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CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
MORSE CODE DAY
Morse Code Day. In 1838, Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail developed a system of dots and dashes that corresponded to numbers, letters, and punctuation, that became known as Morse Code. It was used to transmit messages using electrical signals, which originally traveled by wire, before being recorded by a receiving device on theother
NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY Cellophane tape is, as the name suggests, tape made of cellophane. Cellophane is not a synthetic plastic, but rather a bioplastic —it’s a thin sheet of cellulose, which in turn is made from wood pulp, cotton, or other natural fibers. The original and best-known brand of cellophane tape is Scotch tape. However, the first tape madeunder the
TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
MORSE CODE DAY
Morse Code Day. In 1838, Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail developed a system of dots and dashes that corresponded to numbers, letters, and punctuation, that became known as Morse Code. It was used to transmit messages using electrical signals, which originally traveled by wire, before being recorded by a receiving device on theother
NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY Cellophane tape is, as the name suggests, tape made of cellophane. Cellophane is not a synthetic plastic, but rather a bioplastic —it’s a thin sheet of cellulose, which in turn is made from wood pulp, cotton, or other natural fibers. The original and best-known brand of cellophane tape is Scotch tape. However, the first tape madeunder the
TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
MEMETICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The fundamental term in memetics is meme, which in the academic sense means any self-propagating idea. The term was borrowed from sociobiologist Richard Dawkins, who coined it in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Roughly speaking, memetics applies the principles of evolution by natural selection to beliefs. In conventional evolution,genes that
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye THE GIANTS OF ROYAL DE LUXE The Giants of Royal de Luxe. The story of Lemuel Gulliver, as told by satirist Jonathan Swift in his book Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (also known as Gulliver’s Travels ), has been a favorite of mine since childhood. One image that has always stuck with me from the story was the description of how the tiny residents ofTHE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. CROWS THAT MAKE TOOLS It had long been known that New Caledonian crows in the wild made simple tools from leaves and twigs, but they have even figured out how to make tools out of materials they could never have encountered before. In one experiment, researchers provided a pair of crows, Betty and Abel, with two pieces of wire—one straight, one hooked. NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
CHURCHILL, MANITOBA
The area around Churchill is the ancestral home of the Chipewyan and Cree peoples who lived and hunted there before the first European explorers arrived in the 1600s. Located near the mouth of the Churchill River where it meets Hudson Bay, the town of Churchill began as a trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and was named forone of its
RADIO CALL LETTERS
On May 9, 1913, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a 4-page document titled Radio Call Letters, which laid out the official policy in some detail. A couple of paragraphs bear particular mention: 3. (b) The combinations KDA to KZZ, with a few exceptions, are reserved for ship and coast stations on the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico.CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
MORSE CODE DAY
Morse Code Day. In 1838, Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail developed a system of dots and dashes that corresponded to numbers, letters, and punctuation, that became known as Morse Code. It was used to transmit messages using electrical signals, which originally traveled by wire, before being recorded by a receiving device on theother
NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY Cellophane tape is, as the name suggests, tape made of cellophane. Cellophane is not a synthetic plastic, but rather a bioplastic —it’s a thin sheet of cellulose, which in turn is made from wood pulp, cotton, or other natural fibers. The original and best-known brand of cellophane tape is Scotch tape. However, the first tape madeunder the
TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
MORSE CODE DAY
Morse Code Day. In 1838, Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail developed a system of dots and dashes that corresponded to numbers, letters, and punctuation, that became known as Morse Code. It was used to transmit messages using electrical signals, which originally traveled by wire, before being recorded by a receiving device on theother
NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY Cellophane tape is, as the name suggests, tape made of cellophane. Cellophane is not a synthetic plastic, but rather a bioplastic —it’s a thin sheet of cellulose, which in turn is made from wood pulp, cotton, or other natural fibers. The original and best-known brand of cellophane tape is Scotch tape. However, the first tape madeunder the
TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye MEMETICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The fundamental term in memetics is meme, which in the academic sense means any self-propagating idea. The term was borrowed from sociobiologist Richard Dawkins, who coined it in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Roughly speaking, memetics applies the principles of evolution by natural selection to beliefs. In conventional evolution,genes that
THE GIANTS OF ROYAL DE LUXE The Giants of Royal de Luxe. The story of Lemuel Gulliver, as told by satirist Jonathan Swift in his book Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (also known as Gulliver’s Travels ), has been a favorite of mine since childhood. One image that has always stuck with me from the story was the description of how the tiny residents ofTHE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
