Mathematical thinking may have developed long before writing
https://newatlas.com/history/earliest-evidence-math-numbers-ancient-art/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

On this day in 1912, workers in New York discovered the forgotten remains of an experimental subway system
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-remarkable-pneumatic-people-mover/

The Bed-In for Peace: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Protest in Photographs
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/john-lennon-yoko-ono-bed-in/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Video: This Laser Can Hear You Talk [9:15]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Q_cdCGqKM&utm_source=DamnInteresting

Scientists discover 'levitating' time crystals that you can hold in your hand
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-scientists-levitating-crystals.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting

How where you grow up affects your personality
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260206-is-our-identity-affected-by-where-we-live?utm_source=DamnInteresting

See also: https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/water-proof/

Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equations
https://www.quantamagazine.org/long-sought-proof-tames-some-of-maths-unruliest-equations-20260206/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives
https://lithub.com/nancy-reddy-on-researching-beyond-the-archives/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

The "Little Red Dots" Observed by Webb Were Direct-Collapse Black Holes
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-little-red-dots-observed-by-webb-were-direct-collapse-black-holes?utm_source=DamnInteresting

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/media/washington-post-martin-weil-metro.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Mirror: https://archive.is/2026.02.06/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/media/washington-post-martin-weil-metro.html

This supermassive black hole jet is more powerful than the Death Star's laser
https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/this-supermassive-black-hole-jet-is-more-powerful-than-the-death-stars-laser-planets-are-going-to-be-destroyed?utm_source=DamnInteresting

The shingles vaccine not only stops symptoms. It may reduce dementia and aging.
https://www.vox.com/health/477761/shingles-vaccine-shot-dementia-anti-aging?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Mirror: https://archive.is/2026.02.06/https://www.vox.com/health/477761/shingles-vaccine-shot-dementia-anti-aging

‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/05/newborn-babies-can-anticipate-rhythm-in-music-researchers-find?utm_source=DamnInteresting

The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Static Electricity Shapes Everyday Life — but Its Origin Remains Shockingly Mysterious
https://www.discovermagazine.com/static-electricity-shapes-everyday-life-but-its-origin-remains-shockingly-mysterious-48645?utm_source=DamnInteresting

See also: https://www.damninteresting.com/radical-solutions/

A 'crazy' dice proof leads to a new understanding of a fundamental law of physics
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-crazy-dice-proof-fundamental-law.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting

Volcanoes Should Be Cooking These Worms. Instead, They're Thriving.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a70237346/volcano-worms/?utm_source=DamnInteresting