Miss Info investigates how the Jamaican beef patty became a NYC icon. As the flaky meat turnover has infiltrated all aspects of city life—found in mom-and-pop bakeries, bodegas, pizza shops, and even... continue reading
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The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 140 views • 10:14Carol Swain, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, Published on May 22, 2017 Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 61 views • 5:50YouTube description: In March 1974, Chinese farmers digging a well unearthed the greatest archaeological find of the century - the buried Terracotta Army. After coming across a life-sized human head... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 634 viewsI built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 419 views • 11:27We love wood here at The Slingshot Channel. It is our most important raw material by a great margin. When we found this 20" piece of European Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) while cleaning up the shed, we immediately... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 203 views • 13:07"Tardigrades, also referred to as "water bears," are eight-legged microscopic animals that are seemingly impossible to kill, having been found everywhere from Antarctica to the deep sea."
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,101 views • 4:10The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit (Black Mamba APU) is a mostly female ranger unit founded with the purpose of protecting wildlife in South Africa. They are on the front-line protecting dwindling numbers... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 89 views • 2:35This scientist about to retire when he found a way to save the planet. Very cool
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 555 views • 3:19I took Orange Sunshine once [true story] YouTube: Inside chemistry labs, chemists work with what they call superacids. No one’s found a specific use for such a fantastically strong acid yet, but chemists... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 793 views • 4:49YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 489 views • 2:51YouTube description: In the slums of Lima, he's found a way to turn fog into water.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 473 views • 1:36The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00YouTube description: Cashews are a member of the same family as poison ivy, Anacardiaceae. Like poison ivy and many other members of the family, part of the cashew plant contains an oily chemical called... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 1,154 views • 2:07Not sure how this fits in and not very topical but I found it interesting.
posted by vil 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 191 views • 10:05Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 595 views • 1:11YouTube: Are you having trouble with kidney stones? Well, the scientists might have found a fun way to help you. And here’s some updates for our Earth’s climate change!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 4:42Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 330 views • 8:10YouTube description: So...why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox's Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 555 views • 8:33