Hi there, it’s Monday August 18.
Every August, Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet Swift–Tuttle igniting the Perseid meteor shower.
At its peak, up to 100 meteors streak across the sky each hour. Burning out in a fraction of a second, it’s nonetheless a fascinating phenomenon.
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On This Day in 1737
288 years ago today, the Paris Salon opened its doors to the public for the first time, launching the model of the modern public art exhibition at the Louvre.
Charles X Distributing Awards to Artists Exhibiting at the Salon of 1824 at the Louvre.
Going deep on the physics and mechanics of onion slicing, with some some clever visuals along the way.
Check out this collection of food, cubified.
Nature Fact of the Day:
🦋 Some butterflies can see colors humans can’t even imagine.
Some butterflies don’t just see the world as we do, they can actually see far more. With up to fifteen different color receptors in their eyes (compared to our three), some butterflies can perceive ultraviolet and other wavelengths invisible to humans.
See an amazing microscopic view of a butterfly’s wing here.
These amazing literary classics might not actually be sniffable, but the idea is pretty tantalizing.
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