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An Oregon Brewery Is the First Ever to Go “Salmon-Safe”

Hopsworks Urban Brewery is the first in the United States to be certified Salmon-Safe

Helen Keller in a photograph taken to promote her efforts to give radios to poor blind children.

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How Helen Keller Experienced Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

"I could actually distinguish the cornets, the roll of the drums, deep-toned violas and violins singing in exquisite unison"

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In Honor of Banned Books Week, Here Are the Most Challenged Books of 2014

The American Library Association reported 311 formal, written challenges to books

The Mason jar can even be used to serve oatmeal -- though other containers might be better suited for this particular stunt.

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How Mason Jars Went from Thrifty to Hip

One jar that can be used to store pickles, serve cocktails and, with some craftiness, light up a room (just not all at the same time)

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How Italian Police Finally Busted Thieves for Nabbing $875,000 in Cheese

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world

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Mold Is Threatening Boston Public Library’s Rare Books

As spores are found in the stacks, it's time to battle a fuzzy foe

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Pope Francis is Dropping a Prog Rock-Inspired Album

Rock the Pope

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The “Happy Birthday” Song is Officially in the Public Domain

Sing without fear of being sued

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Supreme Court Justices Have a Thing for Shakespeare

The brief's the thing

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People Can Now Have Their Tattoos Framed After They Die

A new service turns skin art into a gift that keeps on giving

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Netflix Has Figured Out The Exact Moment Viewers Get Addicted to a Show

It doesn’t take many episodes

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PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

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How Doughnut-Loving Cops Became a Stereotype

A sugar-sweet symbol for beat cops around the country

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Crimean Officials Are Suing Putin for Drinking a 240-Year-Old Bottle of Wine

Putin and Berlusconi opened up a world of trouble along with a vintage bottle of booze

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People are Leaving Secret Letters to Fellow Fans in Harry Potter Books

#PotterItForward was designd to warm the hearts of future readers

Samuel L. Clemens in 1909

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Mark Twain Was not a fan of the Mona Lisa

"The complexion was bad; in fact it was not even human," he wrote of Da Vinci’s mysterious smiling lady

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A Brief History of Awareness Ribbons

Emmy Awards attendees sported green ribbons this year. But can ribbons really affect climate change?

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Preserving Old Computer Games Is Harder Than it Seems

There’s an art and a science to resurrecting now-defunct PC games

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Why Are Urban Planners Collecting City Soundscapes?

This is a journey into sound

Kapparot for penance and purification at Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem, Israel.

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It Is Officially Legal to Ritually Kill Chickens on the Streets of New York City

A judge ruled that there was not enough evidence that the practice was a public nuisance

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