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Long Ago, a Pilot Landed on an Uptown Street. That’s Where the Bar Was.
A plane sat on 191st Street in 1956 after its wings were removed for shipment. The pilot landed the craft on St. Nicholas Avenue, rear, as part of a barroom bet.
15 Facts About ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ You Didn’t Know
In 1991, one of the most iconic (and terrifying) horror movies of all time was released: The Silence of the Lambs, based on Thomas Harris‘ novel of the same name. It achieved both critical and commercial success, paving the way for future sequels which would never quite live up to the success of The Silence of the Lambs. While we’ll never forget Clarice Starling or Hannibal Lecter (or Buffalo Bill, no matter how hard we may try), there are some things most fans still don’t know about the film itself.
Feeling small: Fingers can detect nano-scale wrinkles even on a seemingly smooth surface
Our sense of touch is clearly more acute than many realize. A new study by Swedish scientists demystifies the "unknown sense" with first-ever measurements of human tactile perception.
Ireland monument to Choctaw Nation finished
Got word from a reader today that a sculpture made in honor of a donation from the Choctaw Nation to the people of Ireland in 1847 has been finished and is now on display in Bailic Park in Middleton, a small town of 12,000 not far from Ireland’s southern coast in County Cork.
Always Late to the Party - E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears (Story Treatment)
Midway through the summer of 1982, there was no one absorbing more power in Hollywood than Steven Spielberg. With his sci-fi masterpiece, “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” Spielberg not only had a smash hit flexing unreal box office muscle, but a motion picture that won over every audience it played for, burrowing straight into total cultural consciousness.
The World’s Largest Indoor Farm Produces 10,000 Heads of Lettuce a Day in Japan
A former Sony Corporation semiconductor factory in Japan has been converted into the world’s largest indoor farm. Japanese plant physiologist Shigeharu Shimamura, CEO of Mirai Co., partnered with GE Japan to make his dream of a water, space and energy efficient indoor farming system a reality. Despite having only started production a year ago, the farm is already shipping out 10,000 heads of lettuce per day.
Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
For two months last fall, Eric Simons secretly took up residence inside the Internet giant's Palo Alto, Calif., campus, eating free food, enjoying gym access, and building a startup in the process.
From rescuer to rescued: Doctor and paramedic save each other's lives 30 years apart
When Dr Michael Shannon saved the life of a premature baby 30 years ago, he would never have thought decades later, the favour would be returned.
Fox urine spray thwarts tree thefts
What can run a feral, East Campus cat off a liver truck and save a few trees in the process?
How Skyrim Was Almost Set in Westeros
Excited for Skyrim? The next installment of the immensely popular Elder Scrolls series is set to debut on November, 11th (11/11/11, right?) and promises to suck away the social lives of millions of fantasy-buffs all over the world, inspire countless misadventures, and spawn an equal number of horrifying hilarious glitches to amuse Youtube users until the next game from developer Bethesda Softworks.