di bevan

25yo, Cambridge Uni (masters), Bath Uni (undergrad). England Unis Hockey, GB student riders, evented to advanced. Living life at 100mph 🤪

[di bevan @dibevan]

eventually you'll end up where you need to be, with who you're meant to be with, doing what you should be doing

[Gnome Anne May Perceive Me @annethegnome]

FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀

Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station!

Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀
🧵

[Latif Nasser @latifnasser]

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The Gardiner Brothers, born in the U.S. to Irish parents from Galway, dancing to Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad,"
https://t.co/jXgwj8eCdp

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

What is going on with February?!

A brief history of why it only has 28 days:

[Dripped Out Trade Unionists @UnionDrip]

No such thing as unskilled labor in 2023. You're crushing it, Jason.

[BabelColour @StuartHumphryes]

Armistice Day: 11am on Tuesday 11th November 1919, vast crowds in London observe the very first 2 minute silence for those killed in the Great War. The men have removed their hats out of respect for the fallen. (I originally colourised this photo for the Evening Standard in 2019)

[Emily Finch @DrEmilyFinch]

Ok folks. It’s time we talked about eels.

I’m a geologist but I recently learnt about eels and… wow.

Since then, I’ve been greeting strangers with ‘DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EELS?!’

Well, consider yourself a stranger in my path.

Strap in. It’s a 🧵

1/so many

[Brendan May @bmay]

Truss: “Your Majesty… Lovely to see you again.”

King: “Back again. Dear oh dear. Anyway…”

This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. 😂😂

[alex @alexrjsmith]

Would love to see a Home Alone type film of Prince Louis left to his own devices at Buckingham Palace today. Absolute carnage I imagine.

[CCTV_IDIOTS @cctv_idiots]

Engineering masterpiece 👌

[Chris Jackson @ChrisJack_Getty]

As the flag is lowered to half mast over Windsor Castle an incredible rainbow appears over the castle, for a few minutes and then just like that it was gone….

[Goblin Moder @mischiefanimals]

brutal hippo attack caught on camera

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

What happened is scientists discovered chlorofluorocarbons were bad for the ozone, countries believed them, the Montreal Protocol was signed, and CFC use fell by 99.7%, leading to the stabilization of the ozone layer, perhaps the greatest example of global cooperation in history.

[kira 👾 @kirawontmiss]

this is the craziest shіt i’ve ever seen

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Sea lions riding huge waves

near Santa Barbara Island, California filmed by Ryan Lawler of Pacific Offshore Expeditions

[Ruth Ibegbuna @MsIbegbuna]

Arrived in Italy late last night 🇮🇹🥰
Disappointed by an unlocked Airbnb flat that hadn't been cleaned/tidied after the host seemed fab 😔

Meticulously took photos for feedback & irritatedly started tidying up at 1am.
Then realised...
Wrong apartment. #14 not #16
A family home.

[margaux @iss3ymistak3]

bonsai garden today

[Layke Anderson @LaykeAnderson]

Here goes…

In late 2018, I tried to end my life on a tube platform. A woman saw what was happening, and stopped me. At the time, all I could remember about this woman were her earrings — like Qing Dynasty coins. I don’t recall much else to be honest, and I never told anyone.