On this day
August 7
9 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
1 post
- Accidentally making a Rothko artwork
I was searching my photos for: Mark Rothko. I was hoping to find that I photographed some close-up shots of his paintings at the Art Institute…
2024 2 years ago
1 post
- Why are some countries so good at certain sports?
One gold medal's ripple effect: How Erki Nool's 2000 Olympic victory inspired a generation of Estonian decathletes in 2024.
2015 11 years ago
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- New word: snapity
Snapity is now submitted to urbandictionary.com. Here’s what I wrote: definition: The interjective response to shocking sad news. A combination of “snap” and “pity.” Snap! is…
2012 14 years ago
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- I love Spongebob. I love potatoes. But please, don’t ever get me this
Playskool Mr. Potato Head Spudbob Squarepants. The name is clever. Spudbob. But who in the world designed this mashup? They should have just simply kept the…
2008 18 years ago
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- IDEA: Charting the mustache trend in baseball
Imagine if someone counted the number of mustaches in every year Topps made a baseball card set. Then there could be a line chart to display…
2007 19 years ago
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- How to make your own Nabaztag
Nabaztag (Armenian for “rabbit”) is a Wi-Fi enabled toy rabbit sold by violet in France. The Nabaztag grabs the weather and news headlines off the internet…
2006 20 years ago
2 posts
- 08/07/06 05:04 am
At 5:04am this morning the date was a neat countdown number 08/07/06 05:04 am
- He gone!
“HE GONE!” is a catchphrase that Chicago White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson likes to say when people on the opposing team strikes out. It’s so incredibly…
2005 21 years ago
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- Chicago Fire Soccer fans don’t like to stand and cheer
Sitting in the 3rd row at midfield at a Chicago Fire game in Soldier Field, the fans barely ever stood and cheered–if at all. Granted the…