10 Facts About the Element Lead
(via Mental Floss) Lead (Pb) is one of the most infamous elements in the periodic table. It’s soft, has a
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Month: January 2019
10 Iconic Mascots And Their Surprising Backstories
(via Listverse) From ships and football teams to production companies and restaurants, mascots are a popular way of boosting morale
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19 Pictures That Show Just How Cold It Is In The Midwest
(via BuzzFeed) Extreme cold has descended over the Midwest and Upper Plains region as its residents brace for potentially life-threatening
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What Is Wind Chill, and How Does It Affect the Human Body?
(via Smithsonian) While wind will not change the ambient temperature of the air, it will change the temperature of your body.
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Sweethearts Candies Won’t Be Available This Valentine’s Day
(via Smithsonian) Production of the iconic treat ground to a halt after the company that makes them went out of
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10 Facts About The Beatles’s 1969 Rooftop Concert
(via Mental Floss) On January 30, 1969, The Beatles appeared on the rooftop of their record label’s headquarters and started
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A New, Up-Close Look at an Old, Near-Earth Asteroid
(via Atlas Obscura) The spacecraft OSIRIS-REx gives us a startlingly clear view of space rock that probably won’t hit us.
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6 Nonexistent People Who Received Oscar Nominations
(via Mental Floss) It’s hard enough to get nominated for an Academy Award if you’re a living, breathing person. It’s
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8 Fascinating Facts About Super Bowl I
(via Mental Floss) On June 8, 1966, the NFL and AFL announced their plans to merge, rather than compete over
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The Most Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump
(via Atlas Obscura) In the city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, known to many as a sleepy lakefront resort town, a
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How the Inventor of the Rubik’s Cube Cracked His Own Code
(via Great Big Story) Since the 1980s, the Rubik’s Cube has captivated the minds of puzzle solvers around the globe.
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Color TV Transformed the Way Americans Saw the World, and the World Saw America
(via Smithsonian) A historian of 20th century media argues that the technological innovation was the quintessential Cold War machine.
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