October 7, 2014 0 Dropping the Balls Bromide is a naturally-occurring chemical compound found in some groundwater. It’s safe to drink. Chlorine, [...]
October 6, 2014 0 Keeping the P in Space Imagine you’re in space, floating around aboard the International Space Station. It has its upsides — [...]
October 2, 2014 0 @Jaws If you were to make a chart showing the relative likelihood of dying from a shark attack, it would look [...]
October 1, 2014 0 Binkie Bacteria Binkies. Pacis. Nu-nus and bo-bos, nookies and nummies, and in some regions, dummies. Baby pacifiers go by [...]
September 30, 2014 0 Peppa’s Web If you’re a four-year-old in the United Kingdom, you probably know who Peppa Pig, above, is. The [...]
September 29, 2014 0 Breaking the Seal World War II claimed the lives of tens of millions over the better part of a decade; some estimate that as [...]
September 24, 2014 0 The Deluxe Apartments in the Sky In 1990, a real estate investor named David Brillembourg led the financing for a 45-story skyscraper in [...]
September 23, 2014 0 Purrfect Focus Here’s a trick: next time you find yourself unable to focus, come back to this email. Don’t read [...]
September 22, 2014 0 Stealing the Jewel Voice On July 26, 1945, the United States, China, and Great Britain issued the Potsdam Declaration to Japan, in [...]
September 19, 2014 0 This Bud’s For Whom? Many countries take soccer seriously, often treating the pastime as something bordering religion. Brazil is [...]