Almanac
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A new book explores the strange history and fascinating possibilities of resuscitation.
Famous movie props can sell for big money.
Behold: the first step towards Autobots, in one GIF.
If you find yourself feeling a little less sharp during a long, stuffy meeting, it may not be your imagination.
Watch more than two centuries of population growth and movement in 80 seconds.
Your bagel-slicing tactics are boring us all to death. So maybe try this instead.
A thin layer of denim appears to make a real difference.
Some are true. Others are lies.
What a ranking of unhappy cities can tell you about human decision-making
Using math to help you fit more into your carry-on
The days of OGLE-05-390L b may soon be over
Why a tribe that just contacted Brazilian officials is in such a perilous position
Not every person with a British accent sounds like a BBC news anchor
This map shows the biggest companies in all 50 US states.
This video shows all flights taken over a 24 hour period in August 2013. Each flight is animated by a blue dot that travels across the atlantic.
Charles Wright will be America’s next poet laureate, but what even is a poet laureate? What do they do?
Joanna Rakoff is a novelist and the author of the recently published memoir My Salinger Year. The book chronicles Rakoff’s move to New York in 1996 as a young twenty-something to work for J. D. Salinger’s literary agent.
An inflatable in New York State was blown 50 feet in the air. But this isn’t the first bounce house to fly away.
This animated GIF shows people tweeting about the sunrise all around the world.
Middle initials are pretentious — but research shows they make you seem smarter and more qualified
Neuroscientists are using tiny glasses to test the insects’ unusual depth perception
Most US airlines use the slowest possible method to board flights. Here are much faster options.
This new bed massages you, monitors your health, plays you music, and lets you know when someone breaks into your house
A 16-year-old recently flew from San Jose to Maui as a stowaway. Here’s how experts think he did it.
A new study supposedly shows beards are going out of style — but there’s a problem with it
You may already own everything you need to participate in fashion’s newest trend.