Neatorama is proud to bring you a guest post from history buff and Neatoramanaut WTM, who wishes to remain otherwise anonymous. In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s, aka the ‘Roaring Twenties’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/11/02/The-Gun-That-Made-the-Twenties-Roar/(Image credit: Miss Cellania)Roy G. Biv is a mnemo... ...artin. Their grassy complexion may have been from arsenic poisoning or an iron deficiency called chlorosis....
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/10/19/Roy-G-Biv/Corporations have used their power and wealth to harm customers for profit in the past, and while this harm isn't as direct as a knife to the gut or brass knuckles to the chin their ability to harm with impunity makes co...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/10/08/Artist-Turns-Brand-Logos-Into-Badass-Weapons/Reverend Jacob S. Harden was only 22 years old and... ...ort illness. An autopsy revealed she had ingested arsenic , and suspicion turned to the young pastor. So he...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/09/29/How-Not-to-Avoid-a-Murder-Charge/During World War I, the military needed enough food to fight, and civilians back home sacrificed so that they had it. But there weren't any treats. In fact, ice cream was considered "not essential," so the sugar that wou...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/08/09/How-Ice-Cream-Helped-America-at-War/When world leaders get together, they have plenty to discuss, yet they are often operating in different languages. We get news reports of the high-profile politicians present at such meetings, but the unsung, often anony...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/07/10/The-Strange-High-Pressure-Work-of-Presidential-Interpreters/Silver Fang's dojo by CarloJ1956When you train at Silver Fang's Dojo you're going to learn more than just one punch or one kick- you're going to learn an entire arsenal of moves designed to take your foes down hard. Wha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/05/29/Silver-Fang-Dojo-Water-Stream-Rock-Smashing-Fist-Go/Arsenic has been the go-to poison for people wanting to g... ...etect after the fact. When divorce was difficult, arsenic was easy. Tests were eventually developed to dete... ...s easy. Tests were eventually developed to detect arsenic in a human body, but they weren't reliabl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/05/26/The-Dramatic-Courtroom-Demo-Designed-to-Expose-Arsenic-Murders/Can color kill? Not by itself, but humans love color so much that we are drawn to things that may be really dangerous, just because we like the pretty colors.[https://youtu.be/gKfjHTk8KrY] (YouTube link)The problem was t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/05/23/Historys-Deadliest-Colors/Weapons of Math Instruction by Cafe PretzelMany people believe using weapons of mass destruction are the most powerful and effective way to get people to do what they want, but there's a better way. You see, by using wea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/05/22/Weapons-Of-Math-Instruction-The-Power-Of-The-Protractor/
