John Harrison Lived The Dream As A World-Class Ice Cream Taste Tester
It's National Ice Cream Month, and here's the story of a guy who tasted hundreds of millions of gallons of the sweet stuff: John Harrison, longtime ice cream tester.
How A Giant Pack Of Life Savers Ended Up In A Northern New York Town
Today in 1987, the community of Gouverneur, in northern New York, placed on its town green a giant roll of Pep-O-Mint Life Savers. It was a tribute to a local man, Edward John Noble, who ended up making Life Savers one of the best known candies in the world.
Félicette, The First Cat In Space
Today in 1963, a black and white cat from the streets of France became the first cat to go into space. She didn't choose to go, of course, but she's a pioneer just the same - and until a few years ago, a greatly underappreciated one.
Caught Falling Cat With American Flag
In America we can do anything. Even catch a falling cat with our flag.
The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota Is Real, And It’s Spectacular
Darwin, Minnesota is where you find a 17,400 pound ball of twine that one guy made over the course of 30 years. Here's the twine ball's story.
To Make “The Great Picture,” Artists Turned A Hangar Into A Pinhole Camera
Today in 2006, the largest photograph ever taken was released to the world. It’s known today as The Great Picture: 31 feet tall, 107 feet wide. Here's how it was taken.
W.C. Handy Laid The Foundation For Modern Music
The man known as the Father of the Blues, W.C. Handy, was born on this day in 1873, and it's not exaggerating to say rock and popular music wouldn't have played out the same way without him.
From Food Waste To Compost In 48 Hours
Composting can turn some of our food waste back into useful stuff, but it can take a while. A new device out of Germany aims to cut the time it takes to go from food waste to compost to just 48 hours.
Ruth Faison Shaw Is The Founding Mother Of Fingerpaint
Today is the birthday of Ruth Faison Shaw, an art teacher who spotted a kid smearing iodine on the school walls and saw a way kids could express themselves.
A Song That Takes 639 Years To Play Just Had A Chord Change
John Cage once wrote a score with the instructions that it be played "As Slow As Possible." So that's what an organ is doing in Germany, for more than 600 years.