For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live.
Visualization of 19th Century Ship Routes from Publicly Available NOAA Data Set
Ben Schmidt, assistant professor of history at Northeastern University, has visualized the routes of 19th Century ships using publicly available dataset from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The resulting image is a hauntingly beautiful image that outlines the continents and highlights the trade winds.
Mister Rogers Learns How to Breakdance in 1985
The world needs to be reminded that beloved television personality, Mister Rogers once tried to learn how to breakdance, doing The Wave and The Moonwalk. He learns under the tutelage of 12 year old breaker, Jermaine Vaugh.
Dr. John C. Mather & Dr. George F. Smoot’s 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics
I realize I’m 7 years late but I want to share this interesting medal I saw today. This is the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics currently located in the lobby of NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Who is Peter Pan Based On and Why Do You Think He is the Angel of Death?
I saw an image today that states that the character of Peter Pan was an angel that held kids’ hands on their way to heaven. I was curious so I looked up if there is any truth to the statement. The closest I got was that James Matthew Barrie (J. M. Barrie), the author of Peter and Wendy, lost his brother David two days before the young man’s 14th birthday. David Barrie died in an ice-skating accident which both deeply affected James Matthew and his mother, J.M later wrote that his mother took solace in the idea that David would never grow old and leave home.
I’ll be annoyed if I die before I get a chance to survive the zombie apocalypse.
The First Doctor Is Who?
Timelords have two hearts. Maybe the reason Doc Brown survived the Libyans isn’t because of the bullet proof vest but because they only hit one heart…