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Erik Sass|
There’s just too much weird stuff in Florida to quit after three days. Maybe a fourth Strange States entry will let us get it all out of our system...
Rob Lammle|
What happens when well-known movie directors don’t do any directing at all, and star in other directors’ films in major roles that are more than simple cameos? Here are a few examples.
Sean Hutchinson|
Dried prunes can be juiced by steaming or simmering them to rehydrate them, running them through a strainer to remove the pits, seeds and skin, and then adding more water to the resulting paste.
Matt Soniak|
Remember Rickrolling? It was all the rage five years ago, but it eventually went the way of all internet memes, to the vault of staleness. If you’ve been looking for a way to freshen up your Rickrolling, you now have reason to rejoice. A new Klingon trans
Arika Okrent|
It’s rare to see a single pitch thrown without at least one emptied shell being orally expelled by someone. But when did players start taking them out to the ballgame?
Alex Watt|
Miss Cellania|
Two Strange States entries simply weren't enough to contain the oddities in America’s favorite vacation destination. Here's another.
Rob Lammle|
We’ve shown you some of the best costumes from the last few Halloweens. Do you remember what you pulled on in 1993, though? We combed through old newspapers to find the top costumes from the 80s and early 90s. Anybody slip into one of these?
Ethan Trex|
Stacy Conradt|
Some of our Sesame Street favorites have stepped up to deal with major social issues. Here's a collection of Muppets who taught kids about the issues facing our world today.
Chris Higgins|
Miss Cellania|
Modern technology has changed the American classroom in many ways, as have parental attitudes. Here are some elementary school essentials that are either long gone or starting to disappear from the classroom.
Kara Kovalchik|
Some argue that standing to pee helps spread disease and ruins men's sex lives. Is that actually true?
Meghan Holohan|
Wit and wisdom from the women who created some of the technology we use every day.
Adrienne Crezo|
Dr. Lydia E. Kavraki’s list of accomplishments, accolades, and titles is almost too much to process.
Kate Erbland|
Swift’s work is some of the most engaging, brainy, and fun in modern game technology.
Kate Erbland|
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller's dissertation, written in CDC FORTRAN 63, was titled "Inductive Inference on Computer Generated Patterns."
Adrienne Crezo|
It’s not exactly earth-shattering news: Kids have short attention spans. But innovator and designer Carly Gloge has been able to use that universal truth to fuel innovation.
Stacy Conradt|
Meet the long-forgotten 'refrigerator ladies' who programmed the first all-electric computer, the ENIAC.
Alyson Sheppard|
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