July 2016 - Page 5 of 7 - Curious Links

A Gripping History of Claw Machines

July 12, 2016July 8, 2016 0 Comments games, history

(via mental_floss) You’ve seen them everywhere. Drop a claw, get a prize. The components may have changed, but that hypnotic

(via VanWinkle’s) Thousands of participants pushed the limits of body and mind in dance marathons, a curious attraction born in the

(via Atlas Obscura) Every city has something like this, the anchor tenant in many city-dweller’s mental maps of their neighborhood.

(via Great Big Story) The Milwaukee Brewers’ mascot, Bernie, is hard to miss. With his striking yellow hair and exaggerated

(via Atlas Obscura) For nearly 200 years Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, essentially functioned as one town. They also

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 0 Comments Sports

(via Vintage News) A new newspaper L’Auto-Vélo was founded in 1900. After being forced to change the name of the

(via mental_floss) With more than 13 million cups consumed every month, 7-Eleven’s Slurpee might be the most popular frozen beverage

(via mental_floss) On December 1, 1930, a pianist named Kaikhosru Sorabji took to the stage at Glasgow’s Stevenson Hall to

(via Retronaut) These photos of Harlem were taken by Gordon Parks, a young photographer for the Office of War Information

July 8, 2016July 6, 2016 0 Comments food, fun, history

(via First We Feast) A burger is a burger—until, of course, you really start thinking about them. The basic tenets

July 8, 2016July 6, 2016 0 Comments food, retro

(via Once Upon A Town) Carpenter’s Sandwich Stand at 6285 West Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, CA,

(via Great Big Story) John Collins, the “Paper Airplane Guy,” studied origami and aerodynamics in a quest to design the