Using the Earth's magnetic field to hunt for axions and dark photons

TIL that during WWII, the U.S. government outlawed pre-sliced bread. The ban was supposed to save packaging materials and keep bread prices down. Instead, it enraged consumers, caused a bread knife sh

TIL that a man forged Spanish records to claim more than 12 million acres of Arizona and New Mexico as part of an 18th-century land grant.

TIL in Norway everyone's income, net wealth and tax paid are published online and anyone can search them. But you have to log in, the person you look up can see your name in their search history withi