Signs of the Apocalypse

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Signs of the Apocalypse1d ago
The History and Design of Screwdriver Handles | Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid (@LaughingSquid)
https://laughingsquid.com/screwdriver-handle-design/
The History and Design of Screwdriver Handles

Rex Kreuger explored the historical evolution of screwdriver handle design, tracing its roots back to early 19th-century woodworking chisels.

Laughing Squid
Signs of the Apocalypse1d ago
The Meaning and History of the Evil Eye—and How to Protect Yourself | Eden Gordon for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/folklore-mythology/meaning-history-evil-eye/
The Meaning and History of the Evil Eye—and How to Protect Yourself

The evil eye dates back thousands of years. In many places, it maintains its hold today.

Mental Floss
Signs of the Apocalypse2d ago
Can Scotch tape record information like audio tape? | Malcolm Azania for New Atlas (@NewAtlas)
https://newatlas.com/computers/adhesive-tape-memory/
Can Scotch tape record information like audio tape?

Back in the olden days of the previous millennium, long before the digital revolution compressed entire albums and even movies into ultra-high-fidelity files that users could download in seconds, hundreds of millions of people relied on physical tape to store albums on cassettes (or 8-tracks) and…

New Atlas
Signs of the Apocalypse4d ago

that people of a certain age still think it’s ok to say racial parentheticals out loud, really grinds my gears

#RandomObservations

Signs of the Apocalypse4d ago
7 Times People Claimed to Have Been Reincarnated | Eden Gordon for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/weird/times-people-claimed-to-be-reincarnated/
7 Times People Claimed to Have Been Reincarnated

These stories of children who appeared to remember their past lives have sparked rigorous scientific inquiry in addition to skepticism.

Mental Floss
Signs of the Apocalypse5d ago
The 10 Top Beatles Songs, Ranked By Streaming Numbers | Paul Anthony Jones for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/most-streamed-beatles-songs/
The 10 Top Beatles Songs, Ranked By Streaming Numbers

From "Here Comes the Sun" to "Come Together," these Beatles songs have done as well in the streaming era as they did in the Beatles' heyday.

Mental Floss
Signs of the Apocalypse6d ago
The History of How Leprechauns Became Associated with Gold | Jane Alexander for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/how-leprechauns-became-associated-with-gold/
The History of How Leprechauns Became Associated with Gold

Folklore, literature, and archaeology all play into why leprechauns are often pictured with pots of gold.

Mental Floss
Signs of the Apocalypse6d ago
5 Historical Figures That Led Double Lives | Colin Scanlon for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/mystery/5-historical-figures-led-double-lives/
5 Historical Figures That Led Double Lives

From acclaimed aviators with secret families to Hollywood icons, these five famous figures' real lives were even more fascinating than their public personas.

Mental Floss
Signs of the ApocalypseMay 13
Is this the title of a real Cher song, or did we make it up? | MeTV (@metv.com)
https://metv.com/quiz/is-this-the-title-of-a-real-cher-song-or-did-we-make-it-up/
Signs of the ApocalypseMay 12
ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir | Joseph Cox for 404 Media (@404mediaco)
https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/
ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

The comments made by a senior ICE official at a trade show highlight how Palantir is increasing the speed at which ICE operates. Most people detained by ICE have no criminal conviction.

404 Media