April 2018 - Page 5 of 6

The Curious Afterlives of Hearses

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments et cetera

(via Atlas Obscura) When they no longer carry caskets, some of these vehicles end up in museums—or even pawn shops.

(via Popular Mechanics) A submarine bursting through the Arctic ice is a powerful image. But it’s not an easy one

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments art, science

(via Mental Floss) Ansel Adams was a genius with a camera, but he wasn’t so great about taking notes. The

(via Mental Floss) It’s likely happened to you before: You start rubbing your eyes and almost immediately begin seeing colors,

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 0 Comments science

(via Listverse) Scientific data can be mind-numbing. But science also extends beyond the dry textbooks with worthy finds and mysteries. Recently,

(via Great Big Story) With a heart as black as our souls, Indonesia’s Ayam Cemani are our new goth dream

(via Mental Floss) Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was a watershed moment in filmmaking. The epic sci-fi story of

(via Amusing Planet) Since 1993, the farmers of the Japanese village of Inakadate, in Aomori Prefecture, has been creating elaborate

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 0 Comments food, history

(via Great Big Story) Among the Pyrenees Mountains in the south of France, there is a group of people that

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 0 Comments weather

(via Amusing Planet) Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, is the highest peak in Northeastern United States and the most prominent

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 0 Comments art, food

(via Atlas Obscura) To artist and professor Jeffrey Allen Price, potatoes transcend their homely image. In fact, he might be

(via Mental Floss) Punctuation can be a headache, even when it’s just inside a name. Here are eight brand names