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Discover Your NYC Ancestors with This New Historical Records Database

Need help with your genealogy project?

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An Air Stewardess Fell 33,000 Feet And Lived To Tell The Tale 50 Years Ago Today

Yugoslav air stewardess Vesna Vulovic survived a fall of 33,000 feet from an exploding airliner.

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Concorde's last flight: Is this the greatest aviation photograph of all time?

In 2003, Lewis Whyld took an instantly classic photograph of the Concorde on its last flight, soaring over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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The Reason Why Ships Are Often Painted Red on the Bottom | Mental Floss

No matter the color of a vessel, the hull below the water line is often painted red. The reason has something to do with worms.

Now you know!

Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like

The Apollo 11 Landing Site: What's It Like Now? - The Atlantic

The American flag is bleached white. But some of the boot prints could remain undisturbed for tens of thousands of years.

Science & Technology | Science

James Webb Space Telescope spots neutron star hiding in supernova wreckage

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted a neutron star in Supernova 1987A, the aftermath of a stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Science & Technology | Science

Small moonquakes caused by Apollo lunar lander module, study finds

The Apollo 17 lunar lander module left behind by US astronauts on the moon’s surface could be causing moonquakes, or small tremors, a new study revealed.

Science & Technology | Science

Physicists discover what lies beyond a black hole's event horizon

Gravity exists in three dimensions within a black hole's geometry, whereas particle physics resides on its surface in two dimensions.

Science & Technology | Science

What are fast radio bursts? | Space

Fast radio bursts — fleeting blasts of energy that are brighter than entire galaxies — remain mysterious. Here's what we know (and don't know) about FRBs.

Science & Technology | Science

Scientists X-ray a Single Atom for the First Time

It took quantum tunneling and a particle accelerator to get the job done

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

This Is One of the Gnarliest Drop Ins You’ll Ever See | The Inertia

Who are we to judge? That’s not what this post is about. But this has to be one of the gnarliest drop ins you’ll ever see. And it was at Teahupo’o, one of the gnarliest waves in the world.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

Inflatable Paddleboards Are Fun, With a Catch

Yes, they work. They're even affordable these days. But they kinda require a $150 accessory.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

A Look Back At Some Of The Best Musical Moments In Skateboarding History | Pitchfork

With skateboarding soon to be an Olympic sport, let's have a look at the best combinations of music and skating ever committed to videotape.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

The Worst Wipeouts Ever

Why not watch people getting pounded in the surf from the comfort of your chair, is that wrong? Contains ouchy to the max.

Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing

Four Pro Tips on How To Become A Better Surfer

Simple, valuable advice from four of the sport’s most elite coaches

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

How to Travel Around the World With Just a 20lb Backpack | The Art of Manliness

Editor's note: This is a guest post by David Danzeiser. I hung up the phone with the travel agent. I had just finished booking 45,000 miles worth of flig

I should try this.

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

Watch people surf the most dangerous wave in the world

You are right to fear the ocean.

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How to: Make DIY Barrel Aged Cocktails At Home (No Barrel Required...)

The tradition of barrel or cask aging distilled spirits, wine, and beer goes back thousands of years. Letting the liquid mature within wood is what gives them their distinct flavors,...

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

What Is Cocktail Attire? (with pictures)

For men, cocktail attire means a casual suit or a nice button-down shirt and tie. Women's cocktail attire generally means...

A guy should know how to dress.

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

Men, What Are We Afraid Of?: Men's Lives: GQ

How to overcome fear

Humor | Humor

Brutally honest job titles that are more accurate than the official ones - Lost At E Minor: For creative people

This list is marvelous. If you have ever wondered what a Head of IT does (Director of Turning Things Off and Back On), or what a Receptionist does (Executi

Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff

Self-checkout machines now ask for tips in latest squeeze on customers

Consumers are now requested to leave tips at self-checkout machines at some airports, bakeries, coffee shops and stadiums across the US

The ongoing degradation of the American populace is obvious at this point; people have become so pathetically sheeplike that they will literally do anything if they feel that the group expects them to.

Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff

Radio Stations Abandoned Decades Ago Are Still Transmitting And No One Knows How

The strange sounds from these un-owned radio stations keep internet sleuths up at night. Are they actually used for espionage?

