Archive for March 31st, 2026

How We Think of Time Depends on the Language We Use For It

Time is often thought of as the fourth dimension. Once an object has length, width, and depth, it also exists over time. We talk about time, well, all the time, but since we operate in the here and now, we often use thre...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/How-We-Think-of-Time-Depends-on-the-Language-We-Use-For-It/

When School Buses Became Big Yellow Tanks

School buses have been transporting precious cargo in America for over 100 years. They look like bright yellow storage containers flowing through city streets and rural roads twice a day for 180 days out of the year. The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/When-School-Buses-Became-Big-Yellow-Tanks/

What is Silica Gel and Why Can't We Eat It?

Most of us are aware, by adulthood, that silica gel is used as a desiccant, or a substance to keep the area around it dry. That's why you see them packed in with all kinds of new purchases, like shoes, pills, snack foods...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/What-is-Silica-Gel-and-Why-Cant-We-Eat-It/

The Oscar Meyer Wiener Whistle

In 1988, the Oscar Mayer company offered this promotional item. It can still be found occasionally on auction sites. This pan flute is not the only wiener whistle that the company offered, but appears to be the only one...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/The-Oscar-Meyer-Pan-Flute/

Actor William Daniels Turns 99

William Daniels's acting career is almost as old as television itself, since it began in 1943 with a variety show performance on the nascent NBC network. He continued acting on television, films, and on stage.For my gene...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/Actor-William-Daniels-Turns-99/

Kermit the Xenomorph

Ed Harrington is one of our favorite artists. He's designed many of the t-shirts that we sell at the NeatoShop and we've showcased some of his simultaneously monstrous and subversively amusing artworks.Recently, he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/Kermit-the-Xenomorph/

Minnesota Funeral Bread

Minnesota's own MinnesotaStan introduces us to "funeral bread" -- a social gathering food from Minnesota and North Dakota. The Star Tribune says that it consists of cinnamon bread coated with a layer of Che...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/03/31/Minnesota-Funeral-Bread/
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