12 Theme Parks Where the Danger is Real

July 12, 2018

A scene from Action Point (2018) — A scene from *Action Point* (2018)

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12 Theme Parks Where the Danger is Real. Thank goodness the parks themselves are fictional.

Green Ball Adventure, a Sprice Machines Chain Reaction. Watch a charming combination of colorful levers, pulleys, dominos, and spring action, all powered by gravity.

Lede-Buried Voicemails From Your Mom. Everyone has examples of parental communication gone wrong.

How to Start Knitting (and Learn to Love It). Seek the enjoyment first, and the skill will come in time.

The Oldest Color Produced by Living Things Is 1.1 Billion Years Old. The ancient cyanobacteria chlorophyll is strangely pink.

Before Björk, There Was the Last Incan Princess. Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac had a six-octave range, but it was her exoticism that made her famous.

Everyone’s Favorite Houseplant Only Wants to Die. Your pothos has lost the genes necessary for sexual reproduction, but is doomed to live as clones in millions of apartments.

Dime After Dime: A Gripping History of Claw Machines. They've been irresistible for almost 200 years.

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October 22, 2020

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Climate Change Is Coming for America’s National Parks

BY Miss Cellania

September 28, 2018

Climate Change Is Coming for America’s National Parks. Imagine Glacier National Park without a glacier.

The Chimp Who Believed She Was Human. After being raised in a human home, it took years for Lucy to learn to be an ape again.

The Mathematical Madness of Möbius Strips and Other One-Sided Objects. A look at the history of the mind-bending field of topology

These 1930s Housewives Were the Godmothers of Radical Consumer Activism. They protested rising food prices with the Hamtramck Meat Strike.

Disneyland’s Fantasyland Recreated in Incredible Detail in a Basement. A railroad engineer hand-crafted his own theme park over ten years.

The Princess Who Worked at Macy’s. The Queen of Romania also built furniture, raised poultry, and enjoyed off-roading.

America is on the Verge of a Nursing Crisis. Our nursing schools don't have the capacity to supply our current needs, much less our future needs.

15 Amazing Animal Reunions. It's good to know that pets lost for years might find their way home.

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