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Four 2015 Energy Ideas 'Back to the Future' Got (Almost) Right

Hoverboards, flying cars, automatic fill-ups, and fuel from garbage—Back to the Future's energy ideas are close at hand.

So this isn't exactly science, and it isn't exactly tech...and it's kind of entertainment...so...

Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff

Top 10 Wrongly Built or Misused Stadiums

It's no secret that World Cups and Olympic Games often leave stadiums where no one needs them, and with Brazil 2014 coming to a close, it's hard not to agree with what many Brazilian protesters have...

Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff

This Abandoned Wasteland Was Once America's Largest Mall

The life and death of the American mall is a familiar story by now. A few decades ago, these shrines to consumerism dotted suburbia, only to be denied relevance by a push back towards city centers. But few images express the scale of this trend as much as

These pictures are very eerie.

Science & Technology | Technology

Facebook’s AI separates speech in recordings of up to 5 people

Facebook researchers describe an AI system that can isolate speech from recordings of multiple speakers on a single microphone.

Science & Technology | Technology

Here's how developers think Apple will handle Mac's switch from Intel to ARM

Apple’s holding its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday, and it’s all virtual this time because of the coronavirus pandemic. Another thing that’s different this time is that everyone’s talking about one thing that’s more important than new iOS

Science & Technology | Technology

Robots deployed at Texas hotel to zap pathogens amid coronavirus outbreak

As the number of COVID-19 cases climbs, a robot designed as a powerful way to clean hospital rooms is being sent into hotel rooms.

Science & Technology | Technology

Here's How the iPhone 11 Pro Stacks Up Against the 4 Best Android Flagship Smartphones | Inc.

A comparison of which smartphone is best, and which you should choose.

Science & Technology | Technology

The Laser Weapon Is Really, Really Finally Here

Rejoice if you look towards the dystopia of the Star Wars universe, for laser weapons have finally, at long last, arrived. The laser, a weapon system perpetually “ten or fifteen years away” from operational use, is off the development treadmill and en

News | News

Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies

“Occupied Gaza.” Prior to October 7, there were roughly two million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in Gaza. Gazans in 2006 voted in Hamas to…

News | News

From the River to the Sea? Arab Citizens of Israel Say, No Thanks to ‘Liberation’

Palestinians and their allies have justified and even celebrated Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel as a blow against Jewish oppression. But the some 2 million Arab citizens of Israel have overwhelmingly responded by drawing closer to the Jewish state.

News | News

U.S. To Fast-Track $500M Military Package To Taiwan: Report

The United States is reportedly fast-tracking a $500 million military aid package to Taiwan as top officials grow concerned about the pace of Chinese aggression against the island nation.

News | News

Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs

Explorers have announced they found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives. Th

News | News

Exactly What Are We Shooting Down Over Canada?

If the objects are spy balloons smaller than the one China sent over last week, who is sending them? Whoever it is, they are hiding their identity well.

History | History

Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power

Napoleon’s Hundred Days refer to the second reign of the French Emperor Napoleon I. His attempt to regain power over France, however, ultimately led to his defeat and permanent exile.

History | History

The Doolittle Raid: America’s revenge for Pearl Harbor

After Pearl Harbor, the full, if not immediately enthusiastic, participation of the United States in World War II was all but guaranteed. While there may have been murmurings of a possible attack in military circles, it blindsided the American public, and

History | History

The real WWII 'Great Escape': How 76 men escaped from Nazi captivity in Stalag Luft III

In the dark hours of March 24, 1944, a daring and meticulously planned operation unfolded within the confines of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war camp in Sagan, now modern-day Żagań, Poland. Known as the "Great Escape," this audacious act invol

History | History

The French and Indian War: The conflict that set the stage for the American Revolution

The French and Indian War, spanning from 1754 to 1763, was a momentous conflict that forever altered the landscape of North America. Not merely a territorial battle between the British and the French, this war was a complex clash involving a diverse cast

History | History

Viral Photo of Chernobyl Taken 14 Hours After Nuclear Meltdown

The first photo of the Chernobyl disaster taken 14 hours after the nuclear catastrophe went viral yesterday along with its fascinating story.

