâ€™ve Got A Feeling, One After 909, Dig A Pony). In an interview with…

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The Tallest, Shortest, and Fattest Men in Europe, 1913 (Colorized)

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 NewsEditorcolorized, Europe, rare, vintage, world record

Colorized by Jecinci In this colorized photo by Jecinci, we see Europe’s tallest known man (Cornelius Bruns) playing cards with Europe’s fattest man (Cannon Colossus) and shortest man (unknown) in 1913. According to sleuths and commentors on reddit, the original caption of the black and white photo reads: “Cannon, the giant Dutch colossus weighing 738 pounds, doing a game with the biggest Russian Casacque and the 70 year old Dwarf Chip” Did you notice that Cannon is also sitting on two chairs tied together? I wasn’t able to find much…

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Honey Badger Mom Saves Her Baby From the Jaws of a Hungry Leopard

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, Badgers, honey badger, hunting, kruger, leopard, national park, Nature, rare, rescue, safari, South Africa

Honey badgers do care! Spotted at Kruger National Park in South Africa, a mother honey badger rescues her baby (literally) from the jaws of a hungry leopard. The camera is a little shaky, likely due to the fact that they were quite zoomed in while filming. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/honey-badger-saves-baby-from-leopard/

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Ocean Ramsey Goes Freediving With Worlds Largest Known Great White

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, diving, encounter, extreme, free diving, Hawaii, rare, Sharks, top, underwater

On January 15, 2019, marine biologist and conservationist Ocean Ramsey and her team took their dive boat to monitor tiger sharks feeding off a dead and decomposing sperm whale that the NOAA had towed 15 miles offshore from Sand Island near Oahu, Hawaii where it had lain against the shoreline. According to the Star Advertiser, that’s when Deep Blue showed up to feed and everyone else split. Deep Blue is believed to be the largest known great white shark and appeared to be pregnant. Ramsey says Deep Blue is roughly…

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Mars Lander Captures Haunting Sound of Martian Winds

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 NewsEditorfirst, mars, NASA, rare, science, sound, Space, Tech, top, wind

Listen to Martian wind blow across NASAâ€™s InSight lander. The spacecraftâ€™s seismometer and air pressure sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 mph (16-24 kph) winds as they blew across Marsâ€™ Elysium Planitia on Dec. 1, 2018. The seismometer readings are in the range of human hearing, but are nearly all bass and difficult to hear on laptop speakers and mobile devices. We provide the original audio and a version pitched up by two octaves to make them audible on mobile devices. Playback is suggested on a sound system with a…

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Dogs Fart is So Bad the Cat Throws Up (w Video Evidence)

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 NewsEditoranimals 2, cats, Dogs, Fail, internet, memes, rare, win

This is the perfect Internet video, change my mind. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/dog-fart-is-so-bad-the-cat-pukes/