May 31, 2017 0 The Counterfeit Money Which is Intentionally Worthless The bill pictured above is India’s 50 rupee note. As of this writing, it’s worth about $0.75 US, [...]
May 30, 2017 0 The Return of the President Pictured above is Zachary Taylor, a forgettable American President. He served only 16 months in office [...]
May 26, 2017 0 The Weekender, May 26, 2017 1) “The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of” (Mental Floss, 50 minutes, May [...]
May 25, 2017 0 Room for Two The map above is of the English Channel, the body of water separating England and France, but that’s [...]
May 24, 2017 0 The Doctors Whose Patients are the Quacks For most people, a conversation about your pet is one about a cat or a dog. According to the American [...]
May 23, 2017 0 The Winning Wine List that Wasn’t If you’re a wine fan, Wine Spectator is probably on your go-to list for magazine reading. Fifteen times [...]
May 22, 2017 0 How Bird Poop Shaped Our Maps Imagine the Americas of the 1850s. Westward expansion has led to a population boom or vice versa — [...]
May 19, 2017 0 The Weekender, May 19, 2017 1) “History of the Entire World, I Guess,” a 19-minute YouTube video. It’s funny, [...]
May 17, 2017 0 The Kitchen Utensil that Woofed Pictured above are a slew of rotisserie chicken being cooked. The “chicken” part is the bird, the [...]
May 16, 2017 0 The Mexican Art Tax The economy of high-end art is a strange one. If you’re a moderately successful professional artist, [...]