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  • Dream colors

    Colors most frequently seen in dreams (by people who see color in dreams) are black, white, and red, according to Kelly Bulkeley, who built an awesome database of dreams. Those are also the first three colors to appear in languages. Because of course they are.

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  • Vu iz dos gesele

    TIL that three of the most commonly known Yiddish songs (Donna Donna, Bei Mir Bistu Shein, and Крутится Вертится Шар Голубой) exist in the versions written by the same guy, Sholom Secunda. Interestingly, in Polish Vu Iz Dos Gesele exists as a chorus to the folk song Szła Dzieweczka Do Laseczka (above). That song, without

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  • Small Town, USA

    I love my small town’s annual parade for the Bradbury feel. People sign up and march to say “we are this community”. I think everything one needs to know about this town can be learned by watching the parade. The veterans on a khaki truck with a rusted machine gun mounted on top. Primary school

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