December 15, 2015 0 A Run on Nylons In April of 1939, DuPont Chemical introduced nylon stockings to the world at the World’s Fair in New York [...]
December 14, 2015 0 How Panama United Great Britain Scotland and England (and Wales, too, but that’s another story) share the island typically known as [...]
December 11, 2015 0 The Weekender: December 11, 2015 1) “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food” (New York Times, 39 minutes, February [...]
December 10, 2015 0 The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine George Miller Beard was born in 1839. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1862, and in 1866 earned a [...]
December 9, 2015 0 Gator Aid Alligators’ tails allow them to swim. By moving their tails from side to side, the animal can propel [...]
December 8, 2015 0 How to Make the World’s Best Paper Airplane Take a normal piece of paper, fold it following a few basic instructions, and you’ll end up with a [...]
December 7, 2015 0 The Other Side of The Other Side of Midnight In 1973, author Sidney Sheldon published the book “The Other Side of Midnight,” a novel focusing [...]
December 4, 2015 0 Impressive Fruit Pineapples, pictured above (and yes, that’s how they actually grow), are indigenous to South America [...]
December 3, 2015 0 The Nice Mr. Werewolf Werewolves aren’t real. But if they were real, they’d be scary — man-beast hybrids with [...]
December 2, 2015 0 Nothing to Carp About Gefilte fish is, probably, an acquired taste. For those unfamiliar with the food, it is basically meatloaf, [...]