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In 1990, as Voyager 1 was leaving the solar system, Sagan fought a long internal battle at NASA to turn the cameras around one last time to photograph Earth. Many engineers opposed it, fearing it might damage the cameras or waste time. But Sagan’s successful effort resulted in the "Pale Blue Dot" image. He used this tiny, 0.12-pixel speck of Earth to write his famous reflection on how "every human being who ever was" lived on that "mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam".

I hope she knows that she has a whole army of nerds who got her back 🥹🤏🏻

"I am Tiger Woods"

Tears of the Kingdom player builds a giant working pirate ship 🎥: u/kmarkow

Virginia Woolf took her own life 85 years ago on this day. Here is the beautiful final letter she left for her husband, my great-uncle Leonard Woolf 💜

What a beautiful theatre! The global premiere of The Super Mario Galaxy movie happens tonight here in Kyoto, Japan the home of Nintendo.

On July 31, 1968, a young, black man was reading the newspaper when he saw something that he'd never seen before. With tears in his eyes, he started running and screaming throughout the house, calling for his mom... He would show his mom, and, she would gasp, seeing something she thought she would never see in her lifetime. Throughout the nation, there were similar reactions. What they saw was Franklin Armstrong's first appearance on the iconic comic strip "Peanuts." Franklin was "born" after a school teacher, Harriet Glickman, had written a letter to creator Charles M. Schulz after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death outside his Memphis hotel room. Glickman, who had kids of her own and having worked with kids, was especially aware of the power of comics among the young. “And my feeling at the time was that I realized that black kids and white kids never saw themselves [depicted] together in the classroom,” she would say. She would write, “Since the death of Martin Luther King, 'I’ve been asking myself what I can do to help change those conditions in our society which led to the assassination and which contribute to the vast sea of misunderstanding, hate, fear and violence.'” Glickman asked Schulz if he could consider adding a black character to his popular comic strip, which she hoped would bring the country together and show people of color that they are not excluded from American society. She had written to others as well, but the others feared it was too soon, that it may be costly to their careers, that the syndicate would drop them if they dared do something like that. Charles Schulz did not have to respond to her letter, he could have just completely ignored it, and everyone would have forgotten about it. But, Schulz did take the time to respond, saying he was intrigued with the idea, but wasn't sure whether it would be right, coming from him, he didn't want to make matters worse, he felt that it may sound condescending to people of color. Glickman did not give up, and continued communicating with Schulz, with Schulz surprisingly responding each time.   She would even have black friends write to Schulz and explain to him what it would mean to them and gave him some suggestions on how to introduce such a character without offending anyone. This conversation would continue until one day, Schulz would tell Glickman to check her newspaper on July 31, 1968. On that date, the cartoon, as created by Schulz, shows Charlie Brown meeting a new character, named Franklin. Other than his color, Franklin was just an ordinary kid who befriends and helps Charlie Brown. Franklin also mentions that his father was "over at Vietnam." At the end of the series, which lasted three strips, Charlie invites Franklin to spend the night one day so they can continue their friendship.

@Hatzmania @catsdex I'd sit under that tree

@catsdex It took me 4 days to build a fucking tree

pokopia is NOT a cozy game, pokopia is a second job where you shed blood, sweat and tears

In 1960, Ormond Gigli turned a doomed row of New York brownstones into something unforgettable. With no budget, he gathered 43 women, gave them full creative freedom, and placed them in empty windows just hours before demolition. Shot from a fire escape, the result wasn’t just a photo—it was a fleeting moment of beauty, frozen seconds before it vanished forever. © History Pictures #archaeohistories

More than 200 pilots and flight attendants gathered outside Air Canada’s headquarters in the rain and cold to honour fallen pilot Antoine Forest as his body was returned to his family. ❤️🕊️

In just a few days, we'll be sending humans on a flight around the Moon. Have you watched our documentary series on the mission? Watch Moonbound before Artemis II lifts off: plus.nasa.gov/series/moonbou…

Review in progress: 🎮#CrimsonDesert I freaking love this game! #XboxShare

@nib95_ Nice! Appreciate hearing details like this to get a sense on why people are enjoying the game Also wondering whether people with a PC that's not able to run it on the highest settings are having fun too

Yea, so far I'm loving Crimson Desert. Its grand sense of discovery, spontaneous adventure, majesty, fantasy and scale all speak to me. My last play session: +Needed to find mystic mushrooms in forest. +Found enemy camp in swamp on route, cleared it, plus numerous lock box puzzles etc for great loot. +Headed deeper into forest +Pesky forest children tranquilsed me and dragged me to some camp. +Forest girl who wasn't evil asked for my help. +Headed to her new meeting point, along way find a secret merchant who sells Abyss Artifacts! +See distant shrine, went to it and did puzzle with telekinesis to pre-power it. +See huge tower like cliff in distance, scaled its peak to find Abyss Artifact. +Glided off cliff directly to meeting point with girl. +Says some big thing has an item on its head I need to retrieve. +Deeper in forest find it's a huge Ent! +Climbed it Shadow of the Colossus style to retrieve item. +In return for it, girl formed alliance with my clan and gave me permission to access secret forest village! +Headed back to forest, found secret cave to obtain the mystic mushrooms I first came for. +Then explored the secret forest village, previously hidden. Stunning and whimsical, filled with magical forest children, cats and cat people! After all that headed back to my camp where I'd gathered more Greymanes, and started to improve and upgrade it. Feeling a sense of story progression and comradery with my clan. Then used new dye and now have an even more boss look. All in a days work! 💪🏽🔥 #CrimsonDesert

Some open‑world games drain you with empty space. And then there are the ones that pull you in so hard you want to explore every corner. Crimson Desert is absolutely the second type.

Had to share this absolutely breathtaking bookstore I found in Buxton, England

Nolan : Its a space Movie so keep the music simple Meanwhile Hans : Sureeee🗿

When movies were shot on physical film, the film was measured in feet. This is why any recorded thing is now called ‘footage.'

Pretty sure the marketing team behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has infinite money because what do you mean Times Square is full of Mario Galaxy billboards?!

Built in 1592, this building is older than the United Kingdom itself. When this house was built, Elizabeth I was still on the throne. The Spanish Armada had only recently been defeated, and Shakespeare was in the middle of writing his plays. Constructed using unseasoned “green” oak, the timber slowly twisted and settled as it dried, giving the structure its distinctive lean. It has stood through civil war, empire, industrialisation, and world wars. More than 430 years later, it remains. Slightly crooked, but still standing. Follow @oaksandlions for more posts like this every day.

A 91-year-old gamer has gone viral after beating Resident Evil Requiem without using any guides Yang Binglin tracked puzzles and maps by hand in a notebook while playing