Vintage Postcards Animated in Unexpected Ways

We've seen digital artists take vintage photographs and give them the stereoscopic treatment, in which a 3D effect is achieved by making the elements move slightly, more so for the objects in the foreground. This is not...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/Vintage-Postcards-Animated-in-Unexpected-Ways/

Would You Eat a Cheese Pumpkin Pie?

The article, promising a recipe for Long Island cheese pumpkin pie, starts off telling us it was never a commercial hit. I immediately thought the name was to blame. Who wants to eat a pumpkin pie with cheese in it? But...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/Would-You-Eat-a-Cheese-Pumpkin-Pie/

The World's First Combination Liquor Store/Wedding Chapel

Think of this facility as optimized for multitasking. If you're already going to make one mistake, why not make a second one at the same time?Chuck's on the Avenue is a locally-famous liquor store in New Orleans. It occu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/The-Worlds-First-Combination-Liquor-StoreWedding-Chapel/

Scientists Create World's Thinnest Spaghetti

Chemists at universities in England not Italy are responsible for developing nanopasta--the world's thinnest spaghetti. It's not just a minutely fine thread of material but, specifically, white flour so...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/Scientists-Create-Worlds-Thinnest-Spaghetti/

Cinematic Chameleon Takes over Red Dead Redemption 2

Rango was an animated Western comedy that came out in 2011. The title character was a chameleon who accidentally wound up in the desert and took on the persona of a tough guy to get by. While the movie did well,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/Cinematic-Chameleon-Takes-over-Red-Dead-Redemption-2/

The First Virtual Meeting Was Held on May 16, 1916

You may associate virtual meetings and conference calls with Skype, Zoom, or Webex. But the task of gathering together large numbers of people to communicate with each other across vast distances long predates our centur...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/The-First-Virtual-Meeting-Was-Held-on-May-16-1916/

You Can Watch a Car Race Legally if You Ride Escalators Continously

You’re not allowed to stop and watch the Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix without a ticket and stopping in a pedestrian walking zone or on a bridge with a view will get you a ticket, a fine or worse trouble. A fe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/25/You-Can-Watch-a-Car-Race-Legally-if-You-Ride-Escalators-Continously/

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