The Weirdest Paints from the Past, Present, and Future
Nowadays we take colors for granted, but historically they’ve been hard to come by. Pigment-makers…
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Nowadays we take colors for granted, but historically they’ve been hard to come by. Pigment-makers…
On the whole, humans like to eat animals that have suffered—be it “humanely,” in state-of-the-art…
Nowadays we take colors for granted, but historically they’ve been hard to come by. Pigment-makers…
Speculation as to what the government might be hiding from us is an easy way…
You’re no doubt used to sensationalist headlines, especially when it comes to bad science. But…
We were going to put together a list of “things the government could be hiding…
It’s easy, even comforting, to think of history’s tyrants as one-dimensional bad guys. That they…
The English language is replete with curious ancient phrases, many of which have bizarrely unexpected…
For many of us Mars represents hope. From scientific discoveries (e.g. living organisms against all…
Speculation as to what the government might be hiding from us is an easy way…
You’ve probably heard of the Philadelphia Experiment. You may also be familiar with the extended…
Contrary to popular (and typically arrogant) belief, many animals see the world at least as…
Dolphins may be thought of as “a kind of alien intelligence sharing our planet” and…
There are several types of godawful dinner party host–the drunk and domineering, the flustered and…
On the whole, humans like to eat animals that have suffered—be it “humanely,” in state-of-the-art…
Paranoia is more or less mainstream these days, and not without justification. Thankfully, though, a…
A word of warning: You’ll need a great deal of time, luck, or perseverance (or…
Humans aren’t the only species to suffer from mental maladies. Although schizophrenia appears to be…
Robin Hood is known the world over as one of England’s best-loved heroes. His legend…
For most web users, Google isn’t so much a ‘website’ as the gateway to the…
0. You shouldn’t call them “gypsies” If you read the title of this list without…
Highwaymen lived fast and (usually) died young. But they weren’t just any old bandits. While…
Many of us have grown accustomed to buffoons in positions of power, but historically the…
Most of us are probably familiar with Dr. Strangelove, the Terminator series, and (spoiler alert)…