When you think about prospecting or mining for gold somewhere like the Yukon, you probably imagine pans with tiny flakes in the bottom, or perhaps a small nugget glinting in the palm of your hand.

What if I told you, then, that the biggest one ever found was heavier than a full-grown man?

The worlds largest gold nugget was found in Victoria, Australia, on February 5th, 1869. John Deason and Richard Oats, two Cornish miners, dubbed their find Welcome Stranger, and recorded its weight as 158.7 pounds.

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It was 24 inches long.

The nugget was so large it wouldnt fit on the scale at the London Chartered Bank in Dunolly; they had to break it up before it could be photographed whole.

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It was melted down into gold bullion and the men received around 10k euro.

Today, it would likely be worth over 2 million.

The Pepita Canaa is the largest golden nugget still in existence, and it weighs an impressive 134 pounds...

We are cheating ourselves when we run away from the ambiguity of loneliness.

You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love, the artist Louise Bourgeois wrote in her diary. How much trust and love we wrest from life and lavish upon life is largely a matter of how well we have befriended our existential loneliness a fundamental fact of every human existence that coexists with our delicate interconnectedness, each a parallel dimension of our lived reality, each pulsating beneath our days.

In When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (public library) her timeless field guide to transformation through difficult times the Buddhist teacher Pema Chdrn explores what it takes to cultivate a nonthreatening relationship with loneliness, to transmute it into a different kind of relaxing and cooling loneliness that subverts our ordinary terror of the existential void.

Im someone who really, really doesnt like crowded elevators, so theres no way in Hell Id be getting onto one that was as packed as the one youre gonna read about in this story.

But she mustve had her reasons for acting this way, right?

Check out her story below and let us know in the comments if you think she acted like an a**hole.

AITA for not taking the next elevator when a mom with 7 children demanded it of me?

A neighbour of mine has 7 children and they are all under the age of 9.

I have seen her many times,and she always demands people take the next elevator because she has kids who need to get home. She has physically shoved into the elevators and forced people out, including my elderly father.

I was on my way home from work I take public transit and she was on the bus with all kids. They were screaming and running up and down the aisle; basically making such a scene that the driver asked her to have the kids sit down before they get hurt.

Sure enough, one of the kids was spinning around one of the poles and bumped her head as we were going over the train tracks near my place and started screaming. She looked like she was physically okay, no blood, not even a red mark, but she screeched the rest of the ride to the building.

I was first in the building and hit the elevator button. She came in with her double stroller and her gaggle of children running around her as I stepped into the elevator and held the door for her. She told me that I would have to get out and wait for the next one.

I said excuse me? She heavy sighed at me and said my stroller wont fit in with you in here. Get out and take the next one. I refused, saying I would make myself as tiny as I could but I was stayi...

One of the best things about history is that there are just so many things to know and learn. If youre not local to some little tidbits they might escape your attention entirely, but our mission here is to rectify that, one story at a time.

Like this one, in which people in Canada were suddenly able to hear each other from over 5 kilometers away.

It started on January 17th, 1947, when the temperatures in the Yukon (northwest Canada) began to drop. The cold snap lasted until February 5th, with the lowest temperature being around -84F on February 3rd.

If theres one thing the internet has taught me, its that there are way too many people hanging around in terrible relationships for far, far too long.

I think youll agree this OP falls into that category after you read about how her husband is treating her daughter shortly into their marriage.

She claims hes a man of god, but as theyre attempting to blend their family, shes noticed that he complains about her daughter often. Shes either not trying hard enough to spend time with his kids, not watching his kids when he asks, or is making his kids uncomfortable with her attitude.

My husband and I have been together for 3 years. He has 3 kids from his previous relationship and I have one. Shes the oldest (17). Hes a dedicated man, puts God first and loves everyone.

My husband always complains that my daughter doesnt spend time with her step siblings or him but she has reasons for that and that is school, health issues and work.

She does her best to spend as much time with them as she can. but she on the other hand complains that her stepdad tells her to basically take on the role of a babysitter whenever shes with her stepsiblings.

My husband denied that and said that my daughter was making up excuses to not have to spend time with his kids.

In an attempt to help the family bond, OP booked a vacation for everyone. Her husband wanted to exclude her daughter, since staying home alone would make her happy, but OP told him to knock it off.

For this issue, I figured that a family trip is what the family need to get together and spend more time around each others.

My husband liked the idea but said that his kids are now uncomfortable around my d...

Where do you draw the line when it comes to helping out family members?

It can definitely be a very touchy subjectand it can be even more complicated when it comes to parents.

So is this woman an a**hole for not helping out her homeless parents?

