AUGUST 15th - Blow Your Mind
On this day last year, researchers discovered a new mammal for the first time in 35 years. Bassariycon nbelina , now commonly known as the olinguito, is a furry little nugget that is described as raccoon-like creature with a teddy bear face. Sounds like something a 1st grader would draw, but sure. It lives in Ecuador and Colombia and the cheeky little bugger took scientists a decade to discover. It’s pretty amazing to think that there are still animals that we haven’t yet identified or classified yet. Thomas Jefferson wouldn’t be impressed, but then he once saw a Looney Tunes cartoon in which Wile E. Coyote actually caught and devoured The Roadrunner. TJ was all like, “That’s not amazing at all. Coyotes are much faster than roadrunners. That’s what should happen. The other outcomes just give kids a false sensationalization of nature. Idiots.” He had a point. But even so. New things are discovered all the time. I remember when I discovered that Randall “Pink” Floyd from Dazed and Confu...