Holdouts: The Solitary Resisters of Real Estate
Real estate holdouts represent an architecture of defiance. Almost every place has one: the lone tenement dweller who wouldn’t budge; the homeowners who wouldn’t sell, so
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Month: April 2016
Donut Mug Cake
From the “why didn’t I think of that?” department comes the Donut Mug Cake from Kirbie’s Cravings. This single serving
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YouTube user It’s Okay to Be Smart solves that sweet honey mystery for you:
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10 Historical Artifacts Ruined By Stupidity And Ignorance
Listverse is always good for a list or two. They’d have to be, it’s in their name. Ancient artifacts are
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CCCP Cook Book – recipes from the days of Soviet food planners
From wink books: Fuel Publishing, based in London, has carved a niche in the book world by creating books that
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Why is called a “Grandfather Clock”?
We’ve all seen one… usually in a stately home. They’re tall, wooden and usually ticking away. The first person to
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11 Weird Things That Have Washed Ashore
One never knows what one will find when strolling along a sandy beach. Legos? Rubber ducks? Who knows? mental_floss has
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Cool NASA photos from the last 50 years
Did you know that during the planning for the Apollo moon missions, documenting the mission with television and photography was
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The Electric Art Deco Glamour of a Power Plant Unplugged
Kelenföld Power Plant in Hungary – a state-of-the-art facility in its time. Check out these wonderful photos at Messy Nessy
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Proud WWII Pilots Modelling their Personalized Flight Jackets
During World War II, the A-2 leather flight jacket was standard issue for pilots and plane crews who often decorated them
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11 Hidden Messages in Company Logos
A corporate logo is the face of the company. Well designed corporate logos are capable of doing much more heavy
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10 Modern Variations on Macaroni and Cheese
For a lot of people, macaroni & cheese is the go-to comfort food of all comfort foods. mental_floss has a
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