Pink Floyd’s Inflatable Pig Once Got Loose Over London
Today in 1976, Pink Floyd was trying to take a photo of an inflatable pig flying over a power plant for one of its iconic album covers… only the situation literally got out of hand.
Helped The Pig Home
Just a reminder that the pig is named Kevin Bacon.
When Danish Farmers Started Breeding “Protest Pigs”
Protest through pigs!
An Algorithm Is Opening A Window Into The Many Moods Of Pigs
Researchers in Europe have built an algorithm that can decode the sounds of pigs to figure out what they’re feeling, whether it's happy, concerned, curious, anxious or just sort of hanging out.
Back Off, Or This Octopus May Throw Something At You
Social distancing is a thing in the octopus world. According to new research out of the University of Sydney, some females will tell males to back off by throwing stuff at them.
The Guy Who Collected The “Sound Of Kmart’s Glory Days”
People like to collect all kinds of things, but Mark Davis had a collection that even he thought was a little unusual: cassettes containing the music and announcements that K-Mart stores used to play over their speaker systems, complete with announcements from "KMRT - K-Mart Radio."
Pigs Can Be Video Gamers
It's true, a researcher at Purdue University and her team trained four pigs on how to use a joystick and play a video game. Pigs are pretty smart, after all.
Nanoparticles Can Eat Plaque And Clear Arteries
Sounds like good news for the millions affected by heart disease: a nanoparticle that can target the plaque inside those blood vessels and actually reduce it!
Pigs Are On A Mission To Save Hazelnuts
The nefarious filbertworm is trying to infest our hazelnut supply! Researchers at the University of Oregon think the solution might lie with pigs.
What Time Was Like Before Time Zones
November 18, 1883 is when railroads across the United States adopted a uniform system of time, more or less getting all of us in sync with each other. But what was time like before then?