A research carried out on two dozen breeds, from poodles to pit bulls, confirmed what most pet owners already suspected. When a dog watches either a stranger or its owner yawn, the dog is far more likely to yawn in response to its owner. A big part of this is empathy. Dogs are known to be skilled at reading human social and communicative behaviors, they can tell when the owner is sad, for example. While said study didn’t concentrate on yawning being contagious between dogs, it is believed that this is also true.
via kuvaton, blogs.nytimes.
You might have already heard that President Yanukovych has fled Kiev as the protesters took over security. Here’s a photo of three of them playing golf on the President’s residence. The Parliament appointed new speaker and interior minister, has impeached President Viktor Yanukovych and called for elections on May 25.
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Propeller Island City Lodge is located in Berlin, Germany. All rooms and objects were created by the German artist Lars Stroschen. Each of the 30 rooms has its unique design. There are even flying beds and upside down rooms. The hotel is so strange that guests receive manuals on how to use the rooms.
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That’s the best begging face I’ve ever seen.
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I don’t know whether I should be amazed or scared.
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Engineers are going to love this.
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The protests in Kiev, Ukraine are getting more tense by the day.
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This is great, I always thought that fish have too little space in their small tanks. Now they can explore the world (well, your apartment at least) and come chat when they’re lonely.
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