September 2018 - Page 3 of 6

Nikola Tesla Built a Giant Tower to Send Wireless Electricity Around the World

(via Atlas Obscura) The tower went 187 feet up into the sky. The base was framed with wood, but the

(via Listverse) Most of the time, a border is an imaginary line that isn’t remarkable in any way. The only

(via Great Big Story) For the past 175 years, organ builders Henry Willis & Sons have been preserving sacred sounds.

(via Atlas Obscura) Humans have always been concerned with the inevitabilities of aging. Today, there’s a universe of creams and

(via Mental Floss) Anything can happen at the Emmys: Impromptu make-outs. Presenter fraud. Near-death experiences for Bob Newhart. Before the

(via Mental Floss) Television can be a hotbed of creativity (or mediocrity, depending on who you ask). But it’s not

(via Den of Geek) 1966’s Batman television series practically defined the comic book adaptation for the next three decades with

(via Amusing Planet) Many people believe that Cape of Good Hope is the southern-most tip of the African continent, but

(via Mental Floss) Remember when your high school summer reading list included Atticus, Fiesta, and The Last Man in Europe?

(via Atlas Obscura) Lunch wagons were the ancestors of the modern diner. While they served inexpensive eats, the wagons themselves

(via Mental Floss) If you don’t spend most of your time on the internet, it can be hard to keep

(via Listverse) Despite interacting with them many times a day, we really don’t give all that much thought to our