October 2016 - Page 5 of 6

Vet Will Fulfill Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Chef After Double Arm Transplant

(via First We Feast) John Peck, a 31-year-old Marine veteran from Fredericksburg, Virginia, became a quadruple amputee some six years

(via Atlas Obscura) In news that might be a plot point from a Da Vinci Code sequel, a Washington, D.C.

(via Priceconomics) When the owners of the Old Fashioned Tavern and Restaurant received a cease and desist letter demanding they

(via Vox) It’s Nobel Prize season again, when a select few scientists, writers, economists, and people working toward peace will

(via Popular Mechanics) The U.S. Navy has prepared a naval task force to assist countries impacted by Hurricane Matthew. The

(via Wired) Patents for ballpoint pens go back to the late 1800s, but it took half a century to develop

(via Great Big Story) Firetrucks, fire stations, even those cool poles that firefighters slide down—they all date back to colonial

(via mental_floss) Photographer Larry Racioppo captured a variety of children’s costumes as they roamed the streets in the mid-’70s. The

(via Vimeo) Richmond Shepard has worked in the entertainment industry for five decades. He studied mime with Marcel Marceau, appeared

(via Great Big Story) Nowadays, it’s a universally accepted theory that the universe began 13.8 billion years ago with the

(via Priceconomics) What’s the best way to cut a cake? Unless you’re a professional wedding planner, you probably haven’t given

(via Atlas Obscura) We experience our world with five senses to guide us, but for the most part, we learn