TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

As reported by The Guardian : A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam this week, af...

It was not until my adult retirement years that I began to understand that dandelions are perennials.  I have harvested some really deep-ro...

If I had goats, I'd want to have a goat tower.  You can read about the (unexciting) history of such towers at Wikipedia .

Explained at the whatdoesthismean subreddit: Those little black dots on your car’s windshield are called frits. They are printed on the gla...

The patient's wife posted this image in the whatisit subreddit, where I learned that this is a modern xray marker.  I spent 30 years re...

Details of the chair's design elements from local folklore are clarified at the Neatorama via.  I presume the colorful discs by the cha...

This interesting image was in a Guardian article describing and illustrating several of the most ancient pathways in England.  Shown above ...

I was delighted to discover what it is and was impressed to note how well-designed and constructed it is.  Read all about it at the whatisth...

Found in a creekbed in Montana and posted in the whatsthisrock subreddit, where there is a detailed explanation of how such a complex patte...

A curiosity posted in the whatisthisthing subreddit by someone who saw it while visiting an open house.  Informed discussion thread at the ...

Image edited for size, color, brightness, and contrast from a garish photo at the whatisgthisthing subreddit.  The discussion thread is rea...

I probably should travel more, because I've never seen an elevator panel like this.  The rationale is explained in a lucid and fairly co...

The video is almost two hours long - a thorough documentation of the parade, apparently without any commentary, best approached for casual v...

I'm not particularly surprised that the U.S. leads the world in this metric, but the numbers are unexpected.  Per capita usage of 141 r...

Cinnamon bread. Cheez Whiz. Green olives . These are the sole ingredients of a potluck offering that’s popular in some parts of Minnesota an...

The discussion thread at the WeirdToilets subreddit includes extensive discussion as to whether a "stool inspection shelf" is a c...

"Today I looked at a handwritten account book from 1717 . It listed a series of expenses paid by the city of Leiden (the Dutch city...