What Can Thirty Years of the Times’ Wedding Section Tell Us About Marriage And Social Status?
The Rap Genius Engineering team decided it would be fun to analyze over thirty years of New York Time nuptials to see just what NYT couples are like
An Underwater Volcano the Size of New Mexico Is the World’s Largest
The Tamu Massif is not only the world’s largest volcano, but also one of the largest documented volcanoes in the solar system
How the NSA Stopped Trying to Prevent the Spread of Encryption And Decided to Just Break It Instead
The NSA spent decades trying to stop the spread of encryption technology
One of the First Known Chemical Attacks Took Place 1,700 Years Ago in Syria
Sasanian Persians gassed at least 19 Romans by adding sulfur crystals and bitumen to fire in 256 CE
Hey, Eastern Seaboard! Look Up, You’re About to See a Rocket Launch
A new orbiter is going to the Moon, and it’s launching from Virginia
Libraries Used to Chain Their Books to Shelves, With the Spines Hidden Away
Books have been around a long time, but the way we store them—stacked vertically, spines out—is a relatively recent invention
The Pentagon Just Built a Mobile Chemical Weapons-Neutralizing Factory
The U.S. army just built a mobile factory that can break down chemical weapons on site
See How New Yorkers Celebrated Rosh Hashanah a Century Ago
Photographs from the early 1900s show Rosh Hashanah in New York
Trypophobia Is a Fear of Holes
To study trypophobia, scientists went to the most obvious place: the trypophobia website and Facebook group
Artists Might Not Make Much, But They’re Happier With Their Jobs Than You
While they may not make much money or live in the nicest of places, artists are actually far more satisfied with their jobs that you probably are
These Gorgeous Photos Capture China’s Quickly Vanishing Traditional Ways of Life
A new book of photography addresses the tumultuous changes currently rocking China and seeks to capture traditional ways of life that may soon disappear
Worst Vacation Ever? Man Trapped on Island for Two Weeks by Crocodile
Every time he tried to paddle off, the crocodile came really close to his boat and he had to turn back
In the 16th Century, Nose Jobs Were Horrible, Horrible Things
The process involves shoving cloth under the skin of your arm, walking around for two weeks with your bicep attached to your face, and probably dying
Cow Tipping Never Was And Never Will Be a Thing People Actually Do
Scientists have actually taken the time to investigate the idea, and produced some hard numbers that indicated that cow-tipping “has no leg to stand on”
A Tiny, Transparent Skull Implant Could Simplify Brain Surgery
Unlike past glass-based models, the new implant’s ceramic material will not shatter if someone bumps their head
Richard III Had a Nasty Case of Roundworms
Perhaps the king’s cooks were not washing their hands, or forgetting to rinse the human waste-fertilized salad greens before serving them to their monarch
Clouds Obscure Clear Climate Forecasts
Ride alongside NASA’s Airborne Science Laboratory as scientists try to figure out the role of clouds in climate change
Japanese Mafia Has Its Own Magazine
Looking to boost morale, the Japanese crime syndicate is putting out a magazine
Melting Glaciers Are Liberating Ancient Clothes, Like This 1,700-Year-Old Sweater
The well worn, patched up tunic turned up after sections of Norway’s quickly-melting Lendbreen glacier retreated
This Frog Hears With Its Mouth
The tiny Gardiner’s frog does not possess an eardrum, but it has come up with a convenient evolutionary hack to get around that
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