When in Poland, eat as the Polish do, and by that we mean to “Chrup, chrup” with gusto!

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Think the present day has lost the politeness of yesteryear? Think again with this witty collection of vicious one-liners collected by BuzzFeed community member Maddi Lewis.

Though you may know a thing or two about the creation of mountains, those behemoths of Earth’s landscape, their beauty is only enhanced by knowing more about their dramatic lives.

Young adults aren’t known for rushing into their doctor’s office with the least little sniffle, if they run to one at all, but a personality assessment in one’s twenties could indicate a tendency toward certain preventable conditions down the line.

With technology changing at a lightening-fast pace, sometimes you just need to slow down and appreciate the days when the typewriter Gramps used still did the job it was meant for fifty years later.

Step out off the information superhighway for a few moments and catch your breath with A Visual Compendium of Typewriters, from Pop Chart Lab.

Looking for a whole variety of tips on upping your productivity, all in one handy chart?

Check out this clever mindmap/flowchart by Anna Vital and play a little choose-your-own-adventure of more productive living.

When the zombie apocalypse hits, you might think you’re ready what with your readiness to cauterize a wound and all, but as The Medicine Journal points out in this video, that might not be such a hot idea after all, unless one is referring to the raging fever accompanying the infection that will most likely kill you.

If you weren’t at SXSW to hear Neil deGrasse Tyson take the stage Scientific American editor Christie Nicholson, no worries, since they gathered such a crowd, the overflow had to be shuffled into a nearby ballroom, and Mashable’s Annie Colbert was there to glean ten excellent quotes from this science icon to inspire your explorations and experiments for another day.

We’re not sure the rest of the animal kingdom is as fond of our tendency to dress up everything that moves in homemade knitwear, but crafty generosity can certainly come in handy when we mess up their environment in other ways.

Think the days of the mighty ship captain died with the legend of Captain Ahab?

Get a taste of ye olde seafaring glory with these epic shots of Captain Kevin Oprey of the Queen Mary 2 in this series commemorating the ship’s tenth anniversary.

Always meant to jump on the composting bandwagon, but are short on space or put off by the idea of worms in your living space?

Fear not, urban environmental warriors, the Food Cycler is here to save the day!