On this day
May 20
13 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
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- Pay phones depicted in artwork in Art Institute of Chicago’s collection
I found an artwork featuring a pay phone in the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection. That somehow led me to a decades-old webpage listing the museum’s…
2019 7 years ago
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- Does Customer Support have custom notes on you?
Whenever I call customer support for something, I like to imagine they have a customer profile on each customer. This profile would have informal notes on…
2018 8 years ago
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- What World Cup team should you root for? Your DNA will tell you
If you are an American, you won’t be able to root for the USA in the World Cup this year. For the first time in three…
2014 12 years ago
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- The watching eye at the door
These are the markings that would appear at the large durasteel front door of Jabba the Hutt’s palace. The eyeball markings on the ground identifies that…
2010 16 years ago
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- How to bury a submarine underground
Imagine the unique engineering challenges involved in moving the U-505. How do you move a National Historic landmark that weighs as much as three Statues of…
2009 17 years ago
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- Dumb acronyms
According to acronymfinder.com there are only three acyronyms for D.U.M.B. ‚Ä¢ Duke University Marching Band ‚Ä¢¬†Deep Underground Military Base ‚Ä¢¬†Disasters Usually Motivate Backups Shouldn’t there be…
2008 18 years ago
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- 61 degrees across the board for Chicago
The predicted high today: 61. High tomorrow: 61. High day after tomorrow: 61. Looks like the weatherman is getting lazy, But wait! high day after that.…
- CTA train reflection
Here’s a fun little video shot with my $20 Vistaquest VQ1005. Look for more videos to be posted here soon. I’ve been shooting more with this…
2006 20 years ago
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- New Toy Friday: Dart Gun Whiteboard Target
We all know that dart guns are fun at work. They should be a standard office equipment of any good corporate America worker. Right next to…
2005 21 years ago
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2004 22 years ago
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- Which is the coolest chicago cubs hat?
I want to buy a new cubs hat. Something funky cool. Which one do you think? option A: fitted: $23.95: Cap Cubs Trucha Truckeroption B: non-fitted:…
2003 23 years ago
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- TMS Voices and Viewpoints promo sheet
A sheet to promote the weekly html email newsletter sent out to newspapers editors. The Voices and Viewpoints newsletter contains allows editors to sample the top…
2002 24 years ago
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- symmetry
Ever notice how symmetrical the backs of U.S. coins are?* Penny: Lincoln memorial is very symmetrial* Nickel: Monticello’s building is very symmetrical* Dime: Torch flanked by…