The Texas Dept. of Transporttion (TxDOT) buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seed (including Bluebonnet) each year. The peak wildflower blooming season draws tourists from all across the nation to see the colorful blooms each spring. 00
An Apple laptop stinks. One 2001 iBook model used a glue…
An Apple laptop stinks. One 2001 iBook model used a glue that, after 12-18 months, may begin to smell like human body odor. It is so strong that repairs are difficult, because the smell makes people nauseous. 00
The Central Intelligence Agency has a memorial…
The Central Intelligence Agency has a memorial wall at headquarters for employees who are killed while working for the US spy agency. Each year the CIA adds stars for deaths; some with names, some without. There are 125 stars as of 2017, eight more than in 2016 and 46 more than in 2002. 00
In 1980, China’s economy was smaller than Pakistan…
In 1980, China’s economy was smaller than Pakistan’s. After growing by more than 10% annually over the past 30 years, China’s economy is expected to surpass the U.S. by 2028. 00
The “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept the Internet…
The “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept the Internet in 2014 raised $115 million, of which 67% went to research, 20% to patient and community services, and 9% to public and professional education. In addition, the ALS Association has since tripled its annual budget for research. And the guy who started it is broke and […]
Ecosia search engine turns the revenue into lush…
Ecosia search engine turns the revenue into lush greenery all over the world. The company uses its income from the ads to plant trees all over the world. On average, it takes around 45 searches to plant a tree. 00
Instead of using refrigerated trucks to deliver medical supplies to people…
Instead of using refrigerated trucks to deliver medical supplies to people who live in the deserts of Africa, inventors have built solar-powered refrigerators that can be carried by camels, and so the medicines are delivered via refrigerated camel. Apparently it wasn’t that easy to build a camel-carried refrigerator. It had to be lightweight, but also […]
President Harry S. Truman’s administration purposely…
President Harry S. Truman’s administration purposely infected the people of Guatemala with syphilis after WW2. 00
The keys to the holiest site in Christianity are kept…
The keys to the holiest site in Christianity are kept by a Muslim family that opens the church every morning. Meant to keep the peace between the denominations this arrangement has been in place since 1187 ce. 00
Derreck Kayongo collected barely-used bars of soap from hotels…
Derreck Kayongo collected barely-used bars of soap from hotels, melted them together, and distributed them to poor countries. He’s the founder of the Global Soap Project, which improves access to basic sanitation and reduces disease and child mortality. 00