More than etiquette manuals, there is beauty and strength in the stubborn power of politeness over time. More than chocolate, butter and ego, the oddest brownie recipe I’ve ever read begins “First, you need an island. Start with a small Welsh one made of old red sandstone, one mile long and half a mile wide. Sprinkle the edges liberally with sea campion and thrift. Populate with birds. Add Vikings.”
More generosity in unexpected places is wonderful – like this librarian giving away books at the RNC (“Make America Read Again” proclaims his hat), and paying-it-forward with free ice-creams for inner-city kids , who write thank you notes to their benefactors.

More than zombie food, it’s your brain! The map of the brain has been updated , with nearly a 100 new regions explored. In other exploration, this video discusses what Latter-Day Saints usually call “spirit” – as Segullah staffer Lisa says, “I think it’s important to learn new jargon for universal truths.” Also seeking more understanding, comes the realisation and “Advice for the Younger Missionary Me: We Aren’t God’s Only People ”. More “holy envy” anyone?

More rat complaints in Chicago (up 67% so far this year) has an unexpected army waging war – the furry inhabitants of the Tree House Human Society, America’s first cageless, no kill shelter. More credit where it’s due, and more in keeping with Abe Lincoln’s advice that “You shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet”, here’s a list of 8 things the prophets didn’t say .

More cone cells in your eyes means more shades and colours: 2 cone cell types for the colour blind means seeing about 10,000 shades, 3 types for non-colour blind people equates to about 1 million different colours, and after 25 years of searching, a woman has been found who has FOUR different cone cells , meaning up to 100 MILLION potential colours in her everyday life. There are times when more colour ability would be fabulous – like these incredible Ukrainian flower crowns , and these artworks (“out”stillations?) using leaves, stones, sticks and nature (which includes the image above).

More Peculiar Treasures next Monday! Until then, have a fantastic week, and we thank you for your patience during our site rebuild! More awesomeness, more posts, more discussion, more Segullah!