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What’s the difference between porcelain, china, and bone china? It’s largely in how they are made; this article has a lot of interesting details, but the basic idea is that porcelain is very functional, china is a special kind of...
For homeowners who are passionate to design their kitchen, there are only a few if not nothing else that sparks more intense debate than granite vs. quartz countertops argument. Which one is the perfect choice for countertops? Is there any...
Whether you’re a pirate, a prospector, or pretty much anyone else, you’d probably love to get your hands on some gold. However, you may have heard of a common pitfall — accidentally uncovering “fool’s gold”, instead. What’s the difference, anyway?...
Anytime dragons are mentioned, the first names that come to mind are Smaug in The Hobbit, the Dragon in Merlin and, of course, Daenerys and her legendary dragon babies from Game of Thrones, among others. When it comes to dragons,...
They both live in the water! They both have long pointy things on the fronts of their faces! They look like they would love to fight a fishy duel! Still, while it’s easy to see how we could confuse the...
The fight to uphold women’s rights is something that everybody’s been hearing about these days. People called “feminists” often seem to fight for their rights. Unfortunately for them, feminists aren’t seen in a positive light by a number of crowds,...
When we think of mechanical automation and robots of today’s era, we often think of Boston Dynamics and their BigDog robot. This is a stable, military-grade robot that can move and walk across rough terrain. Its intention or purpose was...
Back in November of 1909, the New York Times Newspaper ran a very peculiar headline about a hypnotized man who was declared dead in the morgue with a still-beating heart. This man’s name was Robert Simpson, a piano mover and...
When the US Navy started using nuclear submarines, it was important that the personnel be absolutely top-notch. In the early years, a man named Hyman Rickover made “strange” interviews the norm for his department. By asking odd questions, switching gears suddenly, and flipping out over the slightest thing, he picked the interviewees who were the most calm and collected, and in the process created a submarine class with no reported accidents.
In a Nutshell We have often given the ancestors of domestic dogs little credit, viewing them as savage killers. More enlightened views may see wolves as predators that cull the herds of sick or weak animals. However, wolves are actually...