The Lusitania sank in 18 minutes and helped push the U.S. into World War 1. “Retired venture capitalist Gregg Bemis owns the salvage rights to the Lusitania — and he thinks he can solve the 100-year-old mystery of why it […]
Wait But Why’s Tim Urban reminds us that time flies. “The Wonder Years aired from 1988 and 1993 and depicted the years between 1968 and 1973. When I watched the show, it felt like it was set in a time […]
“An extremely expensive project with little or no output is called a white elephant project.” Why? | learn more
I read somewhere that AOL Time Warner had the largest ever corporate loss of $100 Billion in a year in 2002. This is a complete list of largest profits and losses both annual and quarterly. In 2008, one company lost […]
Printed documents from centuries past are hard to read for many reasons. One of them is the strange symbol they use for ’s’ that look more like a modern ‘f’ to me. I decided to find out why they used […]
This site compiles info (including photos) on every credible design for the new age of urban mobility: eVTOL, flying car, and flying taxi. | learn more
“Ikea is a nonprofit dedicated to furthering the advancement of architecture and interior design–a cause they give a pittance of $2 million or so to a year.” Click through for an overview of their clever tax avoidance structure. | learn more
We can and should laugh at this. And we should also shed a tear for the sad reality that our education system doesn’t leave kids well prepared to live in modern society. Maybe schools should teach how to understand taxes, […]
Benjamin Franklin did not like the choice of Bald Eagle for our nation’s most esteemed bird. He thought the turkey was more fitting. | learn more