Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

(lots of reading)

alternately theres HowStuffWorks on time travel picked by camro77 1 year ago

Mathematical physicists at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow believe that the vast experiment at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva in Switzerland, may turn out to be the world's first time machine picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Make sure to watch the whole thing. picked by gammerus 7 months ago

According to Professor Paul Davies "Scientists have no doubt whatever that it is possible to build a time machine to visit the future". Since the publication of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, few, if any, scientists would dispute that time travel to the future is perfectly possible. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Sometimes they swing, sometimes they miss. The best, and worst Time covers reveal how we looked at news and ourselves in peacetime, war, depression and boom. picked by mobase 5 months ago

Time is no longer a simple line from the past to the future, in a four dimensional world consisting of three dimensions of space and one of time. Instead, Roger Highfield envisages the passage of history as curves embedded in a six dimensionals, with four of space and two of time. picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

This is a video with several time lapse clips set to a nice background tune. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Don't burn those bridges! picked by suebe 1 year ago

It involves something called 'metaphysics', and you don't need a flux capacitor. picked by TheStep 1 year ago

It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is now doing well. Isabelle Dinoire, 40, was pictured without makeup for the first time today showing the extent of her scars. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

People who procrastinate tend to be less healthy, less wealthy and less happy. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

It is not likely that ninjas were involved. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Give yourself one chance again for yourself picked by punkthepump 1 year ago

The world's most powerful particle accelerator becomes functional this spring - unleashing forces, capable to distort not only space (just like gravity distorts space around Earth), but also TIME.

Some seriously amazing pictures picked by doggylives 6 months ago

When Chad Pugh was commissioned to do a redesign of an illustration for Vimeo login, he decided to take a screenshot every five seconds. Here’s a mesmerizing time lapse video of a process spanning 40 hours of drawing condensed into under 7 minutes. picked by TheJehosephat 4 months ago