Archive for July 22nd, 2021

When Americans Dreamed of Kitchen Computers

The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but it has always represented a lot of work. The last century or so has given us a continuous race to make that work easier with modern gadgets designed to cook and clean. Since...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/When-Americans-Dreamed-of-Kitchen-Computers/

20 Epic Fails From the History of Pop Culture

"It seemed like a good idea at the time..." could be the beginning of every one of the 20 stories in this list. If you think back, you can probably recall a few huge mistakes in movies, TV, advertising, music, video game...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/20-Epic-Fails-From-the-History-of-Pop-Culture/

Look What Washed Up on the Beach

This looks like the kind of tropical fish you'd see in someone's salt water aquarium, except this fish is 3.5 feet long and weighs 100 pounds! It is an opah, found washed up on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. The fish was...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/Look-What-Washed-Up-on-the-Beach/

Five Ways Humans Evolved to be Athletes

With the 2020 Olympics beginning this weekend in Tokyo, all eyes are on the elite athletes of the world. From gymnastics to weightlifting, from the 100-meter dash to equestrian events, the eyes of the world will be on th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/Five-Ways-Humans-Evolved-to-be-Athletes/

Why Do We Call a Software Glitch a ‘Bug’?

Why do we call a software glitch a "bug"? You've got to call it something, and you may as well ask where the word "glitch" came from. Still, language origin stories are often interesting, and the idea of an insect causin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/Why-Do-We-Call-a-Software-Glitch-a-Bug/

For 60 Years, Indigenous Alaskans Have Hosted Their Own Olympics

While the international Olympic Summer Games are getting started in Tokyo this weekend, Fairbanks, Alaska, is hosting the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, as they have every year since 1961 ...except for 2020. The return of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/07/22/For-60-Years-Indigenous-Alaskans-Have-Hosted-Their-Own-Olympics/




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