Parental leave around the world

British troops given LSD before performing certain tasks

a picture that doesn’t actually have any real curved lines

A 1,000-year-old Viking battle axe, before and after restoration.

The wonders of hydrostatics

In a resting fluid, there is always a pressure force called hydrostatic pressure. The fluid exerts a force on the bottom and walls of the vessel.

In this case, the water squeezed out the carbon dioxide and filled the empty space. This equalized the pressure in the bottle and the pool, so the cola didn't leak out.

This ancient swedish herdingcall called Kulning is straight up mesmerizing.

Time-lapse of Allied Armies landing at Normandy and the 87 days that followed

People massacred by Soviet NKVD on 8 July 1941 in Tartu, Estonia, 192 people were killed