On this day
April 22
12 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
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- Easy way to trim foil fringe curtains
You can spend a lot on party decorations. Or you can hang foil fringe curtains and let kids run through them 400 times. One small adjustment…
2024 2 years ago
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- AI detected that someone else painted an additional character in a famous Raphael masterpiece
It’s already a bit obvious that the character in the background of this painting is painted by someone else. But now AI has confirmed it by…
2020 6 years ago
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- Warning email from Snapfish has personal touch
The photo printing service Snapfish sent me an email saying that if I don’t order any prints, they will delete my photos. Which is completely fair.…
2011 15 years ago
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- Writing on water with floatable letters
What a wonderful idea for a public art project! Writing on water. Making a bunch of floatable letters, stringing them together with fishing line, and then…
2010 16 years ago
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- What is baseball, really? (part 3 of 4: Baseball is most like NASCAR)
Baseball has more in common with NASCAR than another sport. Both baseball and NASCAR involve getting around a circle as fast as possible. That’s really the…
2009 17 years ago
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- Enjoy and discount: funny words to say over and over
You know what’s a funny word to say over and over? Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy.…
2008 18 years ago
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- Eyes are tied to yes
if you type “yes” a bunch and really fast, you’ll end up typing “eyes.” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?: The eyes are tied to saying “yes.” wooooo.
2006 20 years ago
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- Wrigley Field Garage Sale: The Complete Guide to Finding Cubs Game-Used Items
On Saturday, April 22, 2006 the Chicago Cubs had a garage sale at Wrigley Field. Here’s the scoop on what was sold, the atmosphere, and a…
2005 21 years ago
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- Pope Benedict XVI’s lookalike is Coach from Cheers
These two look so much like twins that they would make for a fun sitcom where they switch places. TWIN SWAP! Coach becomes the pope, and…
2003 23 years ago
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- earth of pure water
What if the earth had no land? Could it be a pure ball of water floating in outer space? Would it need some sort of iron…
- Lola banner ads
These pieces appear in the 2003 Graphic USA Design Annual. Collaboration with Lola creators, Steve Dickenson and Todd Clark to create banner ads to appear in…
2002 24 years ago
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- the nonsense of human exercise
This morning there was bird that ran around a statue in Lakeview. It almost seemed like the bird was just exercising. But that would be odd,…