A Baboon Named Jack Once Worked For A Railroad, And He Was Good At His Job
For National Monkey Day, the story of Jack, a baboon in South Africa who was so smart he worked for a railroad for nine years without a single mistake.
A Startup In Switzerland Is Putting Solar Panels In Between Railroad Tracks
Today we’re looking at a new kind of solar project from Swiss company Sun-Ways, which is putting energy-generating panels in a new spot: in between train tracks.
French President Paul Deschanel Once Fell Out Of A Moving Train
Sometime on this night in 1920 the president of France fell out of a moving train. And the story got weirder from there.
NASA Has Its Own Railroad
National Train Day is coming up this weekend, so we'll take a look at a railroad that doesn't get a lot of attention, the one NASA has used to move parts and supplies to and from Kennedy Space Center.
A City In Japan Is Trying To Make Electricity From Snow
When the snow and ice comes, it makes me think of getting out the snowblower. But a snowy city in Japan thinks, we could power our lights with this.
The Birth Of The Blinking Cursor
Today in 1930, the inventor of the computer cursor was born. It’s one of those creations that’s so small and common that it’s easy to forget what a big deal it really is.
A Quick Look At Superfast Bullet Trains
This month in 1964 that the country first began using its world-famous bullet trains, so we've got a few, well, fast facts about them.
In One Game, Jason McElwain Became A High School Basketball Legend
Today in 2006, a high school basketball team put its manager into the game. Jason McElwain not only played, he stole the show.
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.
McDonald’s Once Ran A “McTrain” Car In Germany
On any given day McDonald's serves huge numbers of people, either in restaurants or via drive-thru windows. But once, in the 1990s, the company also tried to operate restaurant cars on a long-distance German train line.