Think speed limits are set for safer driving? Find out what they’re really about.

I’m not a particularly fast driver (well, not unless I’m listening to NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross), but even I wonder whether our current limits do more harm than good. I love it when videos like this shatter my intuitions about things I take as normal.

Generations

Woman featured in iconic Great Depression photo didn’t know she was famous until 40 years later

Dads

Dad and daughter relationships perfectly  explained in 10 paintings

Culture

American orders Olive Garden-style chicken parm in Italy and the waiter’s response is perfect

Wholesome

After 11 hours, rescuers gave up on the boy in the well. Then a 14-year-old hero stepped in.