Graham Island, The Mediterranean’s Disappearing Volcanic Island
This month in 1831, the Mediterranean Sea got a whole new island, one that European powers bickered over for a few months before the debate ended pretty abruptly.
Monkeys Follow Some Of The Same Economic Principles As Humans Do
Today in 2005, the release of a study that found something interesting: monkeys appeared to have some of the same economic ideas that humans have, especially when it comes to something known as loss aversion.
The Vatican Once Sang The Praises Of The Blues Brothers
This week in 2010, a classic movie gets a shout-out from a very unusual place.
To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies, A Company Sold A Line Called “I Hate Peas”
For National Eat Your Vegetables Day, the story of the time a company tried to get kids to eat French fry-shaped versions of dinner table vegetables, but with a name that may not have done them any favors.
The Man Versus Horse Marathon Is Pretty Much What The Name Suggests
Tomorrow in Wales, a race where there are human runners and horses with riders on the same course, trying to get to the finish line ahead of each other. And it all started with an argument in a pub.
Easy Listening Emerged From When Radio Programmers Tried To Target Women
Today in 1971 that the magazine Record World published an article about a new and very chill radio format that was the precursor of Easy Listening.
Don Ritchie, “The Angel of the Gap”
Today in 1926, the birthday of Don Ritchie, a man who helped hundreds of people in the most difficult moments of their lives and helped them find ways to carry on.
As The Allies Stormed The Beaches On D-Day, Bill Millin Played The Bagpipes
Today in 1944, D-Day, the largest invasion force ever. There were hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of vehicles, over 100,000 tons of equipment, and at least one guy playing bagpipes.
When Teenager Michael Chang Beat The World’s Top Tennis Player At The French Open
Today in 1989, an up and coming 17 year old tennis player faced off against the world's number one, plus fatigue, muscle cramps and more, and still found a way to pull off a huge upset.
Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener
Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors.