Posted by Kevin KearneyJan 13A young Dolly Parton felt confined by her partnership with country star and TV host Porter Wagoner.Show 3 more findingsNewsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/dolly-parton-porter-wagoner-always-love-your-martha-stewart-1959795
Posted by Phoebe BainAug 11Watch what would happen if you literally had all the money in the world. Show 3 more findings 2:58What if you literally had all the money in the world?xkcd's What If?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saj7b5C6TCM
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 30The US has discontinued a variety of different currency denominations over the years—including a $100K bill.Show 5 more findings Zoom6 Discontinued and Uncommon U.S. Currency DenominationsInvestopediahttps://www.investopedia.com/6-famous-discontinued-and-uncommon-u-s-currency-denominations-4773302
Posted by Meher QazilbashOct 21, 2021One of the most famous portraits ever taken is 'Afghan Girl' (1984) by Steve McCurry, yet the subject Sharbat Gula went much of her life without being identified or benefitting from the image's success.One of the most famous portraits ever taken is "Afghan Girl" by Steve McCurry. Sharbat Gula, the subject of the photo, was not credited until 2002 for her role in the famous National Geographic cover, and continued to live in poverty after the photo was taken.Show 4 more findings ZoomPhotojournalistic Integrity: The Controversies Around National Geographic’s Famous ‘Afghan Girl'Arts Helphttps://www.artshelp.com/the-controversies-and-hidden-lies-around-national-geographics-famous-afghan-girl/
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtAug 10See where your state ranked in an analysis of the best public school systems in the US.Show 3 more findings ZoomStates With the Best & Worst School Systems in 2026WalletHubhttps://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldJun 30The collapse of gas bubbles in the joint synovial fluid causes 'cracking' knuckles.Show 4 more findings 1:35Here’s what happens to your knuckles when you crack themVoxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IYmdy6d4Y
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 7On planets in systems with two stars, such as the fictional Tatooine from 'Star Wars,' observers would see overlapping rainbows and double rainbows.Show 2 more findings 2:46What would a rainbow be like on Tatooine?xkcd's What If?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8rOs05v48
Posted by Jeremy CronigFeb 8The final shots of the Civil War were fired in the Arctic over 2 months after the South's surrender.Show 3 more findings ZoomA Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee SurrenderedSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 6Listen to audio clips from Hoover, a harbor seal named after its insatiable appetite, who learned to say English phrases such as 'hello there' and 'come over here.'Show 2 more findings ZoomHoover the talking sealCell Presshttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01959-5
Posted by Meher QazilbashFeb 5Author David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' speech provides guidance for adulthood.Show 2 more findings 22:44This Is Water David Foster Wallace Commencement Speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=12s
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 31'Bibliotherapy' is of increasing interest as a way to improve mental health and help navigate complex life situations—with people immersing themselves in the experiences of fictional characters or nonfiction and self-help books to find relief and gain personal insights.Show 3 more findings Zoom'It opened up something in me': Why people are turning to bibliotherapyBBChttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250616-how-bibliotherapy-can-both-help-and-harm-your-mental-health?at_bbc_team=studios&at_campaign=1440refer&at_link_origin=1440&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_name=1440
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 26Simulations suggest that a paper airplane launched from the International Space Station would maintain its orientation and gradually descend for 3.5 days before chaotically tumbling down and burning up.Show 3 more findings ZoomWhat if you Threw a Paper Airplane from the Space Station?Universe Todayhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-if-you-threw-a-paper-airplane-from-the-space-station
Posted by Phoebe BainFeb 6Computer scientists first started trying to optimize dating using computers in the 1950s.Show 4 more findings 3:45- YouTubeBloomberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp-5wklvh10
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldMay 11Play the role of a student as you try to navigate college and remain debt-free. ZoomA Game of College: Can you get into college and finish a degree without taking on too much debt?Tuition Trackerhttps://tuitiontracker.org/temp/game-of-college/
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 25Watch a two-year time-lapse of a pinecone seed transforming into a pine tree. 1:51Pinecone to Pine tree timelapseBoxlapsehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdt33Pqcm0Y
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 16A dog's nose can be up to 100,000 times more sensitive than a human's, and each possesses a secondary organ for smelling, which helps learn about other dogs when they sniff each other's butts.Show 3 more findings 2:28But Why Do Dogs Smell Each Other's Butts?Reactionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZlJ8XfwiNg
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 9Sea stars are invertebrates—they lack a backbone—and while most exhibit pentametric radial symmetry due to having five arms radiating from a central disk, some can possess more than 40.Show 6 more findings ZoomFacts About Sea Stars in the Florida KeysKey West Aquariumhttps://www.keywestaquarium.com/sea-stars-florida-keys
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoApr 28Visualize the path of every solar eclipse from 1900 to 2099 and see what each looks like when observed from different locations on Earth.Show 1 more finding ZoomSolar Eclipse MapDataViz Dojohttps://dojo.amcharts.com/solar-eclipses/
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 16Experience a century of America's healthcare advances with this medical visualization, tracing a sampling of healthcare innovations from head to toe.Show 3 more findings ZoomThis Playful Interactive Reveals the Medical Advances That Have Made Life Better … and Sometimes LongerSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-playful-interactive-reveals-the-medical-advances-that-have-made-life-better-and-sometimes-longer-180988867/
Posted by Kevin KearneyJun 12Watch 4-plus decades of Pixar's opening logos.Show 2 more findings 3:46Pixar Logo Evolution (1979-2023)Stuff to Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M3GCLAp4M4
