Archive for February 28th, 2020

The Biggest Planes on the Shortest Runway

Saba Juancho E Yrausquin Airport on the Caribbean island Saba has the world's shortest commercial runway, only 400 meters (1,312 ft). Only small prop planes are allowed to land there -no jets. So what's the worst that co...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/The-Biggest-Planes-on-the-Shortest-Runway/

This Place is Not a Place of Honor

Many homes have some kind of work of art that consists of only a piece of pleasant text, like "Live, Laugh, Love." But look closer... this is not that at all. When burying nuclear waste, scientists must consider the poss...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/This-Place-is-Not-a-Place-of-Honor/

13 Leap Day Traditions

February 29th only comes around once every four years, so it's a pretty special day for some people. Those would be the people who were born on February 29th, and only have a real birthday date four times by the time the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/13-Leap-Day-Traditions/

When Your Choices Don’t Matter In Video Games

<p>“Build your own story!” “Create your own path!” “Your choices matter!” These are the usual promotional words that you’ll see in video games which have multiple e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/When-Your-Choices-Don-t-Matter-In-Video-Games/

Can You Lose Weight By Shivering?

In order to help our bodies generate heat when we’re cold, we involuntarily shiver. Surprisingly, shivering also has a secondary good effect on our bodies — it burns calories, and potentially fat. With that i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/Can-You-Lose-Weight-By-Shivering/

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Japan Prime Minister Asks Schools Nationwide To Close

<p>Across Japan, the number of people confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus have kept surging, exceeding over 200, with some students included. This is aside from the over 700 people infected in the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-Japan-Prime-Minister-Asks-Schools-Nationwide-To-Close/

A Fish That Sucks… Literally!

<p>This is the remora fish, also known as the suckerfish, or the sharksucker, due to its powerful suction disc on its head which makes it capable of sticking and staying stuck even on fast-moving sharks and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/A-Fish-That-Sucks-Literally/

A Reminder To Not Pick Your Nose, From a 15th-Century Manners Book

As a parent, keeping your child’s finger from his nostrils can be difficult. In order to solve this problem, you decide to make up a nonsense consequence of nose-picking, such as “your fingers will be stuck&r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/A-Reminder-To-Not-Pick-Your-Nose-From-a-15th-Century-Manners-Book/

The Man Who Refused to Freeze to Death

When an Icelandic fisherman fell into the close-to-freezing sea, three miles from the shore, he swam for six hours to safety. https://t.co/vr70DqEqUw— BBC Future (@BBC_Future) February 27, 2020 There are many wa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/02/28/The-Man-Who-Refused-to-Freeze-to-Death/




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