For National Tire Safety Week, the story of a character made of tires, one of the most famous mascots in advertising history… and one who was originally kind of a hot mess.
Today in 1958, the Washington Post reported on a way to transform a Ford station wagon into a full-service campsite with the push of a button.
This month in 1973, a newspaper in California known as The Recycler started publishing. It was mostly a list of classified ads, but those ads have had a pretty big impact on music.
Vivid Maps released a map of the U.S. by demonym, which is the term for a word that describes people from a certain place. Some are straightforward, but there are also plenty of surprises.
Smart glasses are a thing! Not augmented reality, but an actual pair of glasses that can sense what we're trying to look at and make it easier to see it clearly as our eyes age and lose some of their ability to focus.
And, judging by her name, fed up with Negan, too.
A few things we’ve seen in the yard lately: Red, red roses are popping up all over the rose planters. So are the companion plants - some are even taller [...]
Our team has been on a roll. The second floor has been boarded and Tyvek-ed; all it needs now are shingles and the roof will be complete. See those boxes [...]
![In an 1898 poster, Bibendum, the Michelin Man, raises a glass filled with broken glass and other road obstacles. The text reads, "Now is the time to drink!! Which is to say: 'To your health, the Michelin tire drinks down the obstacle[s]!'" (Image via Wikicommons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Man#/media/File:Michelin_Poster_1898.jpg)](https://www.bradycarlson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250703michelinman-80x32.jpg)
