Will We Clone a Dinosaur?: Time.com ponders the question. The idea of using old DNA found in ancient blood to rebuild a dinosaur has been around awhile. However, with this new theory would use “pseudogenes”, copies of old discarded genes to effectively step back in time. This concept combined with several others could prove to key to recreating a long extinct [...]
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Who Invented Sliced Bread, Anyway? Sliced bread is a great thing. It also has the luck or unlucky distinction of being compared to every other great thing that comes along. But who actually invented sliced bread? When did it become popular. Mental_Floss has the answer. FAKE STROKE EFFECT LINKED TO FULL MOON We’ve all heard that the [...]
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pass the Knowledge: The Origins of Your Favorite Condiments Ever wondered the history of your favorite condiments. A great detailed look into the history of several of common one such as ketchup and mustard. Some interesting bit of information, such as the early ketchup recipes didn’t actually have tomatoes and the accidental discovery of mayonnaise in 1756. Telsa [...]
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
These were just a few at the top of my bookmark list. In the future there will probably be less links, but each will have a description. Right now it looks like I sneezed a bunch of links on to the page. Links after the jump.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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