Read on to see what happened and let us know what you think in the comments.

AITA for not helping my parents when they are homeless?

My parents are terrible with money.

When I(27F) was little my father gambled away all the saving about $100,000 in risky penny stocks which got wiped out in 2008 and we were forced to move into a single bedroom in a house for the 3 of us.

Then my mom fell for an MLM and you can image what happened, they lost the down payment to the house they were saving for. I begged them not to sign up for it since I saw it was clearly a scam and showed them evidence it was and they just laughed at me and ignored me.

They lost about $28,000 from that. Then recently they fall for a college signup scam and lost $32,000. They werent signing up for college they just needed a loan and tried to go though a private broker who promised to get them a school loan that they would use on whatever they wanted.

I went with them to see the broker and told them it was a scam and they ignored me. So basically they were trying to scam the government and got scammed instead. I actually tried to pry the pen away from my father hands when I got desperate as he was writing down his bank info and SSN and he screamed at me I was embarrassing him and did it anyway.

Again they lost money and now they are homeless because their credit is c**p and they can barely afford even c**ppy apartments. They probably cant get that money back since they have little documentation on the broker and what he promised. Now they live in their c...

Learn About the Importance of Cairns (And Why You Shouldnt Make Your Own)

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If you've ever been on a hiking trail and seen a manmade stack of rocks, then you've encountered a cairn. Since prehistoric times, humans have stacked rocks as waymarkers or memorials. Scotland, in particular, is rife with cairns and, in fact, the word comes from the Gaelic word crn meaning heap of stones. In more modern times, cairns have been used to mark trails and mountains, help give directions, and even provide wind shelters.

But, people are increasingly building their own cairns without understanding their true purpose, and this is cause for concern. Sometimes celebrated as a zen practice, building cairns can have consequences. By adding cairns to trails without any consideration, it's possible to confuse hikers who use the rock stacks as directional markers. They can also disturb the environment, robbing the animals who live under the rocks of their shelter. The practice can also dislodge plants and inadvertently cause soil erosion. At the same time, it's also not wise to add to or knock over existing cairns, as you might confuse hikers who used authorized rock stacks as directional markers.

For these reasons, it's technically illegal to practice rock stacking in National Parks. While not always widely enforced, rangers consider these stacks to be rock graffiti' and will take them down when theyre spotted or discourage visitors caught building them, notes the Zion National Park hiking guide. All parks take a ...

An auction house appraiser found a 17th-century painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger behind a door in a northern French home. The Village Lawyer (1615-1617) depicts peasants in a greedy lawyers office, a scene Brueghel painted dozens of times. The work has been authenticated and its heading to an auction in Paris on March 28.

The appraiser, Malo de Lussac, told Hyperallergic he was very surprised when he found the painting. The family who owned the work always referred to it as the Brueghel, but thought it was a copy. (The paintings...

Jamie Lee Curtis Calls for Matinee Concerts for Those Who Go To Bed Early

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Actor Jamie Lee Curtis has always been outspoken. From declaring herself pro-aging to sparking conversations regarding female friendship, Curtis uses her platform to inspire change. And now, she's made another statement that is getting a lot of attention. The actor is calling for matinee concerts, allowing her and fellow early risers to go to bed at a reasonable time.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the Independent Spirit Awards, Curtis revealed that she had skipped an Oscar nominees dinner because of its late start time. Why? Because mommy goes to bed early, Curtis said. Cause 7:30 is gonna be nine before we get food, and you know what? Theres nothing good happening with me after nine oclock. Nothing. Zero!

Curtis furthered her complaint and threw in a staple of late-night entertainmentconcerts. I am gonna just say this now as a taunt and as a suggestion. U2: do a matinee. Coldplay: do a matinee. What about a 12-noon concert, Coldplay? What about it? Bruce Springsteen: do a f****** matinee! Youre old! Why wouldnt you let me come see you, Bruce Springsteen, in your glory dayspun intendedand do it at noon or one oclock? two oclock! two oclock matinee! she said.

The actress pointed out how Broadway theaters offer early shows. Theater in New York, two oclock! I will come and hear your five-hour concert, Bruce, at...

In recent portraiture from Uganda, seldom do the subjects not meet the gaze of the viewer. Instead, they appear deliberately posed, overtly conscious of their audience and how they will be viewed. Carson

In Ornamental Breakdown, Bernie Reids first institutional exhibition in the United Kingdom, the Edinburgh-based artist has taken the stencils developed throughout his three-decade career and cut them

The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania (ICA) and BlackStar Projects present Terence Nance: Swarm, the first solo museum exhibition dedicated to the artists genre-defying and innovative practice. Curated by Maori Karmael Holmes, Swarm highlights Nances experimentation in film, television, sound, and performance through the presentation of six large-scale, multi-channel videos and installations that he reimagined specifically for the exhibition.

