WorkLizard | Mathias | Favorites https://worklizard.com/u/mathias/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Mathias's favorites. Mon, 18 May 2026 17:50:55 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fa17767ebbf07a6633f4fda6679747b5 Jonas • Nature: Intelligence of octopus […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4675/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:47:18 +0000 Intelligence of octopus demonstrated

]]> 2 564b625899cc275ae33cafb6b40ef3df solum • Nature: A mountain bluebird, found in western USA and northern Mexico. https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4594/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:42:25 +0000 A mountain bluebird, found in western USA and northern Mexico.

]]> 0 bec18b5f039868def1d0907b6a32d819 Jonas • History: The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4584/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:45:26 +0000 The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple of the Goddess Hathor, Egypt. 2300 years old.

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]]> 0 06680c6214569594d3fae9e45d17272c Jonas • History: Amun Ra temple at night God of the sun & wind in Luxor, Egypt https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4583/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:44:09 +0000 Amun Ra temple at night God of the sun & wind in Luxor, Egypt

]]> 0 a318c5b4e1df67d20d0bcdabdf66b947 Jonas • History: The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4582/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:42:40 +0000 The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of H.M.S Sussex. 1945

]]> 0 dbb4c820b27963bf0cfc39016d1b87ea Jonas • History: June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4581/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:39:46 +0000 June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death

]]> 0 82181ef21faf69d6321b1b9197722154 Jonas • History: The recent melting permafrost is unlocking a vast amount of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4580/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:35:37 +0000 The recent melting permafrost is unlocking a vast amount of archaeological discoveries.

Glacier reveals 5,400-year-old Stone Age arrow
https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-forskningno-ice-age/glacier-reveals-5400-year-old-stone-age-arrow/1390245
The oldest artefact ever found in a Scandinavian snowdrift glacier has researchers abuzz. “We’ve never seen 5,000-year-old objects melt out of the ice before,” says an archaeologist from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

]]> 0 9a50be0240b76b546a6cefae4a2f2e66 solum • History: Ancient scripts of the Philippines https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4542/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:31:42 +0000 Ancient scripts of the Philippines

]]> 0 8578527c8cb9efb8d6fd5d94ae2d1621 Jonas • History: The Fall of Civilizations Podcast takes a look at the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4469/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:59:04 +0000 The Fall of Civilizations Podcast takes a look at the collapse of civilizations throughout time. It asks what these ancient civilizations had in common, why they collapsed and if it could happen again in our modern times.

Episode 1
Roman Britain – The Work of Giants Crumbled

Episode 2
The Bronze Age Collapse – Mediterranean Apocalypse

Episode 3
The Mayan Collapse – Ruins Among the Trees

Episode 4
The Greenland Vikings – Land of the Midnight…Read more

]]> 0 bfb4b37bb449f205bd31e62c2300f7c8 Jonas • History: Construction Workers Stumble Across Old Pots With 1,300 […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4329/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 18:02:51 +0000 Construction Workers Stumble Across Old Pots With 1,300 Pounds Of Ancient Roman Coins Inside

Construction Workers Stumble Across Old Pots With 1,300 Pounds Of Ancient Roman Coins Inside | ARCHAEOLOGY WORLD
https://www.archaeology-world.com/construction-workers-stumble-across-old-pots-with-1300-pounds-of-ancient-roman-coins-inside/
Construction workers this week unearthed a horde of bronze Roman coins hidden in jugs in Tomares, Spain.

]]> 0 2b007720291688392cf5d630890b08a8 Jonas • History: Ancient hieroglyphic slab swallowed up by the Mediterranean […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3557/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:58:31 +0000 Ancient hieroglyphic slab swallowed up by the Mediterranean around 800AD off the coast of Egypt. Currently the slab is residing in Minneapolis Institute of Art along with other ancient Egyptian objects from the same timeframe.

The slab is the Stele of Thonis-Heracleion and on it is written the Decree of Nectanebo I

The steles were erected shortly after Nectanebo came to power, ca 380 BC.

The stele’s purpose was to use a 10 percent portion of the waterway-use tax (unspecified import tax) for the services of the priests in charge of the temples of the goddess Neith.

