Archive for November 11th, 2023

The Man Behind the Orphan Trains

Between 1854 and 1929, around 250,000 homeless, orphaned, or abandoned children in New York City were shipped to the Midwest to find foster homes. There are many horror stories about the program, of children separated fr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/The-Man-Behind-the-Orphan-Trains/

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Writer and comedian Tessa Coates went shopping for a wedding dress, and this picture was taken during a fitting. When she looked at the image, she got a big case of the willies. When Coates posted it to Instagram, her fa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/Whats-Wrong-With-This-Picture-7/

The World's First Human Eye Transplant

When doctors transplanted a new eyeball into a human for the first time, they did not expect the patient to be able to see with the eye. But there were other reasons for doing it, and the data gained will help future pat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/The-Worlds-First-Human-Eye-Transplant/

18-Year-Old Google Engineer's Dad's No. 1 Parenting Rule

<p>Stanley Zhong is an 18-year-old software engineer at Google. He graduated high school with a 4.42 GPA, a 1590 SAT score, but was also rejected or waitlisted from 16 out of 18 universities, including MIT...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/18-Year-Old-Google-Engineer-s-Dad-s-No-1-Parenting-Rule/

The 308 Matchstick Puzzle

<p>I happened upon this interesting brain challenge on the web. The goal is to make the highest possible number by moving two matchsticks. There are 18 matchsticks which form the number 308. Now, it doesn't...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/The-308-Matchstick-Puzzle/

What the Food We Eat Does to Our Skin

Whether you're 16 or 60, taking care of your skin is about more than just looking good. The skin is the first barrier of defense against diseases and injuries. It also helps in regulating our body heat, so as to prevent...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/What-the-Food-We-Eat-Do-to-Our-Skin/

First Fatal Elk Attack in Arizona

Elks are herbivores and they seem to be gentle creatures despite the large antlers growing on their heads, so we might be tempted to approach and feed them. However, we should not forget that they are wild creatures as w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/First-Fatal-Elk-Attack-in-Arizona/

Apollo 8's Frank Borman

Frank Borman was a NASA astronaut, and the commander for Apollo 8, which was the first mission to orbit the moon in 1968 before the eventual Apollo 11 mission in 1969. A proud resident of Montana, he passed away from a s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/Apollo-8-s-Frank-Borman/

This Hawaiian Pond Has Turned Bright Pink

<p>Reports say that <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/10/climate/pink-kealia-pond-hawaii/index.html" target="_blank">the water at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge has be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/11/This-Hawaiian-Pond-Has-Turned-Bright-Pink/




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