October 2009
79 posts
On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich...
ohyeahfacts:
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Mamihlapinatapai →
bestofwikipedia:
Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes “a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.” (via Martin)
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakita... →
bestofwikipedia:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the Māori name for a hill, 305 metres (1,000 ft) high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The name is often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation. It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place-names in all...
Lysol-Scented Vaginas: The Strange History of... →
sexismandthecity:
Thanks to a media marketing machine bent on making money by making women feel bad, women used to pour Lysol in their vaginas. Some still douche. But why?
Bisexual activist Loraine Hutchins honored by...
fuckyeahbisexuals:
In the colorful world of GLBT activists around the world, few are as colorfully all wrapped up into one package as bisexual author, professor and activist Loraine Hutchins, who was honored Wednesday night (Oct. 21) as part of Washington, D.C.’s Community Pioneers. She was one of 20 activists (and the only bisexual) to be honored this year, along with prestigious company such...
“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on...”
– Mary Manin Morrissey (via sexismandthecity)
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