SHELL GAME Flights were delayed at New York City’s JFK Airport yesterday when about 150 diamondback terrapin turtles bounded across runways en route to lay eggs in Jamaica Bay. Officials collected some in a pickup truck to help speed their journeys; none of the turtles were reported harmed. (Photos via the Guardian)
My mother left my father home alone with my twin sister and I once when we were infants. He took off our bracelets to bath us. My mother came home during the bathing process, took one look at the bracelets and asked if he knew which twin was which. Look of horror, and then a stab in the dark. So, I might not have the name I was given at birth.
– From: Parents of twins, is it remotely possible you mistakenly mixed up your kids identity while they were young? : AskReddit (via nickdouglas) Via Too Much Nick
Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.
– Lemony Snicket, The Slippery Slope (via loltracizzle) Via disaster tourism
shit’s made of fucking toothpicks.
With Lady Gaga’s new album and the Oprah finale, it’s a pretty big week for gays who like awful things.
– Michael Hartney | someecards.com (via siddman) Via Darker Me
Two Little Owls (Athene noctua) were spotted getting affectionate as they prepared to start their mating season. Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured the romantic scene outside Lleida, in the Catalonia region of Spain. He explains: “There were some lovely shows of affection; when the female approached the male he would seem to gently “kiss” her forehead.
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