Cool Finds
Star Trek Got Warp Speed All Wrong
Hold everything people. The blast of a star and light that happens in Star Trek when they jump to warp speed? Wrong! It wouldn't look like that at all, according to some physicists
The ISS’s New Inflatable Room Could Pave the Way for Space Hotels
Set to launch in 2015, this new piece of the International Space Station is designed to be blown up like a balloon
Just Twenty-Nine Dominoes Could Knock Down the Empire State Building
With just 29 dominoes, you can take down the Empire State Building
Giant Sinkhole Is Swallowing Up a Louisiana Bayou Community
Mining activities likely opened up this apparent pit to hell, forcing residents to evacuate and spewing toxins into the environment
The U.S. Once Wanted To Use Nuclear Bombs as a Construction Tool
From digging a harbor to expanding the Panama Canal, how couldn't nuclear bombs be used?
Horse Meat Turned Up in Irish And British Burger Meat
Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it's made from cows
Brits Are Allowed To Insult Each Other Once More
For the past 27 years, it's been against the law for Brits to insult each other
To Understand the Largest Structure Ever Found, We Need to Rethink the Basic Principles of the Universe
These 73 quasars—massive, extremely remote celestial objects—stretch for about 4 billion light years
How To Send Secret Messages With Skype
And now that you know you can—don't you want to?
Romans Did All Sorts of Weird Things in The Public Baths—Like Getting Their Teeth Cleaned
For ancient Romans enjoying a day at the bathhouse, the list of items lost to drains includes jewelry, scalpels, teeth, needles and plates
Monopoly Tokens Are Being Updated, And Your Favorite One Could Get the Ax
On February 5, players may have a Monopoly identity crisis as one of the classic Monopoly pieces is sent to jail for good
Why Are Chimpanzees Stronger Than Humans?
Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?
Doomed Satellite’s Final Act Was To Film the Moon’s Surface From Just 30,000 Feet Above
Get a jet airliner's view of the surface of the Moon
Cardboard Cockroach Is the Fastest, Creepiest Robot in the World
The cardboard cockroach can sprint up to 7 miles per hour on its spindly little legs, using them much as an actual cockroach does
Texas’ New Library Won’t Have Any Books
In San Antonio, an entirely bookless library system
Brazilian Waxes Could Make Pubic Lice Go Extinct
Without pubic hair, people are that much safer from pubic lice
Scientists Finally Figure Out How Squids Mate
There are all sorts of animals that we actually have never seen get it on. Squid used to be one of them
One Man’s Seven-Year March Along Ancient Migration Routes
This past Sunday, journalist Paul Salopek began his walk from Ethiopia to Patagonia
Dyscalculia, Like Dyslexia for Numbers, Could Explain Why You Suck at Math
For some, knowing whether 5 is greater than 2 is a difficult task
How Dangerous Is Hitting Another Human Being With Your Head?
How much damage does head butting really do?
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