PixabayMy attempts at building a time machine having failed thus far, I find myself with too few hours in the day. So ITotD will be on a (hopefully brief) hiatus while I take care of business.

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Richard Ling [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWhen you think of deadly animals, you may picture lions, hippos, or even mosquitos. But watch out for the real killer: snails.

Jim.henderson [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsIf you love to travel and have a few million spare dollars, you can buy a condo on any of several luxury cruise ships and live there year-round, taking your home with you as you sail around the world.

Julie Mac [CC BY 2.0], via FlickrThe water level is rising in Venice, while the buildings are sinking. An ambitious plan is underway to save the ancient city from an untimely demise.

Raymond Bucko, SJ [CC BY 2.0], via FlickrIt's one thing to give a storm like a hurricane or typhoon a name, but it's another to assign a proper name to wind of a certain type in a certain season and location.

NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsOutfit a spacecraft with a huge but incredibly lightweight mirror, and it can travel indefinitely, without fuel, at speeds that eventually exceed those of conventional rocket-powered craft.

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PixabayThe Book-of-the-Month Club is still going strong after more than 90 years, despite the rise and fall of mega-bookstores (and the advent of Amazon.com). But that's not all: you can get a monthly subscription to just about anything.

PxHereAs long as we have garbage, we'll never run out of oil, thanks to a technology called thermal depolymerization process (TDP).