Less than 5 feet. That was the difference in water level that occurred between the emergency on Sunday night and level of Lake Oroville early Monday morning. According to the Sacramento Bee, “Water… read more >>

There’s a good chance – make that a really good chance – that one of your ancestors spoke the ancient language known as Proto-Indo-European (PIE). According to New Scientist, many modern languages,… read more >>

According to Sports Illustrated, this weekend’s Super Bowl set 24 NFL records. An additional 7 records were tied. Records were set on the viewership side as well. With 113.7 million viewers it was… read more >>

The New York Times article title almost says it all: “It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers.” Almost, but not quite.
Why is this bird wearing goggles?
To protect his eyes from… read more >>

One of the biggest tech stories of 2016 wasn’t about awesome, new technology. It was actually about when technology goes wrong: In many ways, 2016 was the year of the exploding batteries.
A little… read more >>

Today is National Trivia Day. Yes, it’s a “thing.” So, for today, you can call me Cliff.
Cliff Clavin was the character in the television show Cheers, who seemed to know a fact or two about anything… read more >>