Linkdump #40

Napping Level: Expert: https://tinyurl.com/yyq8tfyw

The ants with doors for heads: https://tinyurl.com/yxf3oray

Cooooooool: https://tinyurl.com/y6f245zu

The 18th century woman who commissioned a wax effigy of herself for some reason: https://tinyurl.com/y3br28k9

No, NASA did not change your star sign: https://tinyurl.com/yygmbm44

The world’s first folding car: https://tinyurl.com/yythp6cm

A study on the prevalence of syphilis in Georgian London: https://tinyurl.com/y5ux62lg

“Merchants in Motion“, a photo series by Lots Heerink: https://tinyurl.com/y56l5nz2

Relax and enjoy these puffins in a field of flowers: https://tinyurl.com/y3z6glwg

A selection of interesting instruments from around the world: https://tinyurl.com/ycdzfqre

Dropping a little oil platform knowledge: https://tinyurl.com/y3kxkpqz

Six bittersweet Albanian poems on love and freedom: https://tinyurl.com/yxswp3wo

Classical pianist adds extended harmony to ‘deranged yelling cat’, and a masterpiece unfolds: https://tinyurl.com/y2lz69tr

All the companies that Disney owns (you should be able to zoom in): https://tinyurl.com/y3ylvo6q

A website devoted entirely to algae: https://tinyurl.com/y6epd6tj

I was already aware of the Number Station phenomenon, but last night I delved into the rabbit hole of number station enthusiasts. Man, they’re really into this: https://tinyurl.com/yau356hx

Dancin’ in the rain: https://tinyurl.com/y2zyp8qx

“Punk archaeologists” explain that they went looking for more than just video-game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill: https://tinyurl.com/y5h7e3yy

The “Forest God” series of horror paintings by Oleg Vdovenko show a stark, violent, and captivating mastery of light and shadow, both literally and metaphorically (Kinda NSFW): https://tinyurl.com/y68xja6v

Most everyone has heard of Chang and Eng, the world’s most famous Siamese twins, and the long, rich, and complex story of their lives. But one part of that story that is often overlooked is the fact that they were also slaveowners: https://tinyurl.com/y3lcbzfx

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