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Japan.

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Crown shyness is a phenomenon where trees' uppermost branches avoid touching, forming a delicate web of natural negative space. This is thought to be a growth response to prevent ongoing abrasion damage and potential pest invasion.

📽:Dimitar Karanikolov

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🚨The Disappearance Of Tara Calico And The Frightening Photos Left Behind🚨

On the morning of September 20, 1988, 19-year-old Tara Calico left her home in Valencia County, New Mexico, to go for her daily bike ride.

Her route, along New Mexico State Road 47, was the same every day. Her mother, Patty Doel, knew it well because the pair of them often traveled it together. Lately, though, Patty had been skipping rides.

A recent incident in which a car drove aggressively close to her — deliberately passing her multiple times — had made her nervous and less inclined to ride. Tara, however, continued the tradition, cheerfully refusing her mother’s suggestion that she carry mace.

It was the same sunny stretch she had been riding for years, and nothing bad had ever happened. As she headed out the door, Tara jokingly told her mother that she’d better come looking for her if Tara didn’t show up by noon. She had a tennis date with her boyfriend at 12:30 that she was determined to keep.

But noon came and went, and Tara Calico never came home.

On the afternoon Tara disappeared, Patty drove up and down their bike route, looking for any sign of her daughter. When she couldn’t find her, Patty contacted the police.

The search party they put together located neither Tara Calico nor her bike, and nobody who was questioned witnessed any kind of accident or abduction.

Police also found pieces of Calico’s Walkman and a cassette tape, which Patty would later become convinced were broken and dropped deliberately, part of her daughter’s effort to leave a trail. But Tara and her pink bike weren’t found.

Without compelling evidence of foul play, police began to question John and Patty about Tara’s home life. Was their daughter happy? Did she ever talk about travel?

They suspected that the 19-year-old had run away from home — a hypothesis her family vehemently denied, describing Tara as a cheerful girl brimming with enthusiasm.

on June 15, 1989, nearly nine months after Tara Calico’s disappearance, a mysterious Polaroid picture was discovered in a convenience store parking lot in Port St. Joe, Florida, nearly 1,500 miles from where Tara had disappeared.

The eerie photo showed a teenage girl and a young boy lying on sheets and a pillow.

Both have duct tape over their mouths and appear to be bound.

The family of nine-year-old Michael Henley came forward to identify the young boy in the polaroid. Michael had vanished in New Mexico in April 1988 while on a hunting trip with his father, and for a time, both families waited anxiously for news.

In 1990, Michael Henley’s remains were discovered in New Mexico’s Zuni Mountains, just seven miles from the campsite where he disappeared.

Today, Tara Calico has been missing for more than 35 years. Her disappearance remains one of the most haunting cold cases in recent memory — and at this point, it seems that only chance will turn up answers.

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@fasc1nate This is heartbreaking 💔😭

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@fasc1nate this dad is a legend ❤️

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Most effective massage technique
to relieve tiredness and stress.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of amazing places you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵

1. Castle of Vezio, Italy

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Mexico is the home to an ancient and spectacular ceremony that still succeeds -

Danza de los Voladores (game of the fliers), a ceremonial ritual  dance of Mexico, with deep spiritual significance originating from Veracruz, Mexico.

The tradition ultimately originating among pre-Columbian Totonac  and Huastec Indians of the region now occupied by Veracruz and Puebla, where it is still danced and spread across Mexico and down as far as Nicaragua. While it is now most closely associated with Totonac peoples of Veracruz, in particular in Papantla, (hence once of its names), this intriguing danza  was likely invention of Nahua, Huastecs and Otomi.

The original significance of the Danza de los Voladores was, like many other Mesoamerican rituals, connected with fertility, corn, and the harvest. According to Totonac myth, the Danza de los Voladores originated as a way to appease the gods and end severe drought. This theory perhaps explains why the ritual is most closely associated with rain and solar gods such as Tlazotlteotl, Xipe and Totec, as well as notable solar events such as the Spring Equinox.

The Danza de los Voladores has been significantly revived in recent years (albeit mainly for commercial purposes) and nowadays, it’s so important to the cultural heritage of Mexico that it was recognised by UNESCO in 2009.

