September 2017 - Page 3 of 6

The Contentious Physics of Wiffle Ball

(via The Atlantic) Wiffle ball is a variant of baseball played with a plastic perforated ball. Eight three-quarter-inch, oblong holes

(via Mental Floss) Play-Doh! Let’s pay tribute to your favorite modeling clay with some fun facts about the childhood play

(via Popular Mechanics) September 18th was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. The service,

(via Grunge) You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how unsafe your car may be. Perhaps your

(via Atlas Obscura) Vincenzo Lunardi’s first flight over London featured two caged pigeons, an airsick cat, and a lot of solo

(via Mental Floss) With the box office-smashing success of the new adaptation of Stephen King’s It, it’s safe to say

(via Great Big Story) What’s the strongest smell you can imagine? Blue cheese? Stinky feet? Ammonia? Nah. Surströmming. This Swedish

(via Atlas Obscura) Squirrels may seem to stash their food reserves willy-nilly as they rush to make sure they have

(via mental_floss) For nearly three weeks in the spring of 2008, residents and passersby near Convent Avenue and 141st Street

(via Great Big Story) When it comes to flower arrangements, Japanese artist Makoto Azuma is quite literally pushing the boundaries

(via Popular Mechanics) You might have been told at one point in your life to never pour grease or oil

(via Great Big Story) Fun fact of the day: “Iron Man,” “Star Trek” and even “Batman vs. Superman” have plenty