Chances are if you make a chicken sandwich yourself it will cost less than $5, but Andy George's chicken sandwich cost $1,500 because he made everything from scratch. What causes this huge difference in... continue reading
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"One day YOU will pay for the wall." YouTube: You Fools! You forgot about planes! We always forget about planes!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 783 views • 5:43YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 812 views • 14:23Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 384 views • 16:04YouTube description: Ever wondered what those huge numbers are at the end of runways? We explain! In everything decoded Atlas Obscura tries to explain the simple yet mysterious codes that fill our... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 491 views • 1:17I like the idea that nature's gone all loosey goosey.
posted by eric3579 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 634 views • 4:37YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-transistors-work-gokul-j-krishnan Modern computers are revolutionizing our lives, performing tasks unimaginable only decades ago.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,489 views • 4:54YouTube: Adam explains how Anna Jarvis unintentionally created a commercialized monster when she founded Mother's Day.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 weeks ago • 254 views • 47 secsYouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 392 views • 2:07YouTube description: Remember the childhood hours of fun spent blasting your friends with neon-tinged water cannons? You can thank a NASA scientist for that. In 1982, Lonnie Johnson designed the Super... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 504 views • 2:31YouTube: Hate the taste of sour stuff? Well fret no more with this miracle berry! It will coat your tongue with an awesome protein to make everything taste sweet!
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 308 views • 2:59Exploiting grief for profit? No way.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 792 views • 3:59YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 5 months ago • 1,145 views • 2:59"A freshness seal."
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,397 viewsYouTube: Adam explains how today's copyright laws hinder creative progress and why Disney is to blame.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 810 views • 2:52I could use a salary to talk about. YouTube: In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months ago • 937 views • 4:13Fun fact: a "jay" used to be a slur!
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