Typically, five men dressed in striking red and white outfits, bedecked with mirrored elements and rainbow headdresses representing sun and rainbows, respectively, shimmy up, as all men (voladores, or “flyers”) dance on a platform atop a pole, 30m high, before four of them proceed to tie themselves to the top of the pole with rope. The 5th member, known as Caporal, either plays the flute, bangs on a drum or sings at the top of pole. The 4 voladores  (representative of the earth’s cardinal directions and elements) then launch themselves backwards from pole, beginning their elegant (but terrifying) descent towards the ground. While it may look rather ill-calculated, a total of 13 rotations are completed each totaling 52 and cleverly mirrors the years in the Aztec calendar’s ‘Century.’ At the end of the dance, they circle downward around the pole as the ropes that fasten them to it unwind.

Although the modern-day  performance is close to what the original iterations would have been like, there have undoubtedly been modifications throughout the years. While early versions began with the felling of a tree that would become the central pole (process known as tsakáe kiki), it’s now far more common to see permanent metal poles used instead. Furthermore, the ritual was once far more complex, involving meditation and the impersonation of birds, whereas in Nahua and Otomí cultures, there is no pre-pole climbing dance. Other iterations feature six voladores, rather than five.

According to some scholars their costumes and music show Spanish influence, the dance itself survives almost exactly in its original form. The ancient agricultural fertility significance of the dance has disappeared, but there remains in the number of dancers 4 or 6, pre-Christian ritual orientation to the four points of the compass plus the zenith and the nadir.

Nowadays, the Voladores de Papantla are a popular tourist attraction, with shows being performed regularly in tourist destinations across the country, such as Puerto Vallarta, Playa del Carmen, and Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park. However, there are plenty of other more off-the-beaten-path places to catch a glimpse of the famous ‘flyers, ’including at the annual Encuentro de Voladores at El Tajín, Veracruz, the historic centre de Papantla, Veracruz and Cuetzalán, Puebla. Alternatively, you can catch the Guatemalan take on Danza de los Voladores, which is known as Palo Volador in Joyabaj, Chichicastenango or Cubulco on specific days of the year.

🎥© TheGlobeWonderer (IG)

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[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of surreal sculpture details 🧵

1. Water flowing over toes

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Amethyst Bathtub :

Greeks and Romans used amethyst in several ways from beads in jewelry to amulets. These ancient civilizations placed a high value in this stone. Their belief was that the amethyst crystal meaning was synonymous with luxury (obviously the maker of this bathtub did too). As such, it was highlighted as part of their crowns, scepters and rings. Christian bishops wore amethyst jewelry in the form of a ring. It’s color was meant to symbolize royalty.

Baldi of Florence, Italy, has made the ultimate luxury bathtub out of precious purple amethyst and accented with 24 karat gold plated legs. The amethyst bathtub retails for only $125,000!

The company also made a matching tumbler, lotion dispenser, and soap dish. Because they are very considerate and know that you would want these things in the bathroom to match your magnificent amethyst bathtub.

Amethyst healing properties are as plentiful as the stone itself. It is thought of mostly as a protective stone. As it is linked to the crown chakra, it is helpful in purifying the mind and clearing it of negative thoughts. This includes the negativity of stress and anxiety, which is why many meditate with amethyst so as to rid themselves of that darkness. Amethyst healing properties are especially useful in regards to work-related stress, because the stone is also associated with abundance; therefore relieving stress while emanating prosperity. The amethyst properties which facilitate intuition and communication can also be applied to increased work effectiveness. All good reasons to sit for an hour or so in a amethyst tub full of bubbles to clear out your chakras.

Sadly, Baldi no longer carries the Amethyst Bathtub.

#archaeohistories

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Waves against the cliffs of Inis Meain, Ireland

📹damiensdoodles

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Monarch butterfly migration

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Kids on the streets of England, 123 years ago in the year 1901.

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Magnificent 800-year-old Ginkgo tree🌳

📍Village of Bangye-ri , South Korea 🇰🇷

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The art of bamboo drifting
https://t.co/amZwvrvXBT

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

This golden stone is Copal Amber from Colombia. Copal, sometimes referred to as “young amber” has been dated from tens of thousands to several million years old.

📽️ by @ Astoneforeveryhome /IG

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It’s insane to think humans traveled these waters thousands of years ago

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The incredible view from gates of the
Hotel Villa Cipressi in Lake Como, Italy
https://t.co/ynyiwdmaEa