Americans have the tooth fairy, but much of the world has El Ratoncito Pérez. “In 1894, Queen Maria Christina commissioned [Luis] Coloma to write a tale for King Alfonso XIII, who had just lost a tooth at the age of […]
I am really finding myself drawn to this point of view. I think it may be the only truly great path forward for humanity. “America has been on a 45-year energy diet, and we ought to try and end it.” ~ learn […]
Unrelated to this link, but related to the topic: I asked chatGPT to write a short story about a future where police officers prompt you for a tip when issuing a ticket. ~ learn more
Dairy farms are now partnering with companies to turn their cow manure into “renewable natural gas (RNG)”. Possibly the most dystopian line in this article: “Taken to an extreme, some worry dairy farms could end up turning into feces farms […]
“A century ago, the pine nut was a major agricultural product of the American Southwest. … Today, American pine nuts (also called piñon or pinyon) are rarely found growing outside the Southwest. And even there, they can be a challenge […]
“ALL the eels in Europe and America are born in the Sargasso Sea (in the Bermuda Triangle! Ominous? Yes).” | learn more
I overheard this on a playground and had to dig in. | learn more
“In the video, Mr. Beast gives one of his subscribers the chance to survive for 100 days in a circle about 100 feet in circumference [to win $500k]. He has no access to the outside world. The circle is in […]
This was such an interesting story about the power of FOIA! “The Freedom of Information Act helps Americans learn what the government is up to. The Poseys exploited it—and became unlikely defenders of transparency.” | learn more
Compared to the 1980s, Americans are eating more fresh fruit and fresh veggies and many products (including cars) are more affordable. “I went through all 1,566 pages of the 1980 Sears catalog to find items I could easily compare with […]