1. Bamboo Palms remove formaldehyde and are also said to act as a natural humidifier.
2. Snake Plants absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde.
3. Areca Palms are one of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness.
4. Spider Plants are great indoor plants for removing carbon monoxide and other toxins. Spider plants are one of three plants NASA deems best at removing formaldehyde from air.
5. The Peace Lily could be called the “clean-all”. They’re often placed in bathrooms or laundry rooms because they’re known for removing mold spores. Also know to remove formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from air as well. A somewhat toxic plant to pets however, so keep this one on a shelf or out of reach altogether.
6. A Gerbera Daisy not only has beautiful flowers, but they also remove benzene from the air. They’re known to improve sleep by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off more oxygen throughout the night.
via Jessica Chrysler

Your Brain Develops The Negative

Instructions:

1. Stare at the gray dot on the woman’s nose for 30 seconds (click on image for larger size).
2. Look quickly at the gray box below (or look at a plain surface like a ceiling or blank wall).
3. Blink repeatedly and quickly.

Source: Ptolemy, 2nd cent. ”Map of the World.” 1482. John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.
Many of us have learned that Europeans thought the world was flat until Columbus proved them wrong by sailing west in search of a route to Asia. Yet, the map above, produced in 1482, actually depicts the world according to Ptolemy in the 2nd century —over 1,000 years earlier than Columbus’ voyage.

PBS NATURE: Animal Odd Couples

A lot of people, in both religious and scientific circles(as well as neither), have this indoctrinated practical attitude towards animals that crosses the line into being frigid and cruel. Animals feel, they think and they have empathy. This video proves it. Please watch this video.

"Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed — chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their bark hides, branching horns, or magnificent bole backbones… Through all the wonderful, eventful centuries since Christ’s time — and long before that — God has cared for these trees… but he cannot save them from fools — only Uncle Sam can do that."

- John Muir, father of American conservation - 1897 (via sciencecenter)

(Source: The Atlantic, via sciencecenter)

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The Voices Inside My Head ;p

Your Brain Develops The Negative

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