TIL that the tea cozy was popularised by the Duchess of Bedford in 1840 as a way of extending the duration of the growing British tradition of "tea time".

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Owl in flight [x-post from /r/pics]

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The window can't be opened. But I can open it anyway. Wait, what?

If Google Glass etc. becomes mainstream, kids of the future won't understand why we used to turn off the minimap/HUD/etc. when taking screenshots in videogames.