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The Worst Traffic Congestion in the World

Which city has the worst traffic in the world? It’s not Paris, France, although I’m using a photo from the French capital to showcase some…

Apr 12

Photo of Parisian traffic by Kab Visuals via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/road-traffic-at-night-on-paris-road-6138301/

Apr 12

Charles Polanski

Massive Ancient Cities of the Amazon!

There were massive cities throughout the Amazon. This is madness! I never knew this until I opened up the book America Before by Graham…

Apr 5

Amazon forest photo by Phaelnogueira on Canva: https://www.canva.com/photos/MAFmRE99MSM-aerial-view-of-the-amazon-rainforest-in-brazil

Apr 5

Charles Polanski

Perpetual Motion, the Impossible Dream?

Humanity has sought the dream of creating a perpetual motion machine. A way to get limitless and nearly free energy.

Mar 30

Steampunk gears image by Amy from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/steampunk-door-gears-clock-pipes-3222894/

Mar 30

Charles Polanski

Magnets. Where Did They Come From?

Where do magnets come from? How did we start using magnets? These are some of the countless questions that pop into my mind. Thank goodness…

Mar 29

Photo of magnets by corelens via Canva.

Mar 29

Charles Polanski

The Most Recent Empires… Only One Still Survives?

The oldest known empire is the Akkadian Empire. But what are the most recent? Here’s a list of what I consider empires that lasted into at…

Mar 28

The Grotto Pavilion of Catherine former Empress of Russia by Jacqueline Macou from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/russia-saint-petersbourg-pouchkine-1927758/

Mar 28

Charles Polanski

March 27th is World Theatre Day! (Plus 6 Other Days, and Part of 3 Weeks and 27+ Months)

Lovers of theatre (or is it theater as Shakespeare and America prefers) rejoice. It’s World Theatre Day! But now there’s a day for almost…

Mar 27

Photo of Theater Actors by Magno Coronel on Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/theater-actors-4063091/

Mar 27

Charles Polanski

This Day in History, March 26, 1804: Party with a Mammoth Loaf of Bread at US Senate

Today’s history of the bizarre takes us back to March 26th, 1804.

Mar 26

Image of Bread by Couleur from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/loaf-farmers-bread-baked-goods-1510145/

Mar 26

Charles Polanski

B-17 Bombers, Masters of the Air, and Why Checklists Matter

Masters of the Air just wrapped on Apple+. I highly recommend this show. There’s great acting and action and visuals.

Mar 25

The original B-17 checklist courtesy of flyaoamedia.com and in the public domain (and paid for by U.S. taxpayers).

Mar 25

Charles Polanski

1st Video Streamed Across the Internet is also the 1st Film Streamed

Mar 24

Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/bee-blossom-bloom-pollinate-macro-1467392/

Mar 24

Charles Polanski

The First eBook Cost up to $100 Million to Make!

Another cool piece of digital history is the story of the first eBook. They are everywhere now, but before 1971, none existed. We only had…

Mar 23

The U.S. Declaration of Independence from a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile via Wikipedia and in the Public Domain.

Mar 23

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