Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings. He lived in one city and worked in the other. He is the only person officially recognized to have survived both attacks. He passed away in 2010 at the age of 93. An Alabama man named Bill Wilson was convicted of…
Things I Hate: Harlan Rook (Dirty Harry Series)
Harlan Rook is the final villain of the Dirty Harry series in the last movie The Dead Pool. He was the most similar antagonist to the original bad guy Scorpio but in a cheaper imitation sort of way. I am not sure if he was based on a real life serial killer like Scorpio was…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Carrots
Carrots are members of the Apiaceae family, which also includes parsley, celery, dill, cumin, and even the poisonous hemlock. Originally, carrots were harvested for their aromatic seeds and leaves, not the root. They weren’t always orange either—ancient varieties came in colors such as white, yellow, and purple. The orange carrot we know today comes from…
Things I Hate: Yakon (Dragon Ball Z)
Yakon is one of the minor villains in Dragon Ball Z’s Majin Buu Saga. By the time the anime concludes, most of us have practically forgotten he ever existed. Not exactly the most inspired creation to come from Akira Toriyama’s fantastic imagination, that’s for sure. He’s initially hyped up as a rather intimidating opponent, even…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939 Film)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was released during a fantastic year for movies—1939 also saw the release of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Jimmy Stewart’s role as the naïve senator Jefferson Smith became one of his most iconic performances. It received 11 Oscar nominations but only won for Best Original Story….
