Before being shipped to stores, almost all apples undergo processing. Image source: mentalfloss.com Apples in the store look as if they’ve been polished to a mirror shine, and that’s no...
Iwo Jima island was formed as a result of one of the eruptions of the Kikai volcanic system. Image source: wikipedia.org The Kikai Caldera off the coast of Japan, the...
Artificial intelligence is already widely used in delivery Just five years ago, a courier was a person with a backpack and a paper waybill. Today, behind their back stands an...
Japan’s first 3D-printed railway station Hatsushima In the Japanese city of Arida, the world’s first railway station made from 3D-printed elements has been built. The structure was assembled in a...
Chocolate is made from cacao beans, which contain toxic alkaloids — theobromine and caffeine Chocolate is one of the few treats that is literally made from poison. Cacao beans contain...
This is what coffee packages looked like in the USSR era Coffee in the USSR was not just a story about shortages. It was an entire world of beverages in...
This is what Speer’s moving sidewalk could have looked like above the bustling Broadway of the 1870s In 1871, New York wine merchant Alfred Speer patented a moving sidewalk for...
Sugar is harmful, but not for children’s psyche Most parents are convinced that the moment a child eats a piece of cake or a handful of candies, they’ll start “bouncing...
