If I had only one chance to tell you something about me, and it was the only thing you’d ever know about me, it would be that I love you, and I’m so deeply grateful for everything we’ve experienced together over the years.

Thunderstruck Thursday

Spectacular aurora timelapse captured during a flight between between San Francisco and Lisbon

📽: BestAirplaneSeat/YT

Trauma makes you reach out to fix things you didn't break to please others and maintain one-sided draining relationships.

Healing makes you realize you deserve mutually beneficial relationships based on reciprocity, open communication, clear agreements, and strong boundaries.

Incredible drone footage flying over a volcano and lava flows at night, captured by Iceland Aerials.

GM

If you had only one chance to tell me something about yourself, and it was the only thing I’d ever know about you, what would it be?

The medieval 'dark ages' produced the most divine vessels of light ever seen.

Some more reasons they were anything but dark... (thread) 🧵

Women in ancient Egypt were regarded as the equals of men in every aspect save that of occupation. It is often assumed that women in the ancient world held little power or influence. However, women in ancient Egypt could become highly influential physicians, political advisors,…

Mushroom Extract Outperforms Synthetic Psilocybin in Psychiatric Therapy

A pioneering study suggests that extracts from psilocybin-containing mushrooms could offer enhanced therapeutic benefits for psychiatric disorders compared to chemically synthesized psilocybin.

The…

Did you know?

NASA only uses 15 digits of π for calculating interplanetary travel.

At 40 digits, you could calculate the circumference of a circle the size of the visible universe with an accuracy that'd fall off by less than the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

#piDay2024

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Let’s continue our date over a drink. I’ve got a question I’ve been wanting to ask you.

When you’re out on a date, how do ~you~ like to be romanced?

This question is especially for masculine creatures who don’t always get to be romanced.

The yew at Muckross is one of the best examples of its kind in Ireland and is said to be as old as the abbey itself. One theory is that the courtyard and cloisters may even have built around the already mature yew which would make the tree over 600 years old.

The Seven Headed Naga (12th Century AD), at the entrance of the Angkor Archeological Park, Cambodia. Angkor Wat was the largest religious complex in the world, dedicated to hindu god Vishnu for Khmer Empire. The complex was built by Khmer ruler Suryavarman II in early 12th…

Linking Childhood Adversity to Adult Mental Health

A new study reveals the intricate ways in which adverse childhood experiences are linked to an increased risk of psychiatric disorders later in life.

Through an innovative twin study involving over 25,000 participants from the…

A barefoot boy waiting in line and staring ahead at a crematorium after the Nagasaki bombing, with his dead baby brother strapped to his back :

This heartbreaking picture was taken by US Marine photographer Joe O’Donnell shortly after American forces dropped atomic bombs on…

GM

Welcome to our virtual date. Anyone can join in or just hang out and observe.

What’s the first question you ask on a first date to get to know what your companion is like? G-rated questions only, please.

Eastern roads ⛅️