A finely engraved lunette adorns the upper third of the steles; the engravings and hieroglyphs are all incised in moderate sunken bas relief. The lunette…Read more

]]> 0 fad36dcd1ab80ecb0a480fce471293e2 Jonas • History: Heinrich Himmler, a high ranking nazi official, inspects a […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3424/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:14:31 +0000 Heinrich Himmler, a high ranking nazi official, inspects a prisoner of war camp in Russia, circa 1940-1941. (Heinrich Hoffman Collection)

]]> 0 4576b4917f5961deb87c9beef52e3bad solum • Nature: An oasis in Libya https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3199/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:43:52 +0000 An oasis in Libya

]]> 0 b0b2a48e595f3d47641a70e37904d15d Jonas • Nature: https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3190/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:02:32 +0000 ]]> 1 a87573c93f54aceacfc211c04b125b57 Jonas • Nature: Snow Leopard sacrifices a few of its nine lives to catch a […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3183/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:41:16 +0000 Snow Leopard sacrifices a few of its nine lives to catch a Ram

https://gfycat.com/pitifulelaboratebanteng

from the documentary series Age of Big Cats.

]]> 0 8ed7d73dc51641a0fc32e1c7c5e6fb34 Jonas • History: In Thailand, it was considered a capital offense punishable […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3175/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:18:44 +0000 In Thailand, it was considered a capital offense punishable by death if someone touched the queen. in 1880, The queen drowned when her royal boat capsized on the way to the Palace. The many witnesses to the accident did not dare to touch the queen while she was drowning.

Sunanda Kumariratana – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunanda_Kumariratana
Sunanda Kumariratana (Thai: สุนันทากุมารีรัตน์; RTGS: Sunantha Kumarirat, 10 November 1860 – 31 May 1880) was a queen consort of Siam. She was a daughter of Siamese King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam.

]]> 0 8c0b0e98cb883d0d916563f12e3722f1 Jonas • History: Heels were first made by the Persian cavalry to keep […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3174/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:15:55 +0000 Heels were first made by the Persian cavalry to keep stability while shooting arrows. It later became popular in Europe as masculine symbol until 1630 when women followed the fashion. First a military asset then a masculine symbol and now feminine.

High-heeled shoe – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_shoe#History
High heels have a long, rich history, dating as far back as the tenth century.

]]> 0 5a41f4145aa46659f142b0220ef72d6f Jonas • History: In ancient Rome, commoners would evacuate entire cities in […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3173/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:10:52 +0000 In ancient Rome, commoners would evacuate entire cities in acts of revolt called “Secessions of the Plebeians”, leaving the elite in the cities to fend for themselves.

Secessio plebis – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessio_plebis
Secessio plebis (withdrawal of the commoners, or Secession of the Plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome’s plebeian citizens, similar to a general strike taken to the extreme.

]]> 0 4740b9ac11a4b6253c393fdaba908bb7 solum • Nature: Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3148/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:10:58 +0000 Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA

]]> 0 e1662bcb2418c3a0eaeda5ce5822df6d Jonas • Nature: Mummified dinosaur in a museum in Canada. Some 110 million […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3144/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:09:19 +0000 Mummified dinosaur in a museum in Canada.

Some 110 million years ago, this armored plant-eater lumbered through what is now western Canada, until a flooded river swept it into open sea. The dinosaur’s undersea burial preserved its armor in exquisite detail. Its skull still bears tile-like plates and a gray patina of fossilized skins.

]]> 1 29d9a1816cf7ed733ca13ac2ae1c7f90 Jonas • Nature: A Hedgehog skeleton https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3143/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:05:41 +0000 A Hedgehog skeleton

]]> 0 922532f50bfad302761042393e4633ea Crystal D.S. • Nature: https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1107403486260543488?s=09 https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3124/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:05:04 +0000

The largest animal migration on earth happens every single day—we just can't see it pic.twitter.com/wAtyYHip7D

— National Geographic (@NatGeo) March 17, 2019

]]> 0 2575c3665cb18745e1a9c238590796f9 Jonas • History: Modern History takes a look at what it means to be a knight […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3120/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:02:00 +0000 Modern History takes a look at what it means to be a knight and many other medieval stories. The historical portrayal is currently shown through 61 episodes with more episodes added weekly.

]]> 0 c5737f311d04700e6eb6d9a8b83e3a2d solum • Nature: A Diamond Squid putting on a show in the darkness https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3119/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 04:23:32 +0000 A Diamond Squid putting on a show in the darkness

]]> 0 334e394c65a836120f9ebbe2a19ed66f Jonas • Nature: Plant revival. Revival of respiration and photosynthesis in […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3111/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:58:38 +0000 Plant revival. Revival of respiration and photosynthesis in dried leaves of Polypodium polypodioides. The plant can stay dead for over 100 years and still be revived and come alive from the introduction of water.

https://gfycat.com/tamepolitehuman

The leaves of the epiphytic fern Polypodium polypodioides, which lives on the branches of trees, are very similar to those of most higher plants except for the presence of scales on the dorsal side of the leaves.

The structure of the cells of the chloroplasts and the mitochondria is the same as that of other higher plants.

