NASA trained Apollo 11 astronauts to avoid profanity during their historic moon mission, concerned that bad language could tarnish the program's image. The space agency wanted to maintain a positive public perception of the landmark achievement.
A world map by Jeff Blossom displays roughly 200,000 years of human migration patterns. The visualization illustrates the historical movement of human populations across the globe.
The author woke up at 4:30 am with an essay forming in their mind. Since their laptop was nearby in the hotel, they got up to write down the sentences they already had. Two hours later, they had written the entire essay.