Laughing Squid December 31, 2024
Ants Perform Better As a Group Than Humans When Trying to Solve the 'Piano Mover's Puzzle'
The Weizmann Institute conducted an experiment in which humans competed against ants to complete the "piano mover's puzzle".
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How President Jimmy Carter Helped Launch the Craft Beer Movement in the United States
The Wall Street Journal explains how President Jimmy Carter helped launch the craft beer movement with a bill that legalized home brewing.
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How to Make 1980s Rectangular School Lunch Pizza
Max Miller of Tasting History nostalgically prepared the iconic rectangular school lunch pizza using a USDA recipe from 1988.
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Ze Frank Humorously Explains Why Stingrays Are the 'Floppy Sombreros' of the Sea
Ze Frank takes a humorously informative look at stingrays, a flat fish with a unique body that makes them look like "floppy sombreros'.
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An Australian News Report From 1976 That Spotlights the Difficulty of Opening Milk Cartons
An Australian Broadcasting Corporation news report from 1976 spotlighted the difficulty that consumers had opening simple cartons of milk.
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