Did you know that the current US flag was designed by a high school student for a class project? (He got a B, though his teacher changed it to an A after Congress accepted it as the national flag!)....
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/09/the-evolution-of-national-flags/Sometimes the most amazing abilities of the human brain are revealed exactly when things go wrong with it. Take, for example, savants - people who have mental abilities that could only be characterize...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-the-world/The Five Hoaxes That Fooled the World post from a couple of weeks ago was pretty popular and lots of people had interesting suggestions for a follow up, so I thought I would do just that. Here are six more for your read...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/30/six-more-hoaxes-that-fooled-the-world/There are some places you pretty much expect to be... ...the entire top floor of Gilman Hall was dedicated exclusively to work in nuclear chemistry to benefit WWII. Re...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/27/unexpected-places-on-the-national-historic-landmark-list/Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't comple...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/22/5-really-weird-things-about-water/There’s something fascinating about large structures that have been completely abandoned. But abandoned amusement parks are especially creepy. The fact that such a bustling, busy place full of excitement and fun...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/21/five-amusement-parks-that-are-no-longer-amusing/Ah, the Olympics: the intense competition, the t... ...oments in the Olympic Games sort of stories, this Neatorama list is for you. Here are the 5 Dubious...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/21/5-dubious-moments-in-olympics-history/Long before Bonsai Kittens and the tourist guy, hoaxsters have been wreaking havoc on the gullible to amuse themselves and maybe gain a little notoriety. Here are a few hoaxes that pre-date the Internet, in some cases b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/19/five-hoaxes-that-fooled-the-world/After I chuckled heartily at Dan Piraro's depiction of the Fairy Gothmother in his awesome comic strip Bizarro, I wondered how goth today differs from the goths of yore. After a little research...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/08/goths-then-and-now/We all complain about the high price of oil: businessmen worry about the rising cost of petroleum-based raw materials, and politicians fret about the geo-political situations in oil rich countries and t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/06/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-oil/

