What would happen if everyone on earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing on the ground at the same instant? Randall Munroe has the answer—and it’s not pretty.
Where did the exclamation point come from? Nobody knows, apparently. But that didn’t stop Smithsonian.com from writing “The History of the Exclamation Point.”
Is there a limit to how tall buildings can get? Write a big enough check and all those pesky engineering problems just might go away. Nate Berg explains.
Think those online book reviews—you know, the ones with superlatives like “gripping,” “lyrical,” and “compelling”—are objective and impartial? Think again.
