August 2017 - Page 4 of 6

12 Secrets of Roller Coaster Designers

(via mental_floss) Back in the early 20th century, engineers attempting to push the limits of roller coaster thrills subjected riders

(via The Atlantic) Until the 20th century, only the wealthy or dying might have witnessed someone trying to cool the

(via mental_floss) As the climate warms, ice patches, glaciers, and permafrosts across the world have begun to give up their

(via Great Big Story) At age 11, Evan Barnard came across a vandalized Braille nature trail, one of the few

(via Amusing Planet) Spread over nearly 900 square miles in the high desert of eastern Idaho, lies the vast campus

(via mental_floss) It’s said that seven is a lucky number, but Roy Sullivan, a.k.a. the “Spark Ranger,” probably would have

(via Popular Mechanics) Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe: There have been no fatal crashes on a U.S. scheduled

(via Atlas Obscura) A statue has been freshly erected in front of a theater in Manchester, England, but it’s certainly

(via Popular Mechanics) When the Golden Gate Bridge went up in 1937, it was the longest suspended bridge span in

(via Atlas Obscura) At 10,000 square feet, and made up of 5 separate sections that must be jigsawed together, the

(via Gizmodo) As everyone is undoubtedly aware by this point, on August 21st, folks across the United States will be

(via Atlas Obscura) Hundreds of years ago, in the late 1st century A.D., this neighborhood near the Rhône River, in what’s