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Life tip: Need to divide something fairly between 2 kids? Let one kid make the split and let the other kid choose the partition.
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Life tip: Need to divide something fairly between 2 kids? Let one kid make the split and let the other kid choose the partition.
If engineers are wrong, things explode.
That’s why we double-check.
That’s why we double-check.
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If engineers are wrong, things explode.
That’s why we double-check.
That’s why we double-check.
Space fact:
If you were driving at 75 miles per hour (121 kmh), it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.
If you were driving at 75 miles per hour (121 kmh), it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Space fact:
If you were driving at 75 miles per hour (121 kmh), it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.
If you were driving at 75 miles per hour (121 kmh), it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.
Life tip: Buy yourself a fire extinguisher. It's better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have.
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Life tip: Buy yourself a fire extinguisher. It's better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have.
Imagine using AI supercomputers to understand what dogs and cats are saying — instead of putting everyone in a bikini.
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Imagine using AI supercomputers to understand what dogs and cats are saying — instead of putting everyone in a bikini.
A negative thinker has many problems to one solution.
A positive thinker has many solutions to one problem.
A positive thinker has many solutions to one problem.
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
A negative thinker has many problems to one solution.
A positive thinker has many solutions to one problem.
A positive thinker has many solutions to one problem.
NASA's Voyager 1 space probe was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NASA's Voyager 1 space probe was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.
Scientists renamed 27 human genes in 2020 because Microsoft Excel kept auto-converting their names into dates, causing widespread errors in published genetic research.
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Scientists renamed 27 human genes in 2020 because Microsoft Excel kept auto-converting their names into dates, causing widespread errors in published genetic research.
Adapter for threaded rivets
December 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Adapter for threaded rivets
When you look at the sun, you see how it appeared 8.5 minutes ago.
December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When you look at the sun, you see how it appeared 8.5 minutes ago.
Marriage logic map
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Marriage logic map
Life tip: Remove the batteries from electronics, toys, etc. before storing them away. The batteries may corrode the terminals rendering the item useless in the future.
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Life tip: Remove the batteries from electronics, toys, etc. before storing them away. The batteries may corrode the terminals rendering the item useless in the future.
When jumpstarting a car, you should connect the negative clamp to an unpainted part of the engine block rather than the negative battery post on the dead car.
Otherwise if a spark occured it could ignite the hydrogen gas emitted by the lead acid battery.
Otherwise if a spark occured it could ignite the hydrogen gas emitted by the lead acid battery.
December 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
When jumpstarting a car, you should connect the negative clamp to an unpainted part of the engine block rather than the negative battery post on the dead car.
Otherwise if a spark occured it could ignite the hydrogen gas emitted by the lead acid battery.
Otherwise if a spark occured it could ignite the hydrogen gas emitted by the lead acid battery.
Thread rivet nut
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thread rivet nut
Supercooled water 🧊
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Supercooled water 🧊
How old were you when you found out that nuclear reactors are just fancy steam engines?
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How old were you when you found out that nuclear reactors are just fancy steam engines?
i don't need it but i want it
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
i don't need it but i want it
Button cell battery names are actually codes include the chemistry, shape, diameter and thickness.
CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick
CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Button cell battery names are actually codes include the chemistry, shape, diameter and thickness.
CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick
CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick
40 years before Google Maps, you called people who looked at maps
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
40 years before Google Maps, you called people who looked at maps
Nut zipper drill attachment
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nut zipper drill attachment
Life tip: if you’re trying to focus on studying listen to videogame music. It’s designed to be background noise while you focus your attention on other tasks.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Life tip: if you’re trying to focus on studying listen to videogame music. It’s designed to be background noise while you focus your attention on other tasks.
And what is your superpower? 😃
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
And what is your superpower? 😃