Category Archives: Interesting

Elite Violinists Fail to Distinguish Legendary Violins From Modern Fiddles

Posted on April 28, 2014 by mea

The violins were winnowed to six old and six new in a double-blind listening test judged by the soloists. Then, each of them donned dark goggles so they couldn’t distinguish the instruments by sight and tested out these top fiddles … Continue reading →

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I write for SkyMall

Posted on April 26, 2014 by mea

Align-N-Drive Kit “Knowing your exact driving path helps keep you safe. The Align-N-Drive “method” – and I am using that term with utmost charity – targets two key groups: geriatrics and the legally blind. So if you’re the kind of … Continue reading →

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European Border Changes

Posted on April 2, 2014 by mea
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Color Film of Chicago made in 1945

Posted on March 20, 2014 by mea
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The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by mea

Officially, the special denaturing program ended only once the 18th Amendment was repealed in December 1933. But the chemist’s war itself faded away before then. Slowly, government officials quit talking about it. And when Prohibition ended and good grain whiskey … Continue reading →

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