On this day
July 15
12 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
1 post
- A simple trick for tracking your Sharpie’s age
Tired of digging through a box of dead markers? I started dating my Sharpies with a dab of white-out on the end. Now I'll know exactly…
2019 7 years ago
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- When Spotify thinks you enjoy elevator jazz music
Every week Spotify makes a custom playlist of 30 songs just for you—based on what you listen to. It’s sort of like a close friend making…
2014 12 years ago
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- What a public artist learned from cute motivational sticky notes on the train
Boredpanda.com reports: October Jones (real name Joe Butcher), the prolific writer and illustrator… is at it again with a fun series of sticky notes featuring a…
2011 15 years ago
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- A library and art gallery on every Metra train’s ‘Quiet Car’
The suburban train line system in Chicago recently started a new policy of having a “Quiet Car” on every Metra train. These “Quiet Cars” have signage…
2010 16 years ago
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- Be glad our days are 24 hours and not 2,784 hours
Isn’t it nice how our planet spins around every 24 hours? We go to bed at night and it’s still hot. But when we wake up,…
2009 17 years ago
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- Do you really want to use a double question mark??
Need to spice up your question? Try using two question marks back-to-back. Papergirl covers the double question mark issue with her blog post “Questionable Punctuation.” She…
2008 18 years ago
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- Tracking down allergies
Is anybody else having bad allergies today? If so, what are you allergic to? I’m trying to figure out what I’m allergic to. Weather.com has some…
2005 21 years ago
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- floor tiles looks like a weaving
The alternating floor tile pattern looks like a weaving. I wonder if this was the intention when alternating tiles were first invented. To see what a…
2004 22 years ago
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- Robert Frost on scholars and artists
Scholars and artists thrown together are often annoyed at the puzzle of where they differ. Both work from knowledge; but I suspect they differ most importantly…
- Changing Names
The State of Illinois building is where I get my hair cut. To me the entire building is just simply known as the barber shop. One…
2003 23 years ago
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- weirdest stamps ever
It’s rather appriopriate that they would CHOP the photo very tightly on these neuter/spay stamps.
2002 24 years ago
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- Art Authentication: #1
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