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Month: April 2019

Cultures Entertainment 

Life After Net: Giving Birth to the Dancing Baby

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 0 Comments meme, web

(via Great Big Story)  Before dank memes, Reddit trolls, hacktivism, there was Michael Girard and Robert Lurye. Don’t recognize those

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Environment History 

Who Keeps Track of All the Craters on the Moon?

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 0 Comments science

(via Atlas Obscura)  From the 1880s to the present, women have helped define, describe, and organize the our solar system,

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Cultures Entertainment World History 

38 Facts About Shakespeare’s 38 Plays

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 0 Comments history, literature, shakespeare

William Shakespeare died 403 years ago this month. His complete works—at least 38 surviving plays (including several collaborations), 154 sonnets,

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Engineering Innovation Science Technology 

Thank This World War II-Era Film Star for Your Wi-Fi

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 0 Comments

(via Smithsonian) As the National Portrait Gallery acquires a film poster of Hedy Lamarr, it’s worth reflecting on her double

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Engineering Innovation Technology 

10 Victorian Inventions We Just Can’t Do Without

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse) It is tempting to think life in the 21st century is a world away from the 1800s, but

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Et Cetera Inspiration Science 

13 Facts About the American Museum of Natural History

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City is celebrating a big anniversary this

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Et Cetera 

Mimizuka: The Burial Site of Thousands of Noses

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 0 Comments interesting

(via Amusing Planet) In the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood in the suburb of Kyoto, Japan, is a 30-foot-high,

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Entertainment Et Cetera 

Top 10 Musical Instruments Of Tomorrow

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse)  Music has been a part of human life since time immemorial. It penetrates our souls and becomes a

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Character Cultures Food 

8 Italian-Inspired Facts About Progresso

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss)  Although Progresso is now known for its selection of canned soups, the company got its start by

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Engineering Innovation Technology 

Voder: The World’s First Talking Machine

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 0 Comments technology

(via Listverse) The first device to be considered a true speech synthesizer was the VODER (Voice Operating Demonstrator) developed by

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Entertainment Sports 

8 Sports Mascots Who Went Rogue

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) Nothing livens up a sporting event quite like a team mascot—a polyester-filled costumed character that excites crowds,

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Engineering Innovation Science Technology 

Cragside: The World’s First House To Have Electric Lights

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet) Nearly a decade before Thomas Edison began working on incandescent lamps and a more affordable way to

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