Posted by Phoebe BainFeb 20Use this tool to calculate the dollar value of your parental mental load, from meal planning to coordinating after-school care, then see resources that help generate solutions. ZoomInteractive Calculators & QuizzesSkylighthttps://myskylight.outgrow.us/myskylight-3
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMay 18Apeirophobia is the fear of everlasting life and may stem from the human brain's inability to conceptualize the concept of anything happening beyond what it can project out, such as the concept of an infinite life.Show 2 more findings 2:48The Crippling Fear of Everlasting LifeThe Atlantichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dvVnPyaEbk
Posted by Jeremy CronigJan 28Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' is one of the defining images of the Revolutionary War.Show 3 more findings ZoomLeutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware - The American Revolution InstituteAmerican Revolution Institutehttps://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/washington-crossing-the-delaware-primary-source-analysis/
Posted by Phoebe BainJun 30'Tulip mania,' the 1630s Dutch craze where rare bulbs were briefly traded like luxury assets, may have been the first financial bubble—and it still shapes markets today.Show 3 more findings‘Tulip mania’ may have been the first financial bubble—some argue its legend still shapes markets todayCautionary Tales with Tim Harfordhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/33wPbbNDtgUWdZ0hFFIExk
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtAug 12The Berlin Wall physically separated East and West Berlin for nearly three decades, preventing East Germans from fleeing to the West and earning the nickname 'the Iron Curtain.'Show 6 more findings 6:26The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. JarauschTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fQPzZ1-hg
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 2Find out how important you are to AI tools when they generate text responses with this tool, which estimates the weights of people's names.Show 3 more findings ZoomIN THE WEIGHTSIn the Weightshttps://intheweights.com/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 16Washing dishware before putting it in a dishwasher may reduce the appliance's effectiveness because it dynamically adjusts wash time and temperature based on a sensor that detects dirtiness.Show 6 more findings 5:05Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? - Rachel YangTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpBUwlDId0
Posted by Dina Fine MaronAug 4Humans may have as many as 100,000 to 150,000 individual hairs on our scalps, growing at a rate of roughly 1 centimeter per month. Show 3 more findings 4:49Why do some people go bald? - Sarthak SinhaTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diYLhl8bWU
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtJun 9Watch President John F. Kennedy's speech on going to the moonShow 2 more findings 18:16President Kennedy’s Speech at Rice UniversityNASAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ
Posted by Meher QazilbashAug 11Explore how the most commonly used words in the English language have changed from the 1950s to 2023. Show 3 more findings ZoomHow the Words We Teach English Language Learners ChangedThe Puddinghttps://pudding.cool/2026/07/essential-words/
Posted by Kevin KearneyFeb 20Hear 50 years of iconic hip-hop samples, the genre's foundational looped tracks.Show 1 more finding 29:35Sample Breakdown: The Most Iconic Hip-Hop Sample of Every Year (1973-2023)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGNaDk9eIA
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoApr 1Explore the history, structure, and species of Australia's Great Barrier Reef with this interactive journey narrated by Sir David Attenborough.Show 5 more findings ZoomDavid Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef - An Interactive Journeyhttps://attenboroughsreef.com/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 31Rapid intensification is the increase in a hurricane's sustained wind speed by at least 35 miles per hour within 24 hours, which can strengthen it by up to two categories.Show 2 more findings ZoomRapid intensification: How hurricanes gain strength and why it's so dangerousAccuweatherhttps://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/rapid-intensification-how-hurricanes-gain-strength-and-why-its-so-dangerous/1690019
Posted by Jeremy CronigJul 16Robert Smalls escaped slavery by piloting a stolen Confederate ship to freedom, then became an influential Black political leader during Reconstruction.Show 4 more findings 5:21Robert Smalls - Radical Gracehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d4t9k8An1k
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJun 16There are up to 100 trillion microbes in the gut, and maintaining the relative balance in this ecosystem is important for our health.Show 1 more finding 7:38How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The MicrobiomeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPD009qTN4
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoMay 13Light takes approximately eight minutes to travel from the sun's surface to Earth, but it takes thousands of years to reach the star's surface from its core—a distance more than 200 times shorter.Show 2 more findings 4:37Sunlight is way older than you think - Sten OdenwaldTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-UO-RZBQ3U
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 20If a source of music traveled past someone at twice the speed of sound, assuming sufficiently sensitive hearing and powerful equipment, they would hear the music backward.Show 4 more findings 9:17Does Music Play BACKWARDS At High Speeds?Benn Jordanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reoz4PcbX0
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJun 16Fecal transplants can help treat infections by transplanting healthy gut bacteria from a donor into a patient's gastrointestinal tract using samples of human waste, which are turned into a liquid mixture and often delivered via a colonoscopy procedure.Show 2 more findings ZoomCurious cure: Human wasteBig Thinkhttps://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2019/fecal-transplant-c-diff
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 29Examine this captivating animation 'building' a human—illustrating the roughly 40 weeks of fetal development.Show 2 more findings ZoomEleanor Lutz - How to Build a HumanEleanor Lutzhttps://eleanorlutz.com/human-development
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 14The world's largest waterfall is in the ocean and is more than three times the height of Angel Falls, the largest waterfall on land.Show 2 more findings ZoomWhere is Earth’s Largest Waterfall?NOAAhttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/largest-waterfall.html
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtMay 22See a 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital Show 3 more findings ZoomTenochtitlan 3D viewer | retrato de Tenochtitlanhttps://retratodetenochtitlan.mx/