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1911 — The Red Tower. Oil on Canvas. Orphism style. Robert Delaunay (1885 – 1941). Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Most people strive to be happy, even if we all have different ideas of what happy is! What doesn’t change is the science behind how our emotions work. We know that the part of the brain that controls our happy emotions is the hippocampus, and it releases a happy little chemical called seratonin that gives us uncontrollable joy when it’s flooding out and the gloomies when it’s low. What else might have this effect on us though?
Today’s infographic gives you some tips for staying as happy as you can be and how various activities and exercises can dramatically increase your happiness. [VIA]
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1948 — The Gossips. Oil on Canvas. Regionalism style. Norman Rockwell (1894 – 1978). Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA, USA.
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From 1968-2001, Fred McFeely Rogers entered the living rooms and the hearts of generations of young children, myself included. There are still many days that I find myself thinking of Mr. Rogers, singing or humming “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, or remembering some of the funny quirks and lessons that were taught through Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Today’s infographic is a little walk down memory lane for some, and new exposure to others about the timeless lessons that Mr. Rogers taught us all. [VIA]
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1943 — Broadway Boogie Woogie. Oil on Canvas. Neoplasticism style. Piet Mondrain (1872 – 1944). Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY, USA.
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The 2014 Sochi Bobsled Competitions are almost at a close, with only the four-man races left to run. Like many of the events we see in these Winter Games, the technology of the competition has changed dramatically since the first games in 1924. Then, the four man bobsled was literally that, four men on a sled bobbing down the track in Chamoinx, France. Today’s infographic shows what does into the designing and construction of a modern bobsled, following the process of the 2014 Bronze Medal winning US Men’s team and their Night Train 2 sled. [VIA]
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1897 — The Sleeping Gypsy. Oil on Canvas. Naiive Art (Primitivism) style. Henri Rosseau (1844 – 1910). Private collection.
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