Cool Finds
Google Wants to Enable the Amateur Etymologist in All of Us
A quick Google will now give you the history of your word
A Rare Pliosaur Bone Sat in a British Shed for 16 Years
Mysteriously, as far as experts know, pliosaurs only lived in waters around Africa, Australia and China, not Great Britain
Move Over Panda Cam, It’s Time for the Polar Bear Migration
In November, polar bears will be carrying on their annual migration, taking them right past the northerly Canadian town of Churchill
T Minus 16 Hours Until India Goes to Mars
The countdown is on for India's first mission to Mars
NASA And JPL Are Better at Pumpkin Carving Than You
Featuring LEDs, laser etching, chocolate fountains, rotating gears and even a replica Mars Rover, these pumpkins will put your simple pumpkin face to shame
A 360-Page Book That No One’s Ever Been Able to Read Is Coming Back Into Print
Original editions of the Codex sell for up to $2,000, but a new reprint is available for $125
Is It Immoral To Kill a Zombie?
Perhaps it's time to add ethics to your zombie preparedness training
The Earliest Bike Design Is Getting a Modern, Electric Reboot
What would early bike designers think of this Tron-like reboot of their classic wheels?
The Emoji Show Is Gathering Emoji Based Art
Like the selfie, the emoji has faced its fair share of derision. But as more and more people use the little icons they're finding more acceptance
Celebrate National Candy Corn Day By Making Deep-Fried Candy Corn
Whether you love or hate candy corn, it's probably worth knowing how it's made and where it came from
This Drone Hunts Down Apple Disease
These drones are striking against a different kind of enemy: apple scab
Dell Laptop Users Weren’t Crazy, Their Keyboards Really Did Smell Like Cat Urine
Some users speculate that polymers could have been to blame, though others pointed to nitrogen, one of the main components of urine
Salvador Dali Suffered From the Irrational Fear That Insects Were Crawling All Over His Skin
The condition is almost always accompanied by tactile hallucinations of crawling sensations and visual hallucinations of the non-existent insects
This Eagle Statue Is One of the Greatest Romano-British Artworks Ever Discovered
Archeologists in London just turned up a pristine 1,800-year old Roman statue of an eagle devouring a serpent
Watch People Drawing Their Own Brains
Beware, your brain can force you to spend a lot more time than you might think watching these
What Is Sex Like for Someone with Synesthesia?
The researchers found that the people with synesthesia seem to go into more of a trance during sex than those without
Appreciate the Mathematical Beauty of Every Day Objects
Given math's applicability to everything in our world and beyond, it's not so far fetched to think that a theory of everything really does exist
Networked Rocks Could Let the Military Keep an Ear on the Ground
These rocks can not only spy on you, they can communicate with each other and report back to base
Here’s How to Make a Canoe Out of a Tree Trunk
The boats are fashioned entirely by hand using simple tools, and traditionally are carved from magongo tree wood
How One 17th Century Scholar Reconciled Newly Discovered Species And the Space on Noah’s Ark
Here's how Bishop John Wilkins got all the animals to fit on Noah's Ark
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