From the retro hour podcast.

Social Media Conspiracy Theorist Starter Pack

What’s the best thing about January?

There’s a lot to like…

Manchester's development is crazy at the minute. Heres some from a day of walking around

What is the answer to this question in my 6 year olds home work?

TIL a 2018 study at Cambridge University found no genetic basis for why women tend to score higher than men on empathy tests. The researchers attributed it to 'Socialisation', where due to the way power has traditionally been distributed, it's mostly been up to women to understand men.

Events that were left out of Acts

Wind provided more electricity than ever last year as the UK moved further away from planet-warming fossil fuels to power the nation.

Vilnius - Riga - Tallinn train launched

What's a good reason to own a Philips CD-i?

Back from the dead: the ‘zombie’ ponds repumping nature into Essex farmland.

Every British primary school ever (elementary) starterpack

TV Shows that share the same universe.

TIL that after Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo won double gold at the Paris Olympics his gifts included a fully furnished three-bedroom home worth US$552,802, a lifetime supplies of free buffets, a lifetime supply of phone cases and free endoscopic procedures for when he turned 45.

UK government hires ‘nudge unit’ to help dispel heat pump myths

Donald Triplett (1933-2023) the first person in the the world to be diagnosed with autism. He was first diagnosed in 1943 and was noted for his savant abilities, particularly the ability to name musical notes played on a piano and perform rapid mental multiplication.

I recently passed my old college campus, and it made me realise I'm old! What made you come to the depressing realisation that you are getting older?

“Architect designed” primary school house

Hollywood executive decisions that baffle you

A Japanese designer Hakusi Katei created a small crystal cube that reduces the resolution of objects you point it at

Several thousand tons of oil have spilled into the Black Sea after two Russian tankers sank in the Kerch Strait

July 11th, 1991, in Chiapas, Mexico // Photo by Antonio Turok 🌘

Do any sequels change the genre of the franchise?

TIL that New York restaurants that opened between 2000 and 2014, and earned a Michelin star, were more likely to close than those that didn't earn one. By the end of 2019, 40% of the restaurants awarded Michelin stars had closed.