Author: staff
6 ancient sewer systems to which we all owe thanks
Posted by staff / April 16, 2017When you think about it, one of the greatest innovations of all time is the ability to flush human waste clean away from where it can cause horrific diseases at worst and unsettling odors at least.
Read MoreTiny castle for sale in the U.K.
Posted by staff / April 13, 2017Tiny cabins on wheels are charming and all, yet for those with truly classic tastes, you can’t go wrong with a tiny castle.
Read MoreMalibu landslide caught on camera
Posted by staff / April 11, 2017Here’s something you never want to see happen in front of your parking spot: landslide.
Read MoreHear a master whistler at work
Posted by staff / April 10, 2017Singers, musicians, street corner drummers we’ve all seen, yet a whistler who’s raised it to the level of art?
Read MoreIncredible new camera turns night to day in full color
Posted by staff / April 9, 2017The “X27 Reconnaissance Day/Night high Fidelity true real time low light/low lux color night vision Imaging Security / Multi Purpose camera system” was designed for the military, but we’re pretty sure even they wouldn’t mind a snappier name for this incredibly cool night vision camera.
Read More10 intriguing facts about human communication
Posted by staff / April 6, 2017When you really stop and think about it, humans have an incredible array of ways to communicate, from sky-writing to Braille and beyond.
Read MoreWhat we’ve learned from the world’s deepest hole
Posted by staff / April 4, 2017Plenty of kids have trudged into the backyard with the idea of digging to the center of the Earth, if not further. Did any of these kids pursue that crazy dream into adulthood? The answer is yes.
Read More11 valuable life lessons from Alexander Hamilton
Posted by staff / April 3, 2017These days you’d have to live under a rock not to realize Alexander Hamilton is the current star of the Founding Fathers set.
Read More10 sadly ridiculous Darwin Award nominees
Posted by staff / March 31, 2017Admittedly, death isn’t the funniest of topics, though many of us worry when we do something stupid that the worst of our decisions will end up being our final, defining moment.
Read MoreBackground projections from Pink Floyd’s 1974 & 1975 tours
Posted by staff / March 31, 2017Want a taste of the concert scene from back in the 70s?
Thanks to David Monreal, all of us who were too young to see Pink Floyd on tour in France during the summer of ’74 or here in North America in 1975 can now get a glimpse of at least part of the experience.
Read MoreTop 20 most livable countries, according to the U.N.
Posted by staff / March 30, 2017Looking for the perfect place to get the most out of life?
Read MoreEvidence the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tiger survived
Posted by staff / March 29, 2017The carnivorous marsupial known as the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct in the 1980s after a live specimen hadn’t been spotted since the 1930s. A few recent sightings, though, have scientists considering the possibility they may have survived in Australia of all place, where they were thought to have disappeared 2000 years ago.
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