Archive for June 9th, 2024

Rethinking the Recipe for Chocolate

Embed from Getty ImagesChocolate is a magical food, but the health benefits of the cacao beans are subverted by the huge amounts of sugar and fat we use to make it palatable. What if we could make sweet chocolate witho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/Rethinking-the-Recipe-for-Chocolate/

After Avoiding Florida for 100 Years, Flamingos are Coming Back

From the branding practices of Florida tourism, you'd think that the state would be overrun with flamingos. It turns out that the iconic bird on so many Florida souvenirs, buildings, beach towels, and yard decorations is...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/After-Avoiding-Florida-for-100-Years-Flamingos-are-Coming-Back/

1959: US Navy Submarine Delivers Mail via Missile

The development of submarine-launched ballistic nuclear missiles was a game-changer in Cold War strategy. The United States wanted to subtly express to the Soviet Union that it could place its nuclear-capable Regulus mis...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/1959-US-Navy-Submarine-Delivers-Mail-via-Missile/

Ray Bradbury Wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a Coin-Operated Typewriter

I'm old enough to remember coin-operated television sets in airports and bus stations. But what I found most surprising by this article in UCLA Magazine was that coin-operated typewriters existed. This part...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/Ray-Bradbury-Wrote-Fahrenheit-451-on-a-Coin-Operated-Typewriter/

The Real Truth About Dishwashers: What They Do and How to Use Them

If you live alone and eat sandwiches like I do, you only have a few dirty dishes that will take forever to fill a dishwasher, so you just hand wash them. But most Americans live in families or groups of friends, and use...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/09/The-Real-Truth-About-Dishwashers-What-They-Do-and-How-to-Use-Them/
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