Cats that sailed on ships to catch rodents once had passports signed with their paw prints. 🐾 "For Herman, getting his identification was no easy matter. Like many defense workers, including some of the foreign-born, he ran into issues over his birth certificate"

The Story of Herman the Cat, Who Became an Official Member of the US Coast Guard in 1943 and Had His Own ID Card

It was back in 1943 when Herman the Cat was officially hired by the United States Coast Guard as an “Expert Mouser” to essentially control o...

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #History

Never mix up the cables 🔴 ⚪ 🟡

Met Police boss complains about being told to deal with floppy protesters. Felt relevant somehow. #UK #UKpolitics #UKpol

Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suzuki created a zipper-shaped boat, officially named the “Zip-Fastener Ship". It gives the illusion of unzipping the water as it moves. 🇯🇵 #Design

They say AI will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kind of matters quite a bit.

"Not sure if this will make sense to anyone besides me but: the antidote to negativity is not positivity, it's warmth. Positivity tells a sad person there is no reason to be sad. Warmth asks the sad person if they want to get some ice cream." #MentalHealth

A greenhouse now in London, constructed from reconfigured 19th and 20th Century ecclesiastical, stained glass. By artists Heywood and Condie

STREET ART UTOPIA

Stunning Stained Glass Greenhouse Transforms London’s Streets into a Living Work of Art - STREET ART UTOPIA

In the middle of London, there’s a greenhouse made entirely from old stained glass windows, and it’s catching everyone’s attentio...

#architecture #art

I liked this, quite a lot 💖📖 ... #Books #Bookstodon

This stunning wooden owl door in Hellerup near Copenhagen, Denmark, was created in 1930. And yes the beak doubles as a door knocker! 🦉 This is an article on the actual house, sadly in Danish 🇩🇰

BO BEDRE

Sådan bor en verdenskendt kunstner

Kom med indenfor hos kunstneren Olafur Eliasson, der netop har sat sin million-villa til salg.

(there are modern copies of this door, yes I know)

The Egyptians were great builders Up to a point ...