Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps

As the US did, Canada also forced people of Japanese ancestry away from the west coast and put them in internment camps during World War II. These camps were isolated in the forests of British Columbia, where supply line...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/Why-a-Japanese-Delicacy-Grows-Near-Old-British-Columbia-Internment-Camps/

The World's Shortest Border

In 1492, the people of Spain completed La Reconquista--the seven centuries-long war of liberation of their land. This highly militarized society then launched wars of conquest in far away lands helpfully discovered by Ch...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/The-World-s-Shortest-Border/

Foo Fighters to Release Disco Album

pic.twitter.com/cARVmKrDkS— Lau (@lauravieitez) June 17, 2021 The Foo Fighters have been dabbling in disco, and will release an album called Hail Satin that pays tribute to the Bee Gees. The band's na...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/Foo-Fighters-to-Release-Disco-Album/

Digging a Tunnel Under the Alps

The SCAN-MED corridor runs the length of Europe, mostly in straight lines except for a sticky issue of getting traffic over the Alps. Trains must go slowly due to the inclines and necessary hairpin curves that accommodat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/Digging-a-Tunnel-Under-the-Alps/

A Sneak Peek Inside Google’s First Retail Store

Welcome to “The Google Store Chelsea”. It is the first-ever permanent retail store from the tech company, and it just opened on June 17. Here, you can buy stuff that you would normally order at the online Goo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/A-Sneak-Peek-Inside-Google-s-First-Retail-Store/

Basslines That Were Not Really Played On Bass

<p>Digital audio sampling and virtual instruments have improved so much over the years that we’re now at a point where we can’t tell if the sound of an instrument is virtual or real. The piano,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/Basslines-That-Were-Not-Really-Played-On-Bass/

Killer Whales And Their Killer Friendships

It is already established that killer whales are intelligent beings, and they have attributes common to us human beings, such as traveling with family groups and taking care of grandchildren after menopause. They can eve...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/20/Killer-Whales-And-Their-Killer-Friendships/

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