Trivial | Baby Sand Cat

A rare baby Sand Cat was born to Israel’s Safari Zoo recently. Once a common cat in the dunes of Israel, the cat has become basically extinct in the region. The newborn has given hope to conversationalists who hope one day to reintroduce the Sand Cat to the wild. - The Uniblog

Trivial | A Gentleman's Guide

And to carry on my over the top zeal for bow ties, here is a Gentleman's Guide to tying a bow tie!
Now onto the Ball!

Trivial | Sea Nomads

 

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'The Bajau Laut people of the south-western Philippines and Indonesia live their entire lives no the sea. Know as the "sea gypsies" or "sea nomads", they inhabit amazing villages built on stilts in the middle of the ocean.

Many Bajau people do not set foot on land except to trade fish and sea cucumber for rice and (ironically) water, build new boats, or bury the deceased. In fact, they some times report feeling"landsickness" when they do!

Even when the fragile driftwood settlements are decimated in the typhoon season, or ransacked by pirates, they just take their boats and start to build a new house. 

These amazing people are so at home in the water that their bodies have physically adapted to it, giving them better under water vision and the ability to hold their breath for up to 5 minutes while free-diving for their dinner.'

What an amazing way to live.

Trivial | Eye Miniatures

In the 18th and 19th centuries, wealthy British and European lovers exchanged eye miniatures, love tokens that captured the gaze of the recipients significant other. They were worn on the lapel as to be close to the heart.

Less than 1,000 are thought to exist, often both the owner of the piece and the subject within it are never identified.

Trivial | Mumbai, Crazy India.

"The eye-catching swimming pool in Mumbai, India, has been built to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming.

It was constructed by attaching a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline to the floor of the pool.

The idea was conceived by advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, who were commissioned by banking giant HSBC to promote its £50million project tackling climate change.

The Ogilvy team came up with an innovative way to show the adverse impact of global climate change. They glued an aerial view of a city to the base of a swimming pool.
When the pool was filled with water, it gave a shocking effect akin to a city submerged in water. The visual of a sunken city shocked swimmers and onlookers, driving home the impact of global warming, and how it could destroy our world someday."

Trivial | Hello Kitty Jelly Belly

Hello Kitty + Jelly Belly = MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN.

Found these in Ballantynes yesterday. Hello new addiction! So cute.
As you can see I have already eaten a lot of them. My favourite has to be Red Apple.

Trivial | NYC Grand Central Terminal, 1929

The light doesn’t stream in like this anymore because the buildings around the station are too tall.
Isn't this just beautiful.