In 1864, Jourdon Anderson and his wife escaped a life of slavery and moved to Ohio. A year later, he received a desperate letter from the man who used to own him, in which he was asked to return to work... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months 4 weeks ago • 79 views • 6:30

YouTube description: As the world’s largest technology manufacturers increasingly move toward creating products that are designed to be difficult or impossible to repair, Motherboard has started looking... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 427 views • 9:15

Humans are the same as always, except now we have instant access to all knowledge and communication.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 331 views • 2:23

YouTube 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) 8 years 9 months ago • 491 views • 1:17

"Imagine if dogs were the ones giving the news, owning the restaurants and writing the newspaper! Boy, it would be hard to understand what they were saying! ..."

posted by ant 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 3:14