Civilizations have been using carrier pigeons to send messages for thousands of years. A lot of research has been done to figure out why these homing pigeons possess the ability to consistently navigate their way home.  We now know that different kinds of pigeons respond to different environmental cues.  Some pigeons navigate by sensing changes in earth’s magnetic field.  Some pigeons travel through olfactory navigation (sensing differences and changes in atmospheric odors).  And some pigeons even use man-made constructions such as roads and buildings to navigate.

I really want a carrier pigeon.  Someone needs to figure out how to get me one.  Then I can stop using this website and just have my carrier pigeons send these posts to everyone personally.  All 8 of you.

The slang phrase “going postal,” as in getting uncontrollably furious and violent, derives from tragic incidents involving United States Postal Service workers. Between 1986 and 1997, more than 40 people were murdered by spree killers in over 20 acts of workplace violence.  You know what hasn’t murdered 40 people?  E-mail.