Cool Finds
Robots Will Soon Assemble Your Ikea Furniture for You
What if you never had to assemble another Malm again? Enter: the robots
The Residents of Tolkien’s Middle Earth Are 81 Percent Male
Life expectancy, gender breakdown, and declining longevity, and interesting trivia abound
Emily Dickinson: The Remix
An ode to the poet, in four takes
There’s a 235-Pound, 15-Week-Old, Cuter Than Cute Baby Walrus Coming to NYC
A 15-week-old baby walrus rescued from Alaska arrives in New York City tomorrow
Saudi Arabia, World’s Largest Oil Exporter, Pushes for Solar at Home
Saudi Arabia is going green so that it can keep selling its oil
Shrew-Eating Scientists Show Humans Can Digest Bone
Scientists set out to measure how well we digest bone by swallowing a whole shrew, but was that really necessary?
It’s Definitive: Rose and Jack Could Both Have Survived in Titanic
Perhaps Jack was just dumb for not climbing onto the raft
You Don’t Know As Much As You Think You Do
Basically, most of what you think you know might be wrong
The FBI Would Like Everyone To Stop Shooting Lasers at Airplanes
Shooting a laser at an airplane could get you 20 years in prison
The U.S. Air Force’s Plan To Build a Flying Saucer
Newly-released schematics show the plans for a failed flying saucer
Brewmaster Makes Beer From His Beard Yeast
Most fermenting species of yeast are found on animals, insects and rotting fruit, so cultivating yeast from a person's body might not be that far-fetched
Are You an Expert? If Not, Forget the 4-Hour Work Week
The seemingly too-good-to-be-true 4-hour workweek has a few glaring caveats
French Bees Are Making M&M-Contaminated Blue And Green Honey
In France, bees have been turning up with abdomens swollen in colors of blue and green, an unnatural rainbow that was also reflected in their honey
Why Pencils Are Way Better Than Pens
Count Wolfgang, head of a huge pencil company, explains why pencils are wonderful
Watch Young Whooping Cranes Prepare for Flight
Crane enthusiasts now enjoy live streaming of this year's batch of endangered young Whooping Cranes as they prepare for their first migration south
British Architects Plan to Build a House Entirely From Waste
England will soon begin construction on its first building built entirely from waste
Two Companies Want to Frack the Slopes of a Volcano
Two companies want to hydraulically fracture the Newberry Volcano in Oregon
Share a Bit of Earth’s Majesty With Every Letter You Send
A new stamp collection pulls together beautiful top-down views of the Earth
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