English is a weird language. It has evolved over centuries while also incorporating words from other languages until it's become fertile ground producing tons of puns. You'd think someone would try to do something about...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/Simplified-Spelling-Turned-Out-to-Be-Comedy/The What If? series from Randall Munroe and Henry Reich (previously at Neatorama) seeks to give serious answers to ridiculous theoretical questions. The most common question they receive, over and over, is "What would ha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/What-If-Someone-Suddenly-Turned-the-Sun-Off/If you knew nothing about the invention of Graham crackers, you might assume that they were invented by someone named Graham- and you'd be right. Sylvester Graham was born in 1794, the youngest of 17 children. He was sic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/The-Strange-Goal-Behind-the-Development-of-Graham-Crackers/The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamilton), we are informed by the conservation organization Oceana, is the largest invertebrate on Earth. They can measure as long as 46 feet and weigh 1,100 pounds.The colos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/First-Colossal-Squid-Recorded-on-Camera/Weird Universe tells us that in 1932, the Lincoln Electric Company (which is apparently still in business) conducted a national essay writing competition about arc welding. The winners received a total of $17,500 in priz...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/Steel-Checks-Issued-by-a-Welding-Company/The Golden Girls went off the air in 1992 after seven seasons. The last of our for favorite ladies departed for that great lanai in the sky just over two years ago. But the fanbase for the show remains profoundl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2025/04/16/Theres-A-Golden-Girls-Murder-Mystery-Novel/