CROWS THAT MAKE TOOLS It had long been known that New Caledonian crows in the wild made simple tools from leaves and twigs, but they have even figured out how to make tools out of materials they could never have encountered before. In one experiment, researchers provided a pair of crows, Betty and Abel, with two pieces of wire—one straight, one hooked. LEGENDS OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO Down and Out. It was not until 1578 that Francis Drake, in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, discovered the truth about Tierra del Fuego. Drake sailed through the Strait of Magellan, but his ship was blown south by a storm; he soon found himself rounding the tip of a large island chain. Now there was another way to get between theoceans
RADIO CALL LETTERS
On May 9, 1913, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a 4-page document titled Radio Call Letters, which laid out the official policy in some detail. A couple of paragraphs bear particular mention: 3. (b) The combinations KDA to KZZ, with a few exceptions, are reserved for ship and coast stations on the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico. NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
THE DALAHÄST
This pattern of decoration eventually developed into the kurbits (or ripple) style of painting, which continues to this day. In 1939, a large Dala horse was displayed outside the Swedish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York, sparking international awareness andinterest in
CHURCHILL, MANITOBA
The area around Churchill is the ancestral home of the Chipewyan and Cree peoples who lived and hunted there before the first European explorers arrived in the 1600s. Located near the mouth of the Churchill River where it meets Hudson Bay, the town of Churchill began as a trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and was named forone of its
ITOTD - INTERESTING THING OF THE DAYPITTSBURGHESEJOE KISSELLTHE GOLDEN SPRUCE826 NATIONALCOCHINEAL Ischigualasto. Triassic Park in Argentina. Joe Kissell - May 22, 2019. A park in northwestern Argentina earned the nickname Valley of the Moon for its stark landscape and weird rock formations, but its real claim to fame is an extensive cache of rare fossils that help to ABOUT INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY About Interesting Thing of the Day. Interesting Thing of the Day is a virtual museum of interesting things. The articles are written by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke (with occasional contributions by guest columnists) and published by alt concepts inc. Affiliate disclosure: Many articles include links to products that generate referral feesfor us.
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forced NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
ITOTD - INTERESTING THING OF THE DAYPITTSBURGHESEJOE KISSELLTHE GOLDEN SPRUCE826 NATIONALCOCHINEAL Ischigualasto. Triassic Park in Argentina. Joe Kissell - May 22, 2019. A park in northwestern Argentina earned the nickname Valley of the Moon for its stark landscape and weird rock formations, but its real claim to fame is an extensive cache of rare fossils that help to ABOUT INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY About Interesting Thing of the Day. Interesting Thing of the Day is a virtual museum of interesting things. The articles are written by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke (with occasional contributions by guest columnists) and published by alt concepts inc. Affiliate disclosure: Many articles include links to products that generate referral feesfor us.
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forced NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
THE WOODWOSE
As with Bigfoot, the woodwose’s natural territory was believed to be the forest (hence the name: literally “wood-man”), and it too was said to be a hominoid covered in a heavy coat of hair. However, the woodwose was rarely described as ape-like, as Bigfoot often is. Rather, it was a creature very similar to other humans, but with awild
KITE SAILS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Manufacturers claim that kite sails can reduce fuel usage, and its associated costs, anywhere from 10–35%, and in ideal circumstances, by as much as 50% for a brief period of time. Given the fluctuating cost of fuel and the attendant shipping costs, that savings—if it proves to be real—would be enormous. So far, commercial tests havebeen
THE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
13 WAYS TO FIND NORTH IF YOU’RE LOST IN THE WOODS You’re now facing directly south; spin around 180° to find north. Hold an analog watch horizontally. In the northern hemisphere, point the hour hand toward the sun; in the southern hemisphere, point the 12 toward the sun. Either way, the north-south line runs halfway between the hour hand and the 12 (or 1, if Daylight Saving Time is in effect).PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
THE GIANTS OF ROYAL DE LUXE The Giants of Royal de Luxe. The story of Lemuel Gulliver, as told by satirist Jonathan Swift in his book Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (also known as Gulliver’s Travels ), has been a favorite of mine since childhood. One image that has always stuck with me from the story was the description of how the tiny residents ofAPROPOSISMS
Don’t bother looking it up in the dictionary. The word aproposism isn’t there yet; I coined it back in 2003 and it has been used in the wild by (checks notes) approximately zero other people since then. But it had to be done. English is full of words that mean “the wrong word” in one sense or another: misnomer, malapropism, solecism, hyperbole, oxymoron, and so on, not to mention THE SINKING CITY OF VENICE The historic old part of the city had about 184,000 residents in 1950; today, there are fewer than 55,000. A shocking percentage of Venice’s glorious old buildings stand vacant as owners move to more stable surroundings, yet real estate prices remain ITOTD - INTERESTING THING OF THE DAYPITTSBURGHESEJOE KISSELLTHE GOLDEN SPRUCE826 NATIONALCOCHINEAL Ischigualasto. Triassic Park in Argentina. Joe Kissell - May 22, 2019. A park in northwestern Argentina earned the nickname Valley of the Moon for its stark landscape and weird rock formations, but its real claim to fame is an extensive cache of rare fossils that help to ABOUT INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY About Interesting Thing of the Day. Interesting Thing of the Day is a virtual museum of interesting things. The articles are written by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke (with occasional contributions by guest columnists) and published by alt concepts inc. Affiliate disclosure: Many articles include links to products that generate referral feesfor us.
