August 24, 2010 0 The Tribe of Five Rondônia is a state in Brazil, located in the country’s northwest, sharing a border with Bolivia. [...]
August 23, 2010 0 Renting Babies to Beggars In the early part of this century, South Africa had a reputation — a well-deserved one, at that — [...]
August 20, 2010 0 Navel Oranges: The Mutant Clones in Your Kitchen Oranges come in many varieties, but the navel orange, pictured right, is probably one of the most common. [...]
August 19, 2010 0 Tiny Sculptures You Can Write With The sculptures pictured above are not as big as they seem. In fact, they’re not much larger than the [...]
August 18, 2010 0 The One Hundred Trillion Dollar Bill In the summer of 2008, the United States’ economy saw its highest levels of inflation in a almost two [...]
August 17, 2010 0 Hangman’s Most Difficult Word Hangman — a short, easy to play game: all one needs is a pencil, piece of paper, and a friend. A [...]
August 16, 2010 0 “Tomato Ketchup” Isn’t Redundant Ketchup is the most widely used condiment in the United States. It’s present in over 95% of [...]
August 13, 2010 0 Abraham Lincoln Created The Secret Service The Day He Was Shot On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. He’d die [...]
August 12, 2010 0 Wikipedia Can’t Decide on Wikipedia Founder’s Birthday Last weekend, Jimmy Wales (pictured above), the founder of Wikipedia, celebrated his 44th birthday. But if [...]
August 11, 2010 0 A Life, In Instant Pictures On March 31, 1979, a Bard College student named Jamie Livingston did something unspectacular — he took [...]