The NYT Daily Mini is one popular feature of the New York Times crossword puzzle. It’s not quite as time-consuming as the full-fledged daily crossword and makes for a quick way to exercise those brain muscles for a few minutes a day. Don’t let the size fool you, though, because ...
Cross, Mark [B] Blitzkrieg (1979, AP2, Programma) [B] Star Dodger (AP2, Programma) [TB] Bouncing Ball Catcher (1980, AP2, SoftSide) [TB] Fifteen Game (1980, AP2, SoftSide) [TB] Famous Sayings Hangman (1981, AP2, SoftSide) [B?] Aquarium (1981, AP2, Cross) [TB] Shark ...
Butts created a game during the Depression where lettered tiles were assigned points on a crossword puzzle-style grid. Butts came up with names for the game like CrissCross Words and Lexiko before licensing the idea to James Brunot, who called it Scrabble. Sales were fairly abysmal at first...
Butts created a game during the Depression where lettered tiles were assigned points on a crossword puzzle-style grid. Butts came up with names for the game like CrissCross Words and Lexiko before licensing the idea to James Brunot, who called it Scrabble. Sales were fairly abysmal at first...
Shrinky Dinks—thin sheets of decorated plastic that shrunk down and hardened after baking inside an oven—were marketed as pure magic upon their debut in 1973. Of course, the real explanation was polystyrene plastic, which hosts polymer chains thatstraighten out when heated, rolled, and cooled....
Want to get aged real quick? The original Home Alone movie where the McAllister Family flies to Paris and forgets Kevin in the attic was released in 1990. 32 years ago. And it's still arguably one of the most popular Christmas movies to this day. Hell, the Freeform channel has been ...
An out-of-work architect named Alfred M. Butts created a game during the Depression where lettered tiles were assigned points on a crossword puzzle-style grid. Butts came up with names for the game like CrissCross Words and Lexiko before licensing the idea to James Brunot,who called it Sc...
While you can purchase pasteurized versions in the U.S., you may have to plan a European vacation to try the real deal. Silver dragees Canva Silver dragees Be careful if you see those small silver balls on baked goods, according to the FDA. While some silver sprinkles may be artificially...
In an extra-clever touch of ingenuity, Robosapien would imitate the iconic Rosebud scene from “Citizen Kane” every time you turned it off using the remote. 2005: Xbox 360 Evan-Amos // Wikimedia Commons 2005: Xbox 360 Original estimated retail price: $399 In the 21st-century console wars...
In an extra-clever touch of ingenuity, Robosapien would imitate the iconic Rosebud scene from “Citizen Kane” every time you turned it off using the remote. 2005: Xbox 360 Evan-Amos // Wikimedia Commons 2005: Xbox 360 Original estimated retail price: $399 In the 21st-century console wars...