The B-25 that crashed into the Empire State Building
For 41 years (from 1931 to 1972), the Empire State Building (above), with its 102 floors and 381 meters of height, was the tallest building …
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The Frydenbø Carbide Generator: Norway’s Wartime Wood-Gas Revolution
The Frydenbø carbide generator, developed in June 1940 by Norwegian engineers at Frydenbø amid severe gasoline rationing during World War II, this wood-gas system was …
The tough men of timber: Black and white photos capture the arduous lives of 1800s lumberjacks who felled enormous trees using only hand tools and brute strength
Lumberjack style has recently come back in vogue, with city slickers and suburbanites donning the flannel shirts of the profession as a way to look …
Lamprey Mystery
The fish that fell from the sky Fairbanksans were surprised last summer by a rain of lampreys falling from the sky. It wasn’t just that …
Revving Up History: Henry Martyn Leland and the Iconic 1906 Cadillac Model M Touring
Hello, automotive enthusiasts and history buffs! Welcome back to my corner of the web where we dive into the fascinating stories behind the machines that …
Psychedelics Allowed Ancient Peruvians to Consolidate Power, Study Says
Psychedelic drugs might have fundamentally changed pre-Incan society. In a new study, archaeologists uncovered 2,500-year-old psychoactive drug paraphernalia in an archaeological site in the Peruvian …
Cutting out the middleman, how Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy saves you money
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Who decides how much you pay for prescription medicines? It’s a question with a very complicated answer. Now, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is hoping …
Germany’s No-Kill Shelters: A Model of Compassionate Animal Welfare
In Germany, a country renowned for its rigorous laws and commitment to ethical standards, animal welfare takes center stage with a remarkable policy: it is …
You’re Not Remembering — You’re Generating: The Autoregression Theory of Cognition
What if your memories aren’t stored like files in a cabinet, waiting to be pulled out when needed? What if, instead, your brain is constantly …
What it was like to be a young “Star Wars” fan in the late 1970s…
“A long time ago…” As the name of this column alludes, these are the recollections and inspirations of a middle-aged geek (now in his 50s), …