Archive for August 26th, 2024

Our National Symbol: Too Fat to Fly

The Missouri Department of Conservation received a call about an injured bald eagle in distress in the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield near Springfield, Missouri. The eagle, unable to fly, was captured and take...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/Our-National-Symbol-Too-Fat-to-Fly/

Mosquitos Can Find Humans to Bite by Sensing Infrared Signals

Mosquitos kill more human beings than any other animal on earth, by transmitting diseases directly into our bloodstreams. Therefore, a lot of research has gone into how these bugs find humans to bite. Do they smell us? F...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/Mosquitos-Can-Find-Humans-to-Bite-by-Sensing-Infrared-Signals/

Woman Uses AirTag to Catch Mail Thieves

A press release from the sheriff's office of Santa Barbara County, California describes how a woman tracked down two people who were regularly stealing her mail.The unnamed woman suspected that her mail was being stolen,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/Woman-Uses-AirTag-to-Catch-Mail-Thieves/

Proof of Massive Shrinkflation in Toilet Paper

Did you know there are people on eBay selling antique toilet paper? Well, maybe not antique, but you can get unopened packages from decades ago. Why would someone buy them? To prove what we have all suspected- t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/Proof-of-Massive-Shrinkflation-in-Toilet-Paper/

The Evolution of the Way We Film Two Actors Talking

Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting (previously at Neatorama) has been missing in action for years (doing real work), and we've missed his insightful look at the details of filmmaking. We are glad to see he is back, in w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/The-Evolution-of-the-Way-We-Film-two-Actors-Talking/

MLB Player Plays for Both Sides in the Same Game

Embed from Getty ImagesMajor League catcher Danny Jansen goes into the record books permanently today as the first MLB player to play for both sides in a single game. He started the game as a Toronto Blue Jay, and will...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/MLB-Player-Plays-for-Both-Sides-in-the-Same-Game/

Hey! Free Trampoline!

It was a beautiful sunny day in Athens, Alabama, when Little Johnny wrote to Santa Claus asking for a trampoline. Santa, wanting to get ahead on his Christmas chores, immediately complied. Then after a minute decided the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/08/26/Hey-Free-Trampoline/
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