The answer to the question of "can you die of a broken heart"

Is in fact yes.

Luckily the mortality rate is only 4%?

www.sciencenews.org/article/hear...

Taihu stones, originating from Taihu Lake, Suzhou, are popular in classical Chinese gardens. They can be displayed individually or stacked to form artificial hills, showcasing their unique shapes shaped by years of water erosion.
More in ALT.
#painting

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So many people have never met a Jew in their lives and they think we are a THIRD OF THE POPULATION!?

🧵 This gorgeous pot was inspired by a lost play by Aeschylus, called the Archers (which is one I really wish I'd known about ten years ago, when I made a doc for radio 4 about the links between Greek tragedy and soap opera...).

Sometimes I think I should be better at Greek (I've studied it for 30+ years, after all), and then I am reminded that: enaulon (noun) means a house, home
enaulos (noun) means a channel or water rushing through one, and
enaulos (adj) means 'to a flute', but can also mean 'fresh' or 'living in a den'

Great storage jar! A sphinx poses her quiz questions to a hapless young man, who is so bamboozled that he has lost his balance & is collapsing onto a stool. But the stool has two decorative gorgoneia - lovely old-style ones, with wide mouths and protruding tongues - so they will surely protect him.

Qiu Ying’s painting captures poet Li Bai hosting a spring banquet with his cousins in Peach and Plum Garden, filled with wine and poetry.
Similar themes appear in other works, like Lü Huancheng’s Qing dynasty (1644–1912) version, emphasizing lively character interactions. 1/2
🎨 《春夜宴桃李園圖》明 仇英

The tale of Kua Fu chasing the sun, from the Shanhaijing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), symbolizes ambition and sacrifice.
This myth warns of overestimating one’s abilities, as Kua Fu’s pursuit of the sun leads to his demise, leaving a legacy of determination and caution.
Story in ALT.
#mythology

🦋 Folklore-related tags on Bluesky, along with their hosts—already active on the platform—who run weekly themes:

#MythologyMonday
#FairyTaleTuesday
#LegendaryWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
#BOOKOLOGYTHURSDAY
#FolkyFriday
#BookWormSat
#FolkloreSunday
#BookChatWeekly

Please see their accounts below 👇

In some cases it can get to be the size of a soccer ball. And it also means there’s your intestine, in your scrote. Processing FOOD. Fun. youtube.com/shorts/SLzX3...

Alright Skeeties! I wanted to put all the anatomy facts in a thread to keep them organized so:

WELCOME to class of 2023 Insomniac Anatomy Academy! In which I study anatomy when I can't sleep and share the best facts with you. 🧪

Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics

Just logged out of Facebook.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Good Saturday morning all
#photography #Nature #fungus #landscape #mycelium

Faery friends
#Photography #Nature #fungus #landscape #mycelium

Nature will heal you
#photography #Nature #fungus #landscape #mycelium

New to Bluesky and looking for water colorists & quilters. Also interested in theatre.

People see this and they're like WHAT kids being let out of school for religious teaching?! Surely this is new.

It is not new. I see it is time for y'all to learn about the Bible Bus.

I went to school in western VA. In the mountains. One might call it Appalachia....🧵