10 things you might not know about misspellings
A German company has developed a prototype pen that features spell check. The Lernstift ("learning pen") vibrates when it detects that you have misspelled a word in longhand. Here are...
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The killer seiche of 1954
Chicagoans love their lake. It cools the hot summer winds, and it provides a watery playground for swimmers, fishermen and boaters. But last week's warnings of rogue waves reminded residents...
Flashback: Lake Michigan’s killer seiche of 1954
Chicagoans love their lake. It cools the hot summer winds, and it provides a watery playground for swimmers, fishermen and boaters. But last week's warnings of rogue waves reminded residents...
Flashback: Lake Michigan’s killer seiche of 1954
Chicagoans love their lake. It cools the hot summer winds, and it provides a watery playground for swimmers, fishermen and boaters. But last week's warnings of rogue waves reminded residents...
10 things you might not know about sweat
It's finally been warm around here. So let's soak up these facts about sweat: 1 Human sweat is odorless. The eccrine and apocrine glands' emissions do, however, provide the perfect...
10 things you might not know about sweat
It's finally been warm around here. So let's soak up these facts about sweat: 1 Human sweat is odorless. The eccrine and apocrine glands' emissions do, however, provide the perfect...
Legendary Lawmen, No. 8: O.W. Wilson
It is difficult to understate how far morale had fallen in the Chicago Police Department in January 1960 after the Summerdale scandal broke. The arrest and conviction of eight police...
The Summerdale Scandal and the case of the babbling burglar
The burglaries were audacious. The corruption profound. The fallout enormous. On Aug. 1, 1959, Tribune readers no doubt enjoyed the story wedged onto Page 15 next to "The Flibbertys" and...
10 things you might not know about prison
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, are facing possible prison sentences next month. Meanwhile, Thomson prison in northwestern Illinois is again being discussed as a location for...
10 things you might not know about Sox parks
The White Sox have had three home ballparks: South Side Park (1901-1910), the original Comiskey Park (1910-1990) and new Comiskey Park (1991-2003), since renamed U.S. Cellular Field (2003-present). Two weeks...