Interesting Contents Archive

This speedy machine folds shirts in no time. 🧐 Find more at https://t.co/apvIh9Fp8C 🎥 Chiossie Cavazutti / YouTube #engineering https://t.co/OqVH1c675T

These Assyrian clay tablets from 645 BC are each imprinted with the dog’s name: Loud is his bark! Biter of his foe! Catcher of the enemy! Expeller of evil! and Don't think, bite! (Image: Zunkir) https://t.co/zlyFZl7c1u

This impressive elevator holds the record for the world’s tallest outdoor lift. Would you dare to ride it? 😁 #engineering https://t.co/qn87IvDKcr

Are you ready to end this week with a satisfying print? Video by hugo_hth #worldofengineering #3d #3dprint #3dprinting #engineering #satisfying

A recently unearthed 5cm tall statue suggests that the fashion for men in Britain in the 1st-century was a mullet and a moustache.

South Ferry bound 1 train, 1981

This robot stays on track no matter the terrain. 🤖🐍 Find more at https://t.co/apvIh9Fp8C 🎥 Zarrouk labs / YouTube #engineering https://t.co/vvwfpN1dgT

Marine Iguanas are the only marine lizard species in the world found only in the Galápagos Islands. They can dive as deep as 30m and hold their breath for 30-40 mins.

TIL ancient Mesopotamian beer has been recreated by archeologists who describe it as flat, lukewarm, sour, milky-looking and sometimes a bit cloying; the Mesopotamians didn't know about hops and drank it with long reed straws

Cruelty Free Circus Uses Holograms Instead of Real Animals. Technology can keep the circuses alive without forcing live animals to entertain the crows

TIL prolific film actor John Carradine died after climbing the 328 steps of Milan's cathedral at the start of a European vacation. His actor son David was with him, reading Shakespeare to him when he succumbed, and John's final words were reportedly "Milan: What a beautiful place to die"

My dogs Achilles are translucent in the sun.

TIL Americans eat an average of 18.8 pounds of onions every year and Libyans eat 66.8 pounds of onions in the same amount of time.

TIL that wedding days often used to end with a "bedding ceremony" where friends and family watched the couple enter bed and, on occasion, witnessed their first sexual intercourse

This piece of ginger looks like a rabbit