“Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin generated and saved every possible melody to a hard drive, then turned it back around to the commons.” They hope to stop copyright lawsuits against artists. | learn more
I get why they’d have a strong preference here, but I’m surprised they have control at all. I mean – iPhones are everywhere! If any readers know the nuances here and care to educate me, I’m ready to listen. | learn more
“Several species of fish are claimed to produce hallucinogenic effects when consumed. … Sarpa salpa is known as ‘the fish that makes dreams’ in Arabic.” How interesting! | learn more
“In 1995 Pepsi ran a promotion where people could collect Pepsi Points and then trade them in for Pepsi Stuff.” They jokingly included a Harrier jet for 7 million points. Jon Leonard tried to redeem it. The real value of […]
“Below, you’ll find his daily drug schedule which was detailed in E. Jean Carroll’s biography, Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson. As you’ll soon find, old mate Hunter was all about that bender life.” | learn more
Now digitized for our viewing pleasure, including the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. “George III’s collection of military maps comprises some 3,000 maps, views and prints ranging from the disposition of Charles V’s armies at Vienna in 1532 to the Battle of Waterloo […]
No further details – you already know if you want to click 🐶💩. | learn more
If you know multiple languages, chances are you’re familiar with words that just don’t translate easily from one to the other. This website catalogs 500+ untranslatable words from 70+ languages and it’s mechaye (Yiddish). | learn more
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Tedium always does a nice job of digging up the fun details about topics they cover. “Before the world of employment became obsessed with the résumé, we called them application letters.” | learn more