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forced NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
ITOTD - INTERESTING THING OF THE DAYPITTSBURGHESEJOE KISSELLTHE GOLDEN SPRUCE826 NATIONALCOCHINEAL Ischigualasto. Triassic Park in Argentina. Joe Kissell - May 22, 2019. A park in northwestern Argentina earned the nickname Valley of the Moon for its stark landscape and weird rock formations, but its real claim to fame is an extensive cache of rare fossils that help to ABOUT INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY About Interesting Thing of the Day. Interesting Thing of the Day is a virtual museum of interesting things. The articles are written by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke (with occasional contributions by guest columnists) and published by alt concepts inc. Affiliate disclosure: Many articles include links to products that generate referral feesfor us.
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
PROXEMICS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Proxemics. In 1966 anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the term proxemics to describe the study of how people perceive the proximity of others. Hall’s work was inspired by an animal study conducted by Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger, who found that animals maintained various boundaries depending on whether they were preparing to escape,to
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
THROAT SINGERS
Definitely.) Although Tuvans are the best-known throat singers, similar vocal techniques are used by some Tibetan Buddhist monks, as well as Mongolians and other residents of central Asia; the technique is also known among the Inuit in North America and Siberia. Xhosa-speaking women in southern Africa also practice a form of throatsinging.
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forced NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
THE WOODWOSE
As with Bigfoot, the woodwose’s natural territory was believed to be the forest (hence the name: literally “wood-man”), and it too was said to be a hominoid covered in a heavy coat of hair. However, the woodwose was rarely described as ape-like, as Bigfoot often is. Rather, it was a creature very similar to other humans, but with awild
KITE SAILS | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Manufacturers claim that kite sails can reduce fuel usage, and its associated costs, anywhere from 10–35%, and in ideal circumstances, by as much as 50% for a brief period of time. Given the fluctuating cost of fuel and the attendant shipping costs, that savings—if it proves to be real—would be enormous. So far, commercial tests havebeen
THE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
13 WAYS TO FIND NORTH IF YOU’RE LOST IN THE WOODS You’re now facing directly south; spin around 180° to find north. Hold an analog watch horizontally. In the northern hemisphere, point the hour hand toward the sun; in the southern hemisphere, point the 12 toward the sun. Either way, the north-south line runs halfway between the hour hand and the 12 (or 1, if Daylight Saving Time is in effect).PARIS PLAGES
Paris Plages is the collective name of a series of sites set up around the city for summertime activities; they’re in operation for roughly a month each year from late July to late August. The idea was the brainchild of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who has taken numerous steps to make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.TRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
THE GIANTS OF ROYAL DE LUXE The Giants of Royal de Luxe. The story of Lemuel Gulliver, as told by satirist Jonathan Swift in his book Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (also known as Gulliver’s Travels ), has been a favorite of mine since childhood. One image that has always stuck with me from the story was the description of how the tiny residents ofAPROPOSISMS
Don’t bother looking it up in the dictionary. The word aproposism isn’t there yet; I coined it back in 2003 and it has been used in the wild by (checks notes) approximately zero other people since then. But it had to be done. English is full of words that mean “the wrong word” in one sense or another: misnomer, malapropism, solecism, hyperbole, oxymoron, and so on, not to mention THE SINKING CITY OF VENICE The historic old part of the city had about 184,000 residents in 1950; today, there are fewer than 55,000. A shocking percentage of Venice’s glorious old buildings stand vacant as owners move to more stable surroundings, yet real estate prices remainEYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
THE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forcedAPROPOSISMS
Don’t bother looking it up in the dictionary. The word aproposism isn’t there yet; I coined it back in 2003 and it has been used in the wild by (checks notes) approximately zero other people since then. But it had to be done. English is full of words that mean “the wrong word” in one sense or another: misnomer, malapropism, solecism, hyperbole, oxymoron, and so on, not to mentionTHE WOODWOSE
As with Bigfoot, the woodwose’s natural territory was believed to be the forest (hence the name: literally “wood-man”), and it too was said to be a hominoid covered in a heavy coat of hair. However, the woodwose was rarely described as ape-like, as Bigfoot often is. Rather, it was a creature very similar to other humans, but with awild