As a filmmaker, writer, actor, and musician, Nance brings an interdisciplinary approach to his practice, offering unexpected and alternative paths for creating work that layers video, sound, printed matter, and live performance in contemporary environments. He first gained national recognition for his semi-animated feature film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. He debuted another seminal work, Random Acts of Flyness, at the BlackStar Film Festival in 2018. Now a Peabody Award-winning HBO series, the show examines contemporary Black life in America and returned for a second season this past December.

Nance draws much of his influence from the communities in which he creates work, including his birth city, Dallas; his current home, Baltimore; and Brooklyn. His career emerged in the wake of the Black Arts Mov...

Enchevetrement vertical (2022), 120 x 100 centimeters. All images Claire Lindner, shared with permission

Although fixed in glazed and fired ceramic, Claire Lindners voluptuous sculptures are primed for movement as they appear to crawl along walls or sprout upward like the leaves of a plant. Mimicking the spongy texture of living specimens like fungi, sea moss, and roots, the works embody several dualities from hard and soft to stasis and growth. The lively pieces also reference the relationship between biological processes and human intervention, as the artist (previously) sculpts organic forms and covers them with unnaturally bold gradients.

Lindner, whos based in the countryside in Montpellier, has one work in Within + Without on view through April 6 at Unit London and will be included in the LOEWE Foundation group show scheduled for May at the Noguchi Museum in New York. Shes also in the midst of a residency with the European Institute of Ceramic Art, which will result in an exhibition slated for June at the Thodore Deck Museum. Keep up with the artists latest projects and chances to see the works in person on her site and Instagram...

<h2><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/stage-zero-collection/" rel= "nofollow">Black-Owned Lingerie Company Has Created Breast Cancer Screen Bras for Women of Color</a></h2> <img alt= "Black-Owned Lingerie Company Creates a Breast Cancer Screening Bra Collection for People of Color" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-584234" height="500" src= "https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/breast-cancer-screening-bra-1.jpg" width="750"> <p>According to the <a href= "https://www.bcrf.org/blog/black-women-and-breast-cancer-why-disparities-persist-and-how-end-them/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Breast Cancer Research Foundation</a>, Black women have a 40%  higher death rate from breast cancer than white women. In many cases, Black women are diagnosed once the disease has progressed to the latter stages. Breast cancer awareness has increased over the past decades with more resources dedicated to helping catch the first sign of alarm. But even still, a majority of them depict how the symptoms appear on lighter skin. In an effort to help women of color understand how cancer manifests on darker skin, Toronto-based lingerie company <a href="https://loveandnudes.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Love & Nudes joined forces with advertising agency McCann Toronto for a project titled the Stage Zero collection.

Love & Nudes created a series of self-examination tools with the help of Dr. Mojola Omole, a surgical oncologist who oversaw the collection as the chief medical officer. According to the company, these are the first breast cancer screening bra attachments for Black women and women of color. Through 3D attachments and makeup work, these garments allow women to see, touch and feel the subtle changes in texture and shape in four different dark skin tones: Espresso Empress, Butterscotch Beauty, Knockout Nutmeg, and Honey Love.

The company lists the three main symptomspeau d'orange, lumps, and discolorationand how they are replicated on its bras. The peau d'orange, or orange peel texture was recreated by casting a silicone mold so the wearer can perceive inflammatory breast cancers dimpling. For the lumps, it created 3D-printed models and situated them exactly where they appear on the breast. As hard as a pea and bumpy like a kaffir lime, both lumps are true to life in size and shape, the company writes. To achieve the effect of discoloration, it worked with a world-renowned makeup artist to illustrate what looks like on a range of skin tones.</p> <p>The bras dont mean anything if the person is not...</p>

In a world where you can buy everything from a cheeseburger to a house on an app without ever speaking to another breathing human being, it may sound downright animal to pick up the phone and call a hotel to inquire for vacancies. But Im about to convince you that not only is it a brilliant idea that will save you big time travel money, it will also not be the anxiety-laden act you may expect.

One Man Is Increasing Wheelchair Accessibility in Iceland a Ramp at a Time

 

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For the 15th consecutive year, Art in Odd Places (AiOP) will be returning to Lower Manhattan from October 13 to 15. The collaborative art project is best known for engaging passersby in public art through its outdoor weekend festival celebrating visual and performance work. AiOP has announced an open call for project proposals pertaining to this years theme, Dress, chosen by selected curator and participating artist Gretchen Vitamvas. The proposal submission deadline is Sunday, May 14.

