Every time we need an example of someone who speaks ridiculously quickly, we tend to turn to auctioneers. These machine-gun-mouthed ramblebots are capable of slinging some serious verbiage in your direction extraordinarily fast. But why do auctioneers talk so fast? According to Slate, this is done in order to keep audiences and potential buyers in…
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If we define an insult as words or actions that cause offense to a person or group of people, we realize that the nature of an insult is generally subjective and the best insults are essentially impossible to determine. Still, despite these being my list of the best insults in history, I certainly hope that you are entertained and that you learn something.
Is there a multiverse beyond our universe? Will we ever discover life on other worlds? Is my dog happy on that farm up-state? These are some of the biggest questions the human race has, throughout the ages, struggled to answer. But perhaps the biggest, most important question of our time: How many words will each…
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October 5th, is World Teachers’ Day. When I set out to write this I was really just looking to express my regrets about being part of the bullying of a foreign language teacher who came to my high school when I was at the worst of ages. I didn’t realize that there is such a…
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I would like to apologize for the length of time that passes between posts these last couple years, this is all on me, and I’m thrilled if you’re still around, following LATG on Facebook or Twitter, and otherwise giving me some sort of self validation. I’ve been doing things, working, writing stuff for other people,…
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Infinity is famously difficult to picture. You can imagine huge numbers or things repeating into the horizon, fractals that appear to go on forever, but since infinity never stops, it’s impossible to really consider everything that could go into it. So, food for thought – what if we didn’t have to think about infinity as…
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