If Indiana Jones was real, he’d be a woman. More specifically, he’d be this woman: Aloha Wanderwell. Aloha was quite unlike anyone else of her time. An explorer, vaudevillian, filmmaker, wife, and mother, she...
Even if you’ve never so much as looked at a horse in your entire life, you’ve probably heard the term horsepower plenty of times. Whether it’s a car commercial or your friend talking about his fancy new...
In a world of social media and advertising, looks are everything—and I’m not just talking about people here. The way our food looks is super important. If it doesn’t appear fresh, we’re probably not...
Looking for some fun facts, interesting histories, or incredible stories? Humans and human stories are fascinating. Join us as we explore mankind’s earliest relationships with petroleum, industry, technology, and everything in-between.
There was a period of time when I wanted to move to New York and be a big-time advertising gal. I had dreams of slipping away for lunchtime cocktail meetings and clicking my way through a marble-floored lobby to take...
The Butcher Baker was an American serial killer who terrorized Alaska for twelve years, between 1971 and 1983. His name was Robert Hansen and he was convicted in 1983 and was sentenced to over 460 years plus lifetime in...
This man was Howard Hughes before Howard Hughes was Howard Hughes You might know Howard Hughes as the American Hollywood producer, businessman, real estate mogul, and pilot, but what about the other businessman Howard...
I’m a big live-in-the-moment kind of gal, and one of my biggest pet peeves is getting some assistance from a company named Yondr. I hate going to a concert and seeing people watch through the tiny screen of their phone...
Fossil fuels are the driving force of the modern American economy as well as much of the developed world. This, an indisputable fact, regrettably provokes a lot of backlash. This is likely because there is a great...
John Wick is back and better than ever in an action-packed sequel this year. If you haven’t seen it yet, you best get on it. It’s fantastic, and this sequel is even better than the first. Fans of the film series know...
This Presidents’ Day, everyone at Industrial Outpost is taking the time to celebrate what it is to be an American. We are grateful for our presidents—past, present, and future—and all they have done and will do...
Vaseline, or Petroleum Jelly, has many uses, both practical and downright silly (see our Petroleum Product of the Week: Halloween Edition post for petroleum jelly armor…). Petroleum Jelly exploded in the beauty world...
A city upon a hill. A manufacturing powerhouse. An energy-efficient country; a country run on industry. Germany: the richest nation in Europe with a GDP of $4.0 trillion; it has the fourth-largest economy in the entire...
Do you hear that? It’s like… a whining or a wheezing? It’s getting louder! What’s that? An old telephone box? It’s The Doctor! I kid, I kid. But that would certainly be cool! While meeting The Doctor might never happen...
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