Welfare fraud is an expensive problem for American taxpayers, but as a new report reveals, the cost might not be …
Jobs for retirees
Many of us still need to work when we retire. Some for financial reasons, some for social ones. I’ve been doing …
Catching , cleaning and cooking Geoducks (Razor clams)
There are a ton of ways to lure one of these clams from the sand, but this looks the easiest. …
Possibly the best ‘How It’s Made’ video ever
I don’t know why watching spinning ceramic hands is hypnotizing – but it is! I was surprised how far the …
Why Reagan Remains Highly Relevant Almost 30 Years Later
Have you noticed? Liberals are counseling conservatives to be “realistic” and no longer look to Ronald Reagan for answers to …
Can you do this 8th Grade Civics test from 1954?
Here’s a Civics test from 1954. I hope Kenny Hignite who scored 98.5 on this test went on to be an …
The “no-insurance doctors” – The way of the future?
Does this mean we’re going back to a doctor-patient relationship that works? Say hello to the Direct Primary Care Movement. …
How a 1934 New York Graduation Exam Shows How Far Academic Standards Have Fallen
How a 1934 New York Graduation Exam Shows How Far Academic Standards Have Fallen Today’s education system has a myriad …
How to paint a room in under 9 minutes.
This guy was fixing up his house and sprayed this room in under 10 minutes! Is it a perfect job? …
Because it’s bonkers.
I hate waiting for dessert, so here’s a Rube Goldberg machine to streamline dinnertime. It lets me keep eating, with …
Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?
As the Western world becomes more secular, religious knowledge is on the decline. At Intellectual Takeout, however, we feel that …
Want to understand gun owners? Watch their videos
It was an ordinary day in 2011, when I found myself watching a YouTube video of a gun owner …
GAIA CREATES RICHEST STAR MAP OF OUR GALAXY – AND BEYOND
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and …
It’s all in a word
All ideological wars are first and foremost a war of words. The consequences can be seen everywhere: in politics, in …
The Peculiar History of Arthurdale ~ A failed experiment in Socialism
Here we sit in a branchy row, thinking of beautiful things we know, Dreaming of deeds that we mean to …
Trees save cities money. How? And how much?
We calculated how much money trees save for your city For a megacity, Tokyo is rich in trees. gillyberlin/flickr, CC …
CHART: The countries most polluting our oceans
A team of researchers in the United States and Australia led by Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer at the University …
SNAKE ENCOUNTER: How big are your cojones?
This is from the Alabama National Guard’s Facebook page. It probably makes most of us cringe. But not this guy. …
North America has millions of utility markers. This biologist sees millions of birdhouses.
Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow thought to himself: What if I could invent a birdhouse that can easily be added to …
Andy Griffith and a life lesson for the entitled youth
It’s funny how a show we all thought cute because it reflected our everyday lives and moral values has turned …
Teachers receive mini baseball bats to fend off shooters
Despite a community-wide survey which voted 70%-30% to permit willing teachers to arm themselves, local school officials have come up …
Looking for a dream home? Just press PRINT
When it comes to 3D printers, size isn’t an issue. A Chinese company called Winsun has used giant 3D printers …
Robobirds! The scarecrows of the sky!
These robotic birds are like scarecrows in the sky. They can we used to keep real birds away from sensitive …
How to make the best compost (Just add pee!)
How to make the best garden compost – totally for free No matter how rich your soil, if you want …
VIDEO GUIDE: Growing veggies from scraps
Love this! How to have everlasting veggies! I did this two years ago with some green onions and I now …
Gun Control Satire
It’s time to augment the satirical columns about gun control that I shared in February and March. Let’s start with …
Mike Rowe Hits Hard for Fatherhood
If you’ve followed Intellectual Takeout for any length of time, you’ll know that Fatherhood is a regular topic. You’ll also …
These Doctors Got Fed Up With Insurance. Now They Treat Their Patients Like Valued Customers.
The “direct primary care” movement is attracting physicians sick of red tape. And it’s transforming the doctor-patient relationship. One of …
VIDEO: How to clean your AR-15
Here’s a straightforward and well explained video demonstrating the correct cleaning of an AR-15. I’m sure many of you are …