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… 続きを読む >>

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,… 続きを読む >>

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… 続きを読む >>

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… 続きを読む >>

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… 続きを読む >>

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… 続きを読む >>