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Black-anther Flax-lily is one of the many indigenous species planted by ReSource RICA. Photo by Geoff Nowak on Flickr

"There were four living trees on it, lots of erosion and it was an eyesore ..." chariot pulled by cassowaries posts the wonderfully inspiring story of a group of friends who, over a period of 20 years, rehabilitated "the most degraded, clapped-out piece of farmland they could find."

🐈 In MetaTalk, kensington314 has a fun idea for a collaborative mixtape!

Image of the F5 Sayler Park/Bridgetown tornado taken near Bridgetown Ohio, just west of Cincinnati, on April 3, 1974.

On April 3 and 4, 1974, thunderstorms spawned more than 100 tornadoes, killing more than 300 and injuring another 6000: backwoods has spun up a whopping megapost on the 1974 Super Outbreak, the most violent tornado outbreak in recorded history, and the changes it wrought.

Photo by Kevin Gale via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gale_house/)

Here’s a roundup of recent recommendations over in Ask MetaFilter: Toucan is searching for pleasant sensations to help themselves feel physically good every day and the suggestions are great!()

Caxton1476 is looking for advice on music education for the middle-aged, because it's never to late to get your groove on!

Finally, lizard2590 would like recommendations for podcasts on past pop culture.

Bust of Napolean from 'The Six Napoleans' in The Sherlock Holmes Museum by Gail Frederick

A hat is defined as a shaped covering for the head worn for warmth, as a fashion item, or as part of a uniform. So yes, there have been a lot of hats throughout history, as chronicled by the HatHistorian, in this post by ChurchHatesTucker. Click to check it out and discover the history of that oddly shaped hat worn by Napoleon!

Screenshot from video Rapper Lil Jon is famous for bringing crunk to the foreground in the early 2000s. He's also down with the benefits of meditation, as pointed out in this post by Shepard.

Detail of Michelangelo's grocery list for an illiterate servant

List fiends and ephemera fans will want to make a note of chavenet's post on the excellent One Thing After Another: A Reading List for Lovers & Makers of Lists by Kanya Kanchana, and add Mefi's own gnimmel of "Listing to Port," and bkeaggy of Milk, Eggs, Vodka and grocerylists.org. (thank you kristi and limeonaire!) to your loving list of delightful listers.

In Ask Metafilter, "The Google Podcast app will no longer work after April 2nd ... What free Android podcast apps do you recommend?"

JY14-VACHAGAN NARAZYAN, Small Victory, 2005, 7.75in x 13.5in, oil on canvas

cupcakeninja posted about Ukrainian painter Vachagan Narazyan, whose dreamlike paintings "offer imaginings of fantastic journeys both horizontally (representing physical experiences) and vertically (representing intellectual and spiritual learning ) to take place in a space between heaven and earth."

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) drone image of Francis Scott Key Bridge and Cargo Ship Dali

In hydra77's thread about the cargo ship crashing into the bridge, two comments in particular stand out. First, automatronic’s experience gives a look at the various issues of of maintaining and running a ship. Then WaylandSmith notes the physics involved that caused the collapse. Fascinating and enlightening information!

Photy by Микова Наталия

Hello, could you get the doorbell please 🛎️ There are some fish trying to migrate upstream in the Netherlands that need to get past a boat lock🐟🐠 The lock is closed, so if you see a fish on the cam (yes, of course there's a cam!), press the button to let them through!

Photo by I am R. via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/isfullofcrap/)

What is your advice for soft cotton and linen sheets that are soft and will last a while? 'Cause over in Ask MetaFiilter, peperomia is looking for suggestions, and really who wouldn't want the best bed sheets to sleep on?

lost baby hedgehog perched atop the head of an unsuspecting sightseer, apparently. (photo by Erik Mclean, pexels.com)

Post from fight or flight on Woman mistakes bobble for baby hedgehog wins for best photo of the day, best crouton petting post; best "bobble" vs "pompom" vs "puff" vs "tribble" vs "womble" post; best "Pro-hedgehog propaganda" post; best fluffy thread about fluffy threads post; and best fun name for baby animal (since yesterday) post.

photo by Steve Wilson on Flickr

Are you drawn to any combination of interesting tidbits about Australia, fascinating flora and fauna, natural history, and huge, fierce, flightless birds with blingy plummage, funky headgear, deadly talons, and an hypnotic stare? If yes, may I refer you to chariot pulled by cassowaries' entire body of work? Today we have the felicitous birth of a VIP (Very Important Puggle).

Original image by Andrey Grushnikov on pexels.com

Wheatlets asked "What does your daily schedule look like, hour by hour?," and it's interesting to read how various people juggle their various to-dos, must-dos, and wanna-dos vis a vis their various workloads and personality types.