March 2016 - Page 5 of 8

8 Presidential Communication Firsts

Which Commander-in-Chief was the first to speak on radio? Who was the first to send an email? Click or tap

March 14, 2016 0 Comments Pi, Pi Day

Today is March 14, 2016. In digit speak, it’s 3.14… approximately the same number as the mathematical component pi. Escapist

March 12, 2016March 11, 2016 0 Comments catalog

Overcoat: $9.50. Dress: $1.19. There was a lot the 1934 Sears Catalog had to offer. Lileks.com has scanned, color corrected

Rob Beschizza at boingboing found these great copper pipe dip pens… marrying two wonderful things together: writing pens and modern

I’m sure you already know what will happen when you over-inflate a soccer ball. But, isn’t it cool to see

Every wonder what the exact trajectory of Voyager 1 was? How about Surveyor 2? Pop Chart Lab has you covered

Are you scared yet? Via ozy: A giant cloud of carbon dioxide bubbled up from Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon

March 11, 2016March 10, 2016 0 Comments snacks

Pretzels, popcorn and Cracker Jacks are a LOT order than one would think. mental_floss takes a look at 11 snacks

Hunter Oatman-Stanford writes a very lengthy article for Collectors Weekly on smell. You may end up wanting to take a

Did you know there are 119 ridges on the side of a quarter? Did you know that linen is a

Professor Joseph Faber unveiled Euphonia at London’s grand Egyptian hall in 1846. It was the first machine to genuinely replicate

Craftsman and artist Alex Johnson spend several months crafting a chair, titled Glemham I, from a single oak stump. The