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SEE ME, SAW YOU Dan Levin / 2014 altered view-masters http://danlevinsobjects.tumblr.com/

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John Montagu and the origin of the sandwich,

In 18th century Britain John Montagu was a very popular and famous man. He was First Lord of the Admiralty, Postmaster General, Secretary of State for the Northern Department, and the patron of Captain Cook’s exploration of the South Pacific. Despite all of his achievements one feat would make his name immortal, the eponymous creation of the sandwich.

In his spare time Montagu loved to play cards with his buddies, especially whist and cribbage.  Often he would order his meals directly to the playing table, however he found it difficult to eat his bread, meats, and cheese while at the same time having a free hand to play cards with or without making a mess.   In 1762 he created a solution by placing his meat and cheese between two slices of bread, leaving a free hand available to play cards with.  While John Montagu was not the first person to put meat and cheese in bread, he would make it popular and give the sandwich its modern name.  

John Montagu’s aristocratic title was “The 4th Earl of Sandwich”, and quickly Montagu’s food item spread in popularity among the upper and middle classes of Britain as more people began to order their meat and cheese “the same as sandwich” or “in sandwich style”.  So the next time you enjoy a yummy sandwich, remember John Montagu and his great contribution to humanity.

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Double doggin' #gooftroop

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Love at first sight.

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Finger Pointing - Roy Lichtenstein

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Geoff Dyer (b. 1947, Hobart, Tasmania) - 1: Lake Repulse 2   2: Return To Ocean Beach 3, 2013  3: Lake Repulse, Fires  4: Nocturne-Ocean Beach 2, 2006     Paintings: Oil on Linen

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Today the Department of Teeny-weeny Wonders would like to welcome some very special froglets who just hatched at Seattle’s wonderful Woodland Park Zoo. These are Solomon Island leaf frogs (Ceratobatrachus guentheri), commonly known as triangle frogs. One of the things that makes them so special is that they’re one of a small number of frog species who undergo direct development, which means form them there’s no tadpole stage. Instead these froglets hatch from their eggs as fully-formed (if incredibly wee) frogs. They can fend for themselves as soon as they hatch, which probably explains the delightfully determined expressions on their faces.

Photos by Woodland Park Zoo keeper Alyssa Borek

Visit io9 to learn more about these remarkable (and outrageously cute) amphibians.

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There were entirely too many chairs in the print studio. #hell #yeah

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#zepelin #led #ledhead #gooftroop #drawing #drink #doodle #dude

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Snakes #woodcut #screenprint #snake #gooftroop #finals #art #yeah

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Hank

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Who dropped the brown? Matt dropped that brown, ow! #woodcut #screenprint #finals #mixedmedia #gooftroop #art

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MUSCLE BIRD

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n74_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Via Flickr: Description des reptiles nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus de la collection du Muséum d’histoire naturelle et remarques sur la classification et les caractères des reptiles.. [Paris :Muséum d’histoire naturelle]1852-. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4039518 rocodiles have eyes/ears/nostrils on top of head so they can still see, hear & smell when almost fully submerged biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4039518

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Nuit - Kiki Smith

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Snake proofin. #sundayfunday #woodcut #printmaking #snake