GUÉDELON CASTLE
Guédelon Castle. For 13 years, from 1981 to 1994, restorers worked to remove centuries of soot and candle smoke from the famous frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, including those created in the early 16th century by Michelangelo. After layers of varnish and grime covering the frescoes disappeared, the newly vibrant ceiling and walls of thechapel
MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
COCHINEAL | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY The traditional method of obtaining the dye is to remove the insects from the cactus pads by hand, and then to dry them in the sun before crushing them into a powder. It’s estimated that it takes about 70,000 cochineal insects to produce one pound (about 500 grams) of the cochineal powder. Carmine is a further refinement of the cochineal dye NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES St. Louis #1 (there are, by the way, a #2 and #3 as well) is the oldest and most famous of about 15 aboveground cemeteries in and around New Orleans. Just as Jim Morrison’s grave attracts visitors to Père-Lachaise, St. Louis #1 has its own star: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo queen. Or, I should say, it has a tomb that many people believecontains
THE FOODS OF SUKKOT
The Stuff of Legend. Although there are no explicit rules as to what foods must be eaten during Sukkot, stuffed foods are extremely common. These may include stuffed peppers, eggplants, or cabbage, stuffed fruits and pastries, knishes, kreplach, main-dish pies, or even ravioli. Though no one knows for sure, there are several theories asto how
DEMOSTHENES’ STONES Demosthenes lived in Athens from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. As a young man, he suffered from a speech impediment—which may have been a stutter, an inability to pronounce the “r” sound, or both. He designed a series of exercises for himself to improve his speech. According to legend, he practiced speaking with stones in his mouth, which forcedAPROPOSISMS
Don’t bother looking it up in the dictionary. The word aproposism isn’t there yet; I coined it back in 2003 and it has been used in the wild by (checks notes) approximately zero other people since then. But it had to be done. English is full of words that mean “the wrong word” in one sense or another: misnomer, malapropism, solecism, hyperbole, oxymoron, and so on, not to mentionTHE WOODWOSE
As with Bigfoot, the woodwose’s natural territory was believed to be the forest (hence the name: literally “wood-man”), and it too was said to be a hominoid covered in a heavy coat of hair. However, the woodwose was rarely described as ape-like, as Bigfoot often is. Rather, it was a creature very similar to other humans, but with awild
GUÉDELON CASTLE
Guédelon Castle. For 13 years, from 1981 to 1994, restorers worked to remove centuries of soot and candle smoke from the famous frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, including those created in the early 16th century by Michelangelo. After layers of varnish and grime covering the frescoes disappeared, the newly vibrant ceiling and walls of thechapel
MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
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EYE-TO-EYE VIDEO
Eye-to-Eye Video. Our computers, smartphones, and tablets all have built-in, user-facing video cameras. Video chats and video conferences—whether one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many—have become commonplace both in business and among the general public, and I think most of us would say that’s a big improvement overaudio-only
CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
Another cruise vessel currently selling units (though it isn’t scheduled to launch until mid-2020) is the MV Narrative, which advertises prices “from only $352,235.”. That’s for a 172-square-foot (16 m 2) cabin on a lower deck—not including the $70-per-person-per-day maintenance fee. If you want a large cabin onan upper deck, you
FAQ | INTERESTING THING OF THE DAY Joe Kissell is an author and technologist who lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke (see next question), and their children. In 2017, Joe also became the publisher of Take Control Books, which is now part of alt concepts inc. You can follow Joe on Twitter or visit his personal website, joekissell.com (where he sometimes posts asoften
THE WOODWOSE
As with Bigfoot, the woodwose’s natural territory was believed to be the forest (hence the name: literally “wood-man”), and it too was said to be a hominoid covered in a heavy coat of hair. However, the woodwose was rarely described as ape-like, as Bigfoot often is. Rather, it was a creature very similar to other humans, but with awild
COIN TOSSING
Coin Tossing. Tom Stoppard’s 1967 play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a hilarious take on the lives of two minor (and more or less interchangeable) characters from Hamlet. A lot of the dialog has to do with the philosophical question of destiny. At the beginning of the play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are tossing coins, andTRAVELER’S PALMS
First, the leaves collect water and channel it into the base of the plant, so a thirsty traveler could cut a hole in the soft trunk and get a significant amount of drinkable water—about one liter per branch. Second, Traveler’s Palms tend to grow in an east-west direction, with each new branch turning either toward or away from thesun.
