Great news everyone! It’s so cold in Wisconsin right now that large portions of Lake Superior have completely iced over! This means that visitors to the National Lakeshore can walk right out and explore the otherwise inaccessible …
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Guam Could Get a Missile Shield to Deter North Korean Attacks
Guam’s strategic location just 1,500 miles South of Japan’s shores make the tiny island a very valuable piece of real estate for the US military and a very enticing target for Pyongyang’s missile program. To make sure that Kim Jong Un doesn’t get any funny ideas, Congress wants to arm Guam with our version of the Iron Dome.
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This Beautiful Stationery Is Inspired By Stone
It might not look it, in bright and vibrant primary colors, but this beautiful new Babylon stationery range by Lexon is inspired by the striking forms found in rock strata.
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A Spice Rack Full of Cylindrical Shakers That Let You Grab a Pinch
Cooking is rarely about using perfectly precise portions—so Umbra designed this clever spice rack with a set of …
Tech Companies Can Now Tell You More About What They Tell The Govt
By Leslie Horn
The government has reached a deal with tech companies on how much they can tell you about the data they are collecting from you.
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Why the Statue of Liberty’s Arm Lived In a NYC Park For Six Years
By Leslie Horn
It took a very long time for the Statue of Liberty to find a home on Liberty Island. In fact, for several years, her creators showed off pieces of her body in NYC and Philadelphia in an effort to drum up funds to finance the statue’s completion. The picture above is from New York City’s Madison Square Park, where her …
The Simpsons Call Out Google Glass for Being Creepy as Hell
Google’s Buying an AI Startup Called DeepMind for $500M
Clearly not content with buying …
Originally built as a supersonic strategic bomber for delivering nuclear strikes on Moscow, the B-1B
Originally built as a supersonic strategic bomber for delivering nuclear strikes on Moscow, the B-1B Lancer has played a variety of roles for the Air Force in its nearly 30 years of service. And thanks to a newly upgraded cockpit—including four multi-function color displays and a modernized Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL)—the B-One “Bones” of the 7th Bomb Wing are expected to remain in service into the 2030’s. […