The number symbol has come a long way since first used by Twitter in August 2007, but like most celebrities, it’s changed its name to something far more glamorous: the hashtag. Follow its rise to fame and fortune in this brief infographic from Offerpop. Via Offerpop. Like infographics? So do we.

The last several years have seen the debate over guns rage in the United States, a debate that’s all to often been divided into the oversimplified categories of pro-gun versus anti-gun. Colin Woodard at Tufts Magazine has found a very different pattern of attitudes toward violence in the nation, though, based on a history that …

Think nothing could be more relaxing than a hot bath? Well grab your water wings because this tub needs a warning label, it’s got so much soothing power. According to Homes & Hues: Strong carbon fiber allows the unique shape of the tub, while keeping it light enough to hang. A foam core insulates the …

Feeling self-conscious your lunch isn’t the leftovers of a gourmet meal you whipped together after work last night? Feel no shame at that classic brown-bag meal thanks to this comic from Doghouse Diaries explaining why the sandwich is still king. Full story at Doghouse Diaries via Laughing Squid. Snacking on comics.

We’ve all heard that knowing the ins and outs of programming is part of the path to success today and in the future, so if you’re wondering what the first steps down this road are, check out this infographic from Schools.com. Via Schools.com. Like infographics? So do we.  

Above, Nyalanka Taylor prepares her harvest of monitor lizards for cooking. Populations of monitor lizards—a staple of the Aboriginal diet—nearly double in areas where they are heavily hunted. The hunting method—using fire to clear patches of land to improve the search for game—also creates a mosaic of regrowth that enhances habitat. Where there are no …

The sight of U.S. aircraft over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War was not always a welcome one, to say the least, but since that time, the people of these countries have made the most of what those jets left behind. According to The Aviationist: In real combat, external fuel tanks are jettisoned when empty …

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” is a cliche we’ve all heard from our earliest days, but if you’re in the business of content creation, it’s more important than ever to heed that advice. Nick Whitmore of ContentWriting.org explains five ways persistence pays off working in the online world at Copyblogger, providing the …

GMOs are all over both the nightly news and your social media newsfeeds as the debate plays out over one of our most essential needs, the food supply. Are we marching toward doom or solving a future food crisis? Get a taste of the controversy with this infographic courtesy of Carrington College. H/T to Ritu …

We imagine it’s hard to forget the end goal while throwing a few prayers heavenward in Poland’s Kaplica Czaszek, the Chapel of Skulls. Located in one of the country’s oldest towns, this holy house of horrors is rather inconspicuous until the wooden doors are thrown open to reveal the skulls of 3000 victims of war and …

Plenty of us ladies out there are wired, though more likely on caffeine than the more literal version taken by Brooklyn-based sculptor Seung Mo Park. The art world has marveled at realistic portrayals of details like locks of hair and waves of fabric rendered in marble and bronze, but Park wows us with his masterful manipulation …

From Reefer Madness to legalization, the debate around marijuana use has changed considerably since the days of free love and Woodstock. The history of marijuana use is longer than you might think, though, as this infographic from Online Paralegal Degree shows, though the landscape of its use has changed considerably. Is its bad rep going up …