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This Organization Recycles 120,000 Pounds of Mardi Gras Beads Each Year
That’s more than 60 walruses (by mass) worth of beads
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This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of ‘Gravity’ Happening in Real Life
Space is littered with debris, and we really should start getting some of it out of there
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This Paper Chameleon Robot Is Surprisingly Lifelike
At first glance, you might mistake this chameleon for the real thing. But this little green lady is made out of paper and gears.
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Chance, Not Skill, Makes Art Popular
In a slightly different universe, perhaps Salieri would be considered a greater genius than Mozart
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After Tokyo Libraries’ Anne Frank Books Were Defaced, Israel Offered to Replace Them
At least 300 books about the young Jewish girl who was killed in the Holocaust, including her famous diary, were vandalized in Tokyo libraries.
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Artists Ai Weiwei and Olafur Eliasson collaborated on an online art project
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The World’s Most Sampled Song Is “Change the Beat” by Fab 5 Freddy
From Nine Inch Nails to Justin Bieber, nearly everybody has sampled this song
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The Last Beret Maker in France Is Struggling to Survive
French beret makers are facing a continuous drop in demand—plus cheaper imitations from China, India and the Czech Republic
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A Team of Developers Wants to Print Out Wikipedia—All 1,000 Books Of It
A crowdfunding campaign seeks to make a print copy of the online encyclopedia
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Like All of Nature, Humans Will Go to Extreme Lengths to Stay in the Light
Michael Langan shows our basic instincts
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Switzerland Is One of the World’s Happiest Countries And One of Its “Suicide Capitals”
New data from the country’s assisted suicide clinics reveal demographics about who is most likely to seek help in ending their own life
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Tribal Force, the First Comic to Feature a Team of Native American Superheroes, Is Returning
Tribal Force was the first comic to feature a superhero team made entirely of Native American characters
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Write on the Walls at New Museum’s New Exhibit
At Pawel Althamer’s exhibit at the New Museum in New York City, visitors are invited to participate in the creative process
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Scientists Revitalize the Reds in Renoir’s Faded Painting
Paint fades over time, but scientific analysis can help reconstruct the original
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Facebook Can See When Your Flirting Turns Into Something More Serious
Facebook exchanges increase in the build up to a new relationship
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The World’s Most Valuable Stamp Is Expect to Sell for More than $10 Million
There’s only one of these stamps left in existence
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Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh’s entrance wasn’t loud or flashy, much like the bear himself it was simple and sweet: a short poem in a little magazine
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Vietnam’s Black Market Is Selling Dogs With Rabies To Meet Demand for Dog Meat
The Vietnamese government, however, is pledging to start better regulating the predominately illegal industry
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The Timekeeping Tech that Keeps the Olympics Fair
Modern starting pistols are more Buck Rogers than Dirty Harry
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