[Gifted] Sometimes the Universe just wants you to do something.

tl;dr: First time here, clicked Wishlist Search, and it suggested the person whose song I was listening to at the…

TIL that the "holes" in Swiss cheese were, until recently, seen as a sign of imperfection and something cheesemakers tried to avoid

… Three types of bacteria are used in the production of Emmental: Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus helveticus, and Propionibacterium freudenreichii. Historically,…

How Much of My Graticule is Covered With Water?

How much of an advantage do inland geohashers have over island ones? Dan attempts to quantify the answer in the…

My experience of jury duty [UK, 2013], in four parts