“It wasn’t easy. Around mile 21, Lévesque was exhausted. He had been bear-crawling for the past 17 hours with breaks every 3 miles to wrap his hands to protect them from deep blistering. As he entered Central Park for the […]
And other fun mind-bending facts about our present era from Tim Urban. ~ learn more
“We’re talking about $20 decillion US dollars. That’s a two followed by 34 zeros, or $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.” ~ learn more
There is a lot of seismic activity in the world, and I guess it’s because we are all just floating on these crazy tectonic plates that can’t help but bump up against one another. Check out this time-series mapping of […]
“He jabbers to himself for a few seconds, then breaks out into song. “Upper decky Zynnies, upper decky lip pillows, ferdaaaaaa,” he croons in a nasal voice.” ~ learn more
“My friends bought 34 acres of Ohio wilderness. While hiking one day, they stumbled upon a dark, dripping cavern—and decided to pour their life savings into it. Today, it’s one of the world’s most profitable airbnbs. The waitlist is years […]
“How the 1955 Le Mans disaster changed motorsport forever.” I’m not a huge racing enthusiast and didn’t know this story prior to reading. It’s pretty gory. ~ learn more
I stumbled upon this and am so glad it exists. Today’s link is to an article on Civet. “Unlike musk, ambergris and castoreum, civet had been unknown to the classical Western world. As of its introduction to the European market […]
“Diving toward a burning hillside in his first season flying an air tanker for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Jeff Reynolds realized he was doing just about everything his early flight instructors warned him not to.” ~ […]
“In the United States, firefighting strategies range from the ground to the air. Aerial firefighting is one of these strategies. It involves dropping water and fire retardant from planes to slow or stop the spread of a wildfire. But what […]