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When you’re buying bottled water you want to look on the bottom for symbols such as HDP, HDPE and PP. Those symbols mean that the plastic doesn’t release harmful toxins into the water. Taking a few seconds to look could …

Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the opening of the first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. To promote the opening, Ray Kroc took out an ad in the Des Plaines journal advertising the low prices. It worked, and Kroc’s …

Wiley Post Pressure Suit built by BF Goodrich in 1935. Wiley Post reach an altitude of 50,000 feet wearing this suit. It had an inner rubber bladder and rubberized outer layer. All modern pressure suits are based on the same …

Citylegs is an Instagram project of photo editor for the newspaper “New York Times” Stacy Baker. She takes photos of people’s legs as they walk through New York City then posts them on the internet. Is this cool or weird?