MONOLITHIC CONCRETE DOMES The word “monolithic” in this sense simply means “in one piece”—not necessarily massive. As compared to geodesic domes constructed out of hundreds of triangular pieces of wood or metal, a monolithic concrete dome is a single, contiguous surface of reinforced concrete. What makes these domes particularly noteworthy is the modernmethod
GUÉDELON CASTLE
Guédelon Castle. For 13 years, from 1981 to 1994, restorers worked to remove centuries of soot and candle smoke from the famous frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, including those created in the early 16th century by Michelangelo. After layers of varnish and grime covering the frescoes disappeared, the newly vibrant ceiling and walls of thechapel
THE GRANDE CHARTREUSE The first monastery—at the site of what is today the Grande Chartreuse—was established in the Chartreuse Mountains in southeastern France. Over the centuries, the monastery has burned down and been rebuilt several times, its occupants have been displaced by wars, and various other catastrophes have occurred. The structure asit exists today
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ITOTD ON SUMMER BREAK Joe Kissell - June 3,2019
My attempts at building a time machine having failed thus far, I find myself with too few hours in the day. So ITotD will be on a (hopefully brief) hiatus while I take care of business.Read more
KILLER SNAILS
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CRUISE SHIP CONDOS
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If you love to travel and have a few million spare dollars, you can buy a condo on any of several luxury cruise ships and live there year-round, taking your home with you as you sail around the world.Read more
THE SINKING CITY OF VENICEAtlantis redux
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The water level is rising in Venice, while the buildings are sinking. An ambitious plan is underway to save the ancient city from anuntimely demise.
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WINDS WITH NAMES
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It's one thing to give a storm like a hurricane or typhoon a name, but it's another to assign a proper name to wind of a certain type in a certain season and location.Read more
SOLAR SAILS
The next big thing in space travel Joe Kissell - May 27,2019
Outfit a spacecraft with a huge but incredibly lightweight mirror, and it can travel indefinitely, without fuel, at speeds that eventually exceed those of conventional rocket-powered craft.Read more
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The Book-of-the-Month Club is still going strong after more than 90 years, despite the rise and fall of mega-bookstores (and the advent of Amazon.com). But that's not all: you can get a monthly subscription to just about anything.Read more
OIL FROM GARBAGE
Modern-day alchemy
Joe Kissell - May 23,2019
As long as we have garbage, we'll never run out of oil, thanks to a technology called thermal depolymerization process (TDP).Read more
ISCHIGUALASTO
Triassic Park in Argentina Joe Kissell - May 22,2019
A park in northwestern Argentina earned the nickname Valley of the Moon for its stark landscape and weird rock formations, but its real claim to fame is an extensive cache of rare fossils that help to show the origins of both dinosaurs and mammals.Read more
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A Welsh aqueduct completed in the early 19th century was constructed right over a river; instead of being used to transport water, it used water to transport cargo.Read more
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A mirage in which a building, ship, or other structure appears to hover above the ground was named after the legendary half-sister ofKing Arthur.
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The controversial theory of Peak Oil Joe Kissell - May 17,2019
A theory proposed in the 1950s says that the world's production of oil has already peaked and is heading toward a rapid decline. Is it truth, fiction, or merely optimism?Read more
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Situated entirely within France, though quite close to the Spanish border, is a town that's considered part of Spain. Both countries go to considerable (if sometimes silly) lengths to protect their turf.Read more
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The world is having trouble reducing its production of carbon dioxide, which increases global warming. But there's a way to make the problem less bad, at least temporarily: storing excess greenhouse gases in a safe place.Read more
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There are time capsules, and then there are time capsules. A vault sealed in 1940 in Atlanta contains a huge stash of artifacts that should be unearthed in 8113.Read more
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