Cool Finds
People Have Been Saying "Ax" Instead of "Ask" for 1,200 Years
"Ax" for "ask" isn't wrong, it's just different
The Line Between Weirdness And Normalacy Depends Entirely on Your Point of View
In 1956, an anthropologist described Americans as a people with a "pervasive aversion to the natural body"
A Swarm of Tumbleweed-Like Robots Might Be the Ideal Desert Data Gatherers
The hardy robots can traverse places that would be difficult or very expensive to send human data-gatherers
This Little Minnow Will Be the First Fish Ever Taken Off the Endangered Species List
Thanks to successful conservation efforts, the Oregon chub has successfully rebounded from near-extinction
Watch the First Ever NYC Blizzard Caught on Film
Not only is this the first ever film of a blizzard in the Big Apple, it is probably the first ever film of any American blizzard ever
Wikipedia Wants to Archive Famous People's Voices
If you have a Wikipedia profile, the Wikipedia Voice Intro Project wants to hear you
This Terrifying Parasite Bears an Uncanny Resemblance to the Queen in "Aliens"
Phronima hollow out their prey and ride around in their corpse
A Tiny Scrap of Paper Offers a Glimpse Into Jane Austen's Inspiration
The small scrap of paper transcribes part of a sermon, the theme of which Austen later explored in "Mansfield Park"
At Auction: One of the Only Cameras to Ever Make it Back From the Moon
James Irwin's custom Hasselblad was one of the only cameras to make it back from the Moon... or was it?
Korea Is Using a Kinect to Monitor Its Border
The Microsoft Kinect is at the center of a lively community that includes hackers, artists and, now, South Korea's border patrol
Shopping Carts Are Way More Dangerous Than You Might Expect
There are a lot of things to fear in this world. Allow us to add another thing to that list: shopping carts
Psychiatric Records for African American Patients Are Rare, And This Hospital Has a Century's Worth
Researchers are attempting to digitize and preserve the tens of thousands of patient records from the Central State Hospital
It Takes Just Five Seconds to Find Out If You’re a Good Liar
But maybe don't read too much into this test
No One Knows Why Ancient Egyptians Built This 4,600-Year-Old Pyramid
The new pyramid joins the list of other mysterious step pyramids built before the Great Pyramid at Giza
Human Flesh Looks Like Beef, But the Taste Is More Elusive
It's like pork. Or maybe veal
The British Employed Official War Painters in Both World Wars
Between 1939 and 1945 the War Artists Advisory Committee purchased about 6,000 pieces of art from over 400 artists
The Great Debate Over Whether 1+2+3+4..+ ∞ = -1/12
Can the sum of all positive integers = -1/12? It can, sort of...
Making Paint Out of Goat’s Milk Is an Ancient Idea
And, actually, it works pretty well
Medical Students Are Fixing Wikipedia Entries
Wikipedia is still the leading source of information for patients and providers. Which is a problem, since Wikipedia entries have mistakes
Old Illustrations Tell the Secret of How They Were Made
Old books are full of beautiful, intricate engravings. But without expertise in printmaking, how can you tell how those images were made?
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