The only obvious difference found was that the contents of the central vacuole solidified when dehydrated. P. polypodioides was not damaged by loss of 97% of its…Read more

]]> 0 8b246ed1e68fa8d1fb8c858a7ada10cc Crystal D.S. • History: https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1103253910465191937?s=19 https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3071/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:44:50 +0000

More than 500 years ago, the largest mass child sacrifice known in history took place in Peru—and archaeologists think they know why. Revisit our exclusive coverage from the 2018 discovery https://t.co/IG2mcF5mLD

— National Geographic (@NatGeo) March 6, 2019

]]> 0 1b55c0829c2a03a7ee256a3dc163d71c solum • Nature: 30-Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Preserved In Amber https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3065/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:08:15 +0000 30-Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Preserved In Amber

]]> 0 d3e200348acf882ee8d0ee542e9592a3 Jonas • Food: How to make mozzarella https://gfycat.com/wearyacidiccopepod https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3049/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 23:32:17 +0000 How to make mozzarella

https://gfycat.com/wearyacidiccopepod

]]> 0 204946b5f0e098d1f6fd114341f5f898 TopDocs • Documentaries: How did ancient Rome come to dominate an empire as vast as […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3043/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 14:27:54 +0000 How did ancient Rome come to dominate an empire as vast as theirs? The Roman War Machine examines ancient Rome from start to finish, they war tactics, battles and politics in an epic 4-part history documentary series.

The Roman War Machine – WorkLizard
https://worklizard.com/the-roman-war-machine/
Examine the history of Ancient Rome with The Roman War Machine, a four-part documentary series narrated by Joseph Campanella.

]]> 0 8f480a7fe3c70e6dc5898b2d865a9526 Jonas • History: What did Cleopatra Really Look Like? https://worklizard.com/activity/p/3041/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 13:06:02 +0000 What did Cleopatra Really Look Like?

What did Cleopatra Really Look Like? – Moco-choco
https://moco-choco.com/2016/04/20/what-did-cleopatra-really-look-like/
Like Helen of Troy, Cleopatra (69 – 30 b.c.), has always been one of the history’s famous beauties. But was she really beautiful? Modern historians claim to have evidence that Cleopatra wasn’t as physically striking as once believed …

]]> 0 10940beece390713d9d9baab130414eb solum • Nature: Red crab feasting on the thousands of newly hatched babies […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/2953/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:33:23 +0000 Red crab feasting on the thousands of newly hatched babies she laid a month before

https://gfycat.com/exaltedsoupyaracari

]]> 1 cd649e803ea248d9ec54a51457dcc871 Jonas • Nature: Before Sunrise - Winter in the Alps https://vimeo.com/314760713 https://worklizard.com/activity/p/2908/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:13:23 +0000 Before Sunrise – Winter in the Alps

]]> 0 cd5a8bd762aec60008c33feb40bc36aa Jonas • Nature: This sea slug, which looks like a leaf, can go without eating […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/2891/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 20:10:40 +0000 This sea slug, which looks like a leaf, can go without eating for nine months. It can photosynthesize just like a plant while basking in the sun.

]]> 0 960317a4b44102baa13c3a1b02c15830 Jonas • History: Meet Anis al-Doleh - a Persian princess from the 19th century […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/2779/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:25:59 +0000 Meet Anis al-Doleh – a Persian princess from the 19th century who, at the age of marriage, received proposals from at least 150 amorous suitors of high nobility. 13 of these rejected men committed suicide because of her refusal to marry them.

Anis al-Doleh, The Princess With Moustache. 13 Men Committed Suicide Because She Rejected Them. – Moco-choco
https://moco-choco.com/2018/08/28/anis-al-doleh-the-princess-with-moustache-13-men-committed-suicide-because-she-rejected-them/
Have you ever seen a princess with a moustache? Meet princess Qajar, the symbol of beauty in Persia. 13 men commited suicide because she rejected them.

]]> 1 c37caf591592e19b935bec5ba4660bc7 YersiniaP • Underground metal music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSFbAsB9SAY https://worklizard.com/activity/p/1460/ Tue, 22 May 2018 14:51:27 +0000

]]> 0 66f15d1a5cc817c8bb876954ab6737d5 Jonas wrote a new post https://worklizard.com/?p=1260 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:32:53 +0000 Arabian Inferno is a 5-part nature documentary series giving a unique glimpse into how desert wildlife adapts and how they survive the otherwise scorching temperatures of Arabia.

Arabian Inferno offers a […]

]]> 2 3e9537db2da2dbdc717b204b7f79a64a Jonas wrote a new post https://worklizard.com/?p=1151 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 02:11:51 +0000 Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance tells the story of a violent, dramatic and compelling age; a critical turning point in Western history.

Travel back in time to see the real human stories behind the […]

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