Tom Petty talks about how he wrote The Waiting. Pretty fascinating shit. Man, I miss this dude.

In 1663, the skull of a woolly rhinoceros was discovered along with the tusk from a narwhale & the front legs of a mammoth in Germany. This is how the “Magdeburg Unicorn” was assembled, one of the worst fossil reconstructions in human history [read more: buff.ly/3VqGAEC]

Al Jaffee, a cartoonist who folded in when the trend in magazine publishing was to fold out, thereby creating one of Mad magazine’s most recognizable and enduring features, died on Monday. He was 102. nyti.ms/43mPM1r

The Macho Man with some unexpected words of wisdom. American legend.

College graduation speeches are often evergreen. They can be given at any time, similar from decade to decade. Which is why Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker’s “How To Spot An Idiot” at Northwestern’s graduation is so genius. It is the speech for TODAY

11 years ago on July 4, the annual Big Boom fireworks show in San Diego, intended for a 17-minute display, discharged prematurely and simultaneously and the entire cache exploded in less than a minute [📽️ Dan Roy, read more: buff.ly/3OZJ8XH]

My apologies I was a little horse .. Fun night, Great Crowd!! Great Venue!! N’ great to be back!! Again my apologies and thank you!!🙏🏼💙🐴🔥🔥🔥👊💙👊🐴💙

This is Ariel Zohar. Today he stood alone, the only one left, and buried his entire family that was executed by terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz. His mother Yasmin, his father Yaniv, and his sisters Tchelet and Keshet. Ariel, not yet 13, went for a jog that morning and was saved

The power of culture. A Ukrainian soldier plays Metallica on the traditional Bandura.

To mark the Days of Remembrance, Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Rae explains why she remembers. #WeRemember

Have a couch you just...don't love anymore? Set it out the night before your TRASH ONLY (not recycling) collection day.

You've got your first hi-fi in your bedroom...what's the first thing you going to play on it?

Kamala Harris: "I am joined today by over 100 Republican leaders from across Pennsylvania and across our country who are supporting me candidacy, and I am deeply honored to have their support ... we are here today because we share a core belief: we must put country over party."

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Regarding the election: Jim Henson's Muppet characters were of all different species & sizes & shapes & colors. They lived different lives and their personalities often clashed. Yet, they eventually accepted each other's  flaws as they worked together for the good of the show.