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These “forgotten papyrus” scrolls existed circa 1100 B.C. ... 1100 B.C.!! (*feeling very small*) Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) Vienna, Austria by Sharon Hahn Darlin (cc by)

Love in an Orchard, as Written by the Trees. Donating Kittens to the Goddess Bastet. Parental Grief. Same-Sex Love Spells. A Runaway Child Bride. Rumple's post highlights various vignettes of ancient Middle Eastern life from the Papyrus Stories Group Blog.

Deepwater Horizon in flames after the explosion, via Wikipedia

My first hitch as a licensed guy, we get mayday calls. Deepwater Horizon. 33 nm east. Mayday. In a great comment, HVACDC_Bag reflects on working on spill response vessels in the Honda Point Disaster thread.

Cozy by Anne Marie Clarke

Snuggle up, frens: In Ask Metafilter, azalea_chant seeks Cozy Crime (less trope-y than cozy mystery), signal is looking for Cozy History on everyday life, and churl wants Bedtime Reading Suggestions for Couples.

Skiing slope of flour by biernackip (cc by)

Do you want kaiju? Because this is how you get kaiju. Mefites discuss the finer details of turning Lake Superior into bread.

Not a flashlight bat. Still would probably work, though. (photo by Todd Cravens at Unsplash)

Mefites are discussing emotional blocks and emotional magnets related to clutter, but before you start getting terribly nervous, taquito sunrise is here to reassure us that "the authors of these articles probably don't even know where you live and if they're particularly insistent about getting in your house to take all your books, you could probably defeat them with a flashlight bat, they don't seem that tough."

Making donations to food bank by wuestenigel (cc by)

JHarris created a post about effectively donating to a food bank. It's a great collection of tips on how to help those in need!

It's throwback Thursday, so let's revisit this AskMetaFilter question from early 2021: What do you always recommend to people? Come learn about pining socks together in the wash, heated mattress pads, how to handle money, cheap cleaning solutions, and so much more!

Mmmmm Pho by cogdogblog (cc by)

Cold and flu season is starting in the northern hemisphere, so here's how to handle it: A post chock full of culinary remedies was created by 'drewbage1847'! Check it out to learn more and/or come add your own recipes and tips!

Screenshot of Metafilter from 1999.

Prepare yourself, we're about to toot the horn of MetaFilter!

Mecran01 has shared a post from someone who joined MetaFilter in the early 2000s and grew up reading the site. It's a reflection on themselves, and the site, through changing times personally and on the internet.

All Life by Wonderlane (cc by)

In Ask Metafilter, underclocked has a great answer to the question "How can I avoid flogging myself for missing the life I could have had?"

Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann Lobster Chair appearing in DIS: New Eden

Pronoiac posted My god, it’s full of chairs, an index of over 160 different commercially-available chairs that have appeared in Star Trek productions.

I am looking for academic, semi-academic, not academic at all conferences at the intersection of two different fields or two different subjects. In Ask Metafilter, azalea_chant is seeking Interesting Conferences At the Intersections.

Scene from The Black Gold Tapestry Come view this breathtakingly beautiful embroidered story of oil in human history, created by Sandra Sawatzky, in this great post by 'They sucked his brains out!'

105554100 by tnssofres (cc by)

Ask Metafilter offers some penetrating replies to the all-important question "What other arteries might a vampire have easy access to?"

Senior business woman doing stretch exercise at home closeup. by shixart1985 (cc by)

Having a few aches and pains? No problem, brainwane crafted a post about HEP2go (Home Exercise Program), which helps people with clear instructions and examples for various exercises.