"SWITZERLAND is rarely thought of as a wild artistic center. Most of us recall the harsh verdict of Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in “The Third Man,” who declared that the country’s most creative achievement was the cuckoo clock."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n0GWuPnvKw

"When she arrived at Lake Geneva in May 1816, she was looking for a vacation, not literary inspiration. Unfortunately the weather was so ghastly in Switzerland that she was trapped inside nearly the entire time."

https://home.cern/

"This calm, natural landscape also juxtaposes the chaotic nature of the writing of the novel, the turbulent rains and storms taking place while Shelley wrote Frankenstein in the same setting. While the landscape of Geneva remains calm and peaceful, the inner turmoil – and outer violence committed by the creature in the midst of such tranquility of Geneva – contrast to highlight the unnaturalness of the creature and Victor’s despair. This ultimately suggests the peace (especially of mind) that Victor potentially could have retained in Geneva had he never left and created such an unnatural atrocity in the creature."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGAOstUIhpU

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/travel/lake-geneva-as-byron-and-shell...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWDQKVXAL-I

"As I drew near, I could easily imagine the bohemians of 1816 gathering by candlelight in the upstairs dining room to debate and carouse."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-5YC_oHjE

"The summer of 1816 was historic not only in a literary sense. A huge volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 (far more powerful than Krakatoa would be 68 years later) sent a pall of volcanic ash across the Northern Hemisphere, bringing so much cold weather and torrential rain to Europe that 1816 was nicknamed “the Year Without a Summer.” In Switzerland, it was mid-June when the freakishly bad weather began — “an almost perpetual rain.”"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DeDzsCGbsQ

"Even before a planning application has been submitted, the two sides are squaring up for battle."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61797444

“To ensure the quarry, its underground caverns and voids remain safe and protected, there is a need to creatively and responsibly repurpose the site,” it said. “Burlington Stone’s vision is to unlock a sustainable future for Elterwater Quarry, which celebrates our rich quarrying legacy and the history of human endeavour while bringing the natural geological resource to life.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byvYt1gHf-g

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/14/lake-district-rollercoas...

"“When the propellant is ejected out the back, you have what’s essentially water and carbon dioxide – that briefly forms a cloud in space that’s illuminated by the sun,” Easther said. “The geometry of the satellite’s orbit and also the way that we’re sitting relative to the sun – that combination of things was just right to produce these completely wacky looking clouds that were visible from the South Island.”"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-61851694

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrjdpNDfZLo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/20/lights-spiral-new-zealand-...

"I thought wouldn't it be amazing if I could get to the bunker without having to walk down the path outside?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMnGmoLS6zo

lol

"When you, your cyborg grandfather, a Egyptian tarot card reader, a man who likes cherries, a French man, and a dog have to go to Egypt to fight your vampire great, great, great step-uncle, who stole your great, great, grandfather’s body."

"Recognizing that the Voyagers would eventually fly all the way to interstellar space, NASA authorized the production of two Golden Records to be placed on board the spacecraft. Sounds ranging from whale calls to the music of Chuck Berry were placed on board, as well as spoken greetings in 55 languages."

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVRdEvdovgk&list=PL4D51474AB7BE5595&index=2

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fast-facts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PDmZnG8KsM

""There is a sphere of radio transmission about thirty light years thick expanding outward at the speed of light, announcing to every star it envelops that the earth is full of people.

"Our television programs flood space with signals detectable at enormous distances by instruments not much greater than our own. It is a sobering thought that the first news of us may be the outcome of the Super Bowl.""

Awwe...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsbybubaJ64

Seven of Nine.

"The landscape tree scheme is open to anyone who has the space available to plant a minimum of ten trees around their land. The PArk Authority say that ideally the trees would be a mixture of species, helping to future-proof their survival by reducing the risk that they succumb to any particular disease. Following three years of maintenance by the National Park Authority (which is included at no cost), the trees should continue to be tended to by the landowner."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/24/my-wife-and-daughte...

"When we look 200 or even 500 years into the future of the North York Moors, we need to see the next generation of those gnarly, creviced old trees that support vast numbers of invertebrates and fascinate everyone who sees them. Such trees are essential to healthy ecosystems and of course act as long-term carbon stores that help mitigate climate change."

https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/north-york-moors-nation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FrJCYT7Q9k

"A North Yorkshire local access forum meeting earlier this month heard a Natural England officer leading the proposal explain how national trails were about linking communities and boosting business and tourism opportunities rather than just being “a line on a map” for long distance walkers."