The Really (Expletive) Complicated History Of Swearing On TV
Today in 1965, a landmark moment in the history of televised profanity: an f-bomb live on the BBC! We'll look back at some choice moments where people used choice words on the air.
Sputnik Kicked Off The Space Age, And Also Gave Us The Word “Beatnik”
Today in 1957, Sputnik because the world’s first artificial satellite. This changed the world around us in countless ways, including one that doesn’t get a lot of attention: it gave the English language a brand new word.
Keeping Mold From Growing On Space Stations Takes Extra Effort, But It’s Worth It
Astronauts who live and work on space stations have to make sure to clean every last spot in their quarters, partly to keep big balls of moldy goo from growing!
The Sun Would Be Very Loud If You Could Hear In Space
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has revealed some new details about our solar system’s top star, including that it’s very loud (!)
There’s A Far-Off Planet Sometimes Called Earth’s Evil Twin
Scientists have found that Exoplanet HD 189733b looks blue with white wispy clouds, but the similarities between that far-off world and this one stop right about there.
If Humans Start Living On Other Worlds, They Might End Up Creating New Accents
Scientists and technicians are trying to figure out the logistics of off-Earth human bases. If that happens, there's some research that suggests the communities could end up developing their own accents.
There’s A Secret Military Airline Known As “Janet”
At the airport in Las Vegas, there's a terminal you can't use to fly in and catch a Golden Knights game or drop by a casino. It's used only by one of the most out-of-sight airlines in the world, a secret airline known as "Janet."
A Soviet Cosmonaut Once Pretended To Land On The Moon To Troll NASA
Today in 1968, the Soviet Union was launching the Zond 5 mission, orbiting the moon. But on cosmanaut, knowing the US would be listening, decided to pretend he’d landed on the moon's surface.
An Urban Legend Says The Devil Took Over Everybody’s TV Screens In 1968
There’s an urban legend floating around the web that claims today in 1968, the television industry was briefly stopped in its tracks by the devil. We'll unpack this wild story.
When An Apollo Astronaut Had A Gas Problem On The Moon
Today in 1972, astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stepped on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission. Along the way, one of the moonwalkers revealed to the world, without meaning to, that orange juice had made him gassy.