The Keys To Rescuing One Dolphin? An NBA Player’s Long Arms
Today in 1978, pro basketball player Clifford Ray got to lend his extra long to help a dolphin named Mr. Spock caught in an odd situation.
A Teen Got To The “End” Of NES Tetris, And People Figured Out How To Hack The Software And Keep Playing
For the birthday of Tetris, the story of a 13 year old who played so deep into the NES version of the game that it crashed - and the gamers who found ways to keep playing even past that "end" point.
Gaming Prosthetics Are Making Minecraft More Inclusive (Cool Weird Awesome 950)
Engineering students at Johns Hopkins University have been building adaptive controllers to make the Minecraft universe more accessible.
Before Play-Doh Became A Childhood Icon, It Was Known As Kutol Wallpaper Cleaner
Today in 1956, the US issued a patent for Play-Doh. Millions of kids have built bazillions of things with this colorful stuff, but in its first life, Play-Doh had a very different job: cleaning soot off wallpaper.
Jackdaws Decide When To Take Off As A Group
Researchers have a pretty good idea what all the chatter between crows is about. They seem to figure out when to launch a mass takeoff by discussing it.
The Dunce Cap Was Once A Hat Worn By Great Scholars
School is back in session, and fortunately teachers aren't using dunce caps to shame their students. How did a hat that was once worn by prominent thinkers end up as the hat of choice for teachers trying to brand students as dopes?
Queen Elizabeth II Had A Bunch Of Birthdays
The late Queen Elizabeth II once said being a royal meant your life was full of tradition. And there was a lot to tradition to keep track of - like how her birthday was celebrated more than once each year.
Need A Little Pain Relief? Nostalgia Can Help
According to a new study, remembering old times can actually be good for your health - in particular, it may help regulate our response to pain.
Anybody Can Be An Olympic Star, At Least In A Video Game
The Summer and Winter Games are typically held once every four years, but for decades the rest of us have been getting into the Olympic spirit through video games. Here are a few of the most unusual ones.
The Original Olympic Flag Went Missing For Over 70 Years
The original Olympic flag flew over the Games for the first time in 1920, in Antwerp, Belgium, but before it could be passed to the next host city, the “Antwerp flag” disappeared - for over seven decades.