+34° 59′ 20.00″, -106° 36′ 52″—are actually the coordinates of Albuquerque Studios, where some Hollywood films like Breaking Bad and The Avengers were filmed.
If you recall, Walter "Heisenberg" White decided to bury the money he won from spectacular nationwide sales in the New Mexico desert. He used the coordinates of a lottery ticket to remember the burial site. However, the coordinates on Walter's ticket...
trouble and Lange’s inability to resist a nagging feeling that she should turn her car around. This unlikely combination of bad timing and documentary instinct produced an enduring symbol of resilience in the face of hardship.
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California
Dorothea Lange’s 1936 picture of migrant Florence Owens Thompson and her children, is widely regarded as one of the most iconic photographs of the Dust Bowl period of the Great Depression. It owes its existence to Thompson’s unfortunate car ...
Did You Know?
Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing. This quarantine practice was derived from the Italian word "Quaranta Giorni", which means 40 days.
Did You Know?
Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the basketball player with the most points in a single game. He scored 100 points against New York.
What Happened Today?
On this day in 1997, Netflix was founded by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. Originally a DVD rental company, it later expanded into streaming, content creation, and live programming.
The Drawings on the Wall
People have been drawing and painting for a very long time. The earliest rock art, found recently in southeastern Celebes, Indonesia, was dated to more than 67,000 years ago. Many of these paintings depict a world distinct from our own, with different...