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Aha Moment Maker: A Best Friend’s Bond

by Your friends at OIC on October 12, 2013

Smiling dog representing the bond between man and dog

CÓRDOBA, 2006—It is no secret that dogs are intensely loyal, though they can still manage to surprise us with the degree of their devotion. Not long after his death, the family of Manuel Guzmán of Córdoba, Argentina, noticed that his faithful canine companion, Capitán, had run away. A week later, they found him lying next to Guzmán’s gravesite, where he continues to spend every night and most days.

Aha Moment Maker: Colors To Go, Please

by Your friends at OIC on October 5, 2013

Painter in front of paint tubes

LONDON, 1841—Frustrated by the inability to keep his oil paints from drying out, American portrait artist John Goff Rand created the paint tube. Made from tin with a resealable screw cap, Rand’s paint storage solution preserved the paints and prevented leakage.

It would also dramatically alter the direction of art:

Aha Moment Maker: You Look Mauve-lous!

by Your friends at OIC on September 28, 2013

Chemist illustrating the accidental discovery of synthetic dye, an opportunity for readers to have their own aha moment

LONDON, 1856—Eighteen-year-old chemist William Henry Perkin was working on creating an artificial version of the malaria drug quinine, which was very much in demand for the expanding British colonies.

Instead, he managed to produce only a dark oily sludge that left indelible stains. As he examined the outcome of his failed experiment more closely, he noticed that the sludge turned fabrics a striking light purple color.

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