Business & Finance | Finance

Learn To Invest Like A Casino Rather Than A Gambler

At its essence, a stock’s price is the price at which a buyer and a seller agree to transact, because the buyer believes a company will do better than everyone else’s current expectations and the seller thinks it will do worse.

Entertainment | Entertainment

The fan theory that completely changes 'Reservoir Dogs'

'Reservoir Dogs' has endured as a talking point long beyond its initial stint in the spotlight, with one theory completely altering its complexion.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Peter Frampton, Joe Perry and Alice Cooper look back at bonkers 'Sgt. Pepper' movie, 45 years later: 'It was consistently horrible to the point where it was great'

Perry feels the cult musical is a "fascinating" "window into the times," but Frampton, who says "trickery" was used to get him to sign on and bore "the full brunt" of the backlash, still “hasn’t really softened” about it.

I saw this when it came out. It was unbelievably bad. I’ve thought about watching it again-but I’m not sure if I can sit through it. The 70s were great, and also pretty weird!

Entertainment | Entertainment

Dwayne Hickman death: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis star dies aged 87

Actor died on Sunday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease

Entertainment | Entertainment

Things that 'Blade Runner' got right and wrong about 2019

The seminal sci-fi movie "Blade Runner" is set in November 2019. Here's everything the movie got right, and got wrong, about life today.

Entertainment | Entertainment

When The Day After Terrorized 100 Million Viewers With a Vision of Nuclear War | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

I remember this well. It terrified me.

Sports | Sports

MLB 2023 postseason tracker: Follow along with division chases and wild-card races as we count down to October

The Phillies secured the NL's top wild card Tuesday, joining the Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, Rays, Twins and Brewers in the 2023 playoffs.

Sports | Sports

The Latest 2023 MLB Playoff Race Predictions With 5 Weeks to Go

Can you believe we'll have an official, finalized 2023 MLB postseason bracket just five weeks from today? Feels like it was only yesterday that we were making…

Sports | Sports

NFL power rankings Week 17: Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers surge with victories

Many wrote off the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this season, but both teams are surging in our NFL power rankings.

Sports | Sports

Dolphins called for unbelievable roughing-the-passer penalty that had everyone upset

Nobody could believe the penalty called on the Dolphins on Sunday night.

Sports | Sports

Meet the 20 horses racing in Saturday's Kentucky Derby

This is the 20-horse field for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve takes place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Side effects include ... a potential treatment for baldness - CNN

A drug originally developed to treat osteoporosis may soon be used to reverse hair loss, new research finds.

Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

Bald eagles look awesome. Heck, all eagles look awesome. It’s why they’re a good national symbol—they seem so fearsome and regal. But despite their image being absolutely freakin’ everywhere, the average American probably doesn’t know a whole lo

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Zoom can now train its A.I. using some customer data, according to updated terms

Zoom's update comes amid growing public debate on the extent to which AI services should be trained on individuals' data.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

NASA and DARPA will test nuclear thermal engines for crewed missions to Mars

Nuclear thermal rocket engines could help get astronauts to Mars more quickly than by chemical propulsion methods.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Astronomers Witness Light Delayed by Almost 7 Years as It's Warped by a Galaxy Cluster

Way back in 1979, astronomers spotted two nearly identical quasars that seemed close to each other in the sky. These so-called 'Twin Quasars' are actually separate images of the same object.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Incognito Mode Isn’t As Incognito As You Might Think

Incognito and private browsing modes sound powerful, but they really only do one little thing and aren’t necessarily private.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars & Motorcycles

What's The Difference Between Pontiac Trans Am And Firebird?

The Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am were iconic American muscle cars - but what was the difference between them? The answer goes all the way back to 1969.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars & Motorcycles

Best Cheap Used Mid-Engine Sports Cars in 2023

Looking for that mid-engine experience on a budget? These are the cars for you. From Porsche to Toyota, there are plenty of mid-ship sports cars to choose from.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars & Motorcycles

Tesla says it will cut costs of next generation cars in half

Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars & Motorcycles

You Can Buy A Brand New 1968 Ford Mustang, But It Isn't Cheap - SlashGear

These aren't old cars with new parts — Revology cars are new old Mustangs, but they'll cost you an arm and a leg.