Born in 2005, AiOP was developed in response to the disappearance of civil liberties and the surveillance of public space after the events of 9/11, founder and director Ed Woodham told Hyperallergic. The project found its annual home on 14th Street between Avenue C and the Hudson River in 2008 and has been ensnaring the curious public for one weekend a year since then (save for 2020).

Its all about taking art from places that people often didnt want to go inside, like a gallery space or a museum or a theater, due to socioeconomic, educational, and personal comfort differences, and making it less precious and more accessible, Woodham continued. With that in mind, one of the tenets of AiOP is to not shove art onto people in public spaces, but t...

The last dream before birth, Ins Di Folcos debut New York exhibition, features canvases with luminous passages that evoke intergalactic atmospheres. Elements of glitter and grit comprise her creaturely

Sculptural Notebook Covers Are Fantastical Creatures Brought to Life

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Whether you're an artist, writer, or just someone who needs a place to jot down your thoughts, a dependable notebook is a must-have. But for many people, not just any journal will do. After all, sketchbooks and notebooks are an opportunity to express your individuality and aesthetic. Fortunately, for fans of all things fantasy, Canada-based artist Nad, aka Les Nadises, creates exquisite notebooks and pencils that will surely spark your imagination.

Originally from France, Nad spent 15 years creating cartoons in Paris. After moving to Montreal, she turned over a new leaf. I felt like starting over in my professional life, I started enjoying drawing again and decided to get back into sculpture. In the course of my various creative adventures, I ended up creating accessories for witchcraft lovers.

Each of the notebooks features a three-dimensional cover sculpted from polymer clay and painted with high-quality acrylic paint. I grew up in the 80s, so all the fantasy movies like The Neverending Story, Willow, Legend, Dark Crystal and many others have developed my imagination, Nad adds. She also creates wandlike pencils from clay and waterproof paint, which pair perfectly with any of the fierce notebook designs.

You can find available notebooks and pencils via Nad's Etsy shop.

Canada-based artist Nad, aka Les Nadises, creates notebooks and pencils for fantasy lovers.

All images Kellie Swanson, shared with permission

Artist and photographer Kellie Swanson imprints jackets, jeans, and other garments with the rich blue of cyanotypesan early form of photography that uses UV light to produce monochromatic printsas part of her burgeoning clothing line KSX. With grainy textures that complement the weave of fabrics, the brilliantly hued wearables feature natural specimens like ferns and flowers found around Swansons home in Bozeman, Montana. All of the garments are secondhand, and the artist sources most from thrift stores and vintage shops, ensuring KSX takes a more sustainable approach in an industry infamous for its waste.

Swanson began the upcycling project in 2020 as a way to re-engage her creative practice, and its since yielded several collaborations and collections, which sell incredibly fast. The next shop update is set for later this month, so keep an eye on Instagram to snag a piece.

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The dominant landscape tradition in East Asian art is called shan shui, or mountain and water. Aside from describing its chief subjects, the term also indicates the specificity of its medium: the

Seniors Recreate Rihannas Super Bowl Performance, Get Roses From the Pop Superstar

Rihanna's Super Bowl Half Time show sent ripples throughout pop culture, from Justina Miles' ASL performance to the conversations it started around motherhood and work. On top of that, it spawned myriad memes and reinterpretations, including some wholesome versions. The residents of Arcadia Senior Living Bowling Green in Kentucky got together to record a TikTok that paid tribute to Rihanna's performance, and the result is wonderful.

The 12-second video features the Super Bowl remix of Rude Boy and a group of women all dressed in white, just like Rihanna's backup dancers. They move to the sides (one with the help of a walker) to reveal 87-year-old Dora Martin, who portrays Rihanna with a microphone and a red outfit, cheerfully dancing along to the music.

The video has earned over 30 million views and 3.7 million likes, and it's even found some A-list fans. Rihanna as well as Jay-Z decided to send roses to the senior living facility where the stars of the video reside. The delivery included 100 red roses with the message, We love the TikTok here at Roc Nation, referencing his entertainment company, which boasts Rihanna on their artist roster.

The singer herself sent a bouquet of white roses with a card that described the video as amazing. The Arcadia Senior Living Bowling Green team shared a picture of the flower arrangement with the caption, The moment weve hoped for, Rihanna has delivered!

Riding a high from the viral status of the video, the flowers and the kind words further uplifted the elderly women. It makes you younger to know that you can keep up with them, Martin said regarding the response to her dancing in the video. It keeps you young. I feel like Im 16 years old....