Indiana Almost Made Pi Equal to 3.2, and Other Pi Day Facts
As you celebrate the mathematical holiday, here’s a history of notable moments in the irrational number’s past
The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography
It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view
This Is How New Words Enter the Vernacular of ASL
Selfie, photobomb and five-second rule all have signs in progress
Ten Fascinating Presidential Facts to Impress on Presidents’ Day
Learn a new side of the Commanders-in-Chief, from whiskey seances and magazine cover boys
Do You Want To Build a Snowman? Physics Can Help
Here’s what you need to know about the science of constructing your very own Olaf
Listen to the Freedom Songs Recorded During the March From Selma to Montgomery
When MLK called for people to come to Selma, Detroit’s Carl Benkert arrived with his tape recorder, making the indelible album “Freedom Songs”
This Commuter Bus Runs On Poop
A U.K.-based biogas plant has developed a 40-seater than runs on converted sewage and food waste
Anyone Can Make Up Their Own Weird Or Random Holiday
Case in point: Today is International Coffee Day as well as National Poisoned Blackberries Day
Lack of Workplace Support Keeps Women Out of Engineering Careers
Aspiring female engineers say that they perceive little chance of advancing in their field
Who Has the Best Facial Hair in Baseball History?
As long as there have been home runs and strike outs, ballplayers, even some Yankees, have sported mustaches, beards and side burns
Before There was the Blues Man, There Was the Songster
A new release from Smithsonian Folkways celebrates the diverse sounds of turn-of-the-century itinerant musicians
This Radio Station Broadcasts All Over the World, But Only at Breakfast Time
Global Breakfast Radio operates in every time zone on the planet
This Inkless Pen Lets You Write Forever
A renowned design firm has unveiled a pen with a special metal alloy that creates permanent markings without running dry
Inventing the Perfect Umbrella
Will a Japanese designer’s new take on umbrellas catch on where others have failed?
The Puppeteer Who Brought Balloons to the Thanksgiving Day Parade
A Thursday morning tradition came with strings attached
Document Deep Dive: A Play-by-Play of the March on Washington
Fifty years after the historic event, take a look at the lineup of speakers who addressed the crowd of 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial
Barns Are Painted Red Because of the Physics of Dying Stars
Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? Here’s why.
How a Pizza Maker Revolutionized the Stunt-Kite-Flying World
First, let’s establish the fact that there is something in the United States called the American Kitefliers Association
Lousy Sleep Isn’t Good For Your Body, Either
More and more scientific research is showing that sleep is more important to our state of mind—and body—than we ever could have imagined
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