Which animal did NASA send into space before the first American astronaut?
15 Photos That Take You Back: A Glimpse of Life as It Was
A father is greeted by his family after returning home from work, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1949.
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Trivia Question of the Day
During World War II, the United States developed an experimental weapon that involved attaching small incendiary devices to what kind of animal, intending to use them to start fires in enemy cities?
3 Big Questions From Psychology, Answered
Why Do We Remember Embarrassing Moments So Clearly?
You’re lying in bed, winding down after a long day, when suddenly your brain decides to ambush you with that one memory—the time you called your teacher “Mom” in front of the entire class, or when you tripped and sent your lunch flying across the break room. Your face heats up, your stomach does a somersault, and you just want to crawl under the covers and disappear. Why do these embarrassing moments stick with us for years, sometimes even decades, when other, seemingly bigger events just fade away?
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Trivia Question of the Day
Which ancient city’s destruction was so sudden and complete that it was forgotten for over 1,500 years, only to be rediscovered by accident?
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
The Bertillon system that cataloged criminals by their physical measurements, 1894
Think about the raw chaos of law enforcement in the late 19th century. No computers, no DNA, no databases. If you were a criminal and clever enough to change your name, maybe grow a beard or move a few miles down the road, you could vanish into the crowd as easily as a ghost. For police and detectives, it was a maddening game of cat and mouse—with the mouse often disappearing for good.
Trivia Question of the Day
Why did the Black Death in the 14th century lead to major social and economic changes across Europe, rather than simply causing population loss?
5 Pieces of Art Worth Slowing Down For
The Son of Man by Rene Magritte, 1946
René Magritte’s The Son of Man is a painting you recognize instantly—even if you don’t know its name. A man in a trim gray suit and red tie stands by a stone wall, blue sky and restless sea behind him, a neat green apple hovering where his face should be. The bowler hat is there too, perched jauntily, as if it might tip itself in greeting if only it weren’t so busy concealing something.
