Leona Woods was the only woman physicist on the team which built the world’s first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the Project but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterwards as a professor, she authored >200 papers in physics and astrophysics. The post Leona Woods… Read More »
The ceremonial handguns carried by Sentinel NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are highly unique and customized SIG SAUER M17s of which 4 exist. Made with nods to history such as grips made from wood off the USS Olympia, the ship that transported the original Unknown back in 1921. The post The ceremonial… Read More »
If you’ve ever seen someone squeezing their hand, or a mother mysteriously squeezing her child’s foot, it may just very well be acupressure. Acupressure originated in Ancient China over two thousand years ago. People still use it to treat a whole host of physical ailments, from menstrual cramps to headaches to motion sickness and teething…… Read More »
Here is a list of 25 Animals with the Funny/Stupid Names. 1-5 Animals with Funny/Stupid Names 1. White-bellied go-away-bird. Though it sounds like a name better suited for my dad’s middle finger when he’s shirtless watching TV in the recliner, it is a good looking bird found in Africa. Typical calls are a nasal haa-haa-haa,…… Read More »
