The Accidental Origin of the Hit Song ‘American Woman’
(via Great Big Story) The song “American Woman” by The Guess Who wasn’t ever supposed to happen. It wasn’t planned,
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Month: August 2016
20 of the World’s Most Impressive Stadiums
(via Popular Mechanics) We gather in the thousands, the tens of thousands and sometimes even the hundreds of thousands to
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Aboard the USS Brooklyn in 1896
(via Retronaut) Commissioned in December 1896, the USS Brooklyn was the Navy’s third armored cruiser, after the New York and
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7 Strange Tales From the Wild West
(via mental_floss) The old Wild West is the stuff of legends: Gunslingers robbing banks and trains. Cowboys on long cattle
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Goodbye to the Barbershop?
(via The Conversation) With their red, white and blue striped poles, dark Naugahyde chairs and straight razor shaves, barbershops hold
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Rebuilding a Former Slave’s House in the Smithsonian
(via The Atlantic) Few Reconstruction-era residences from communities of former slaves are still standing today. The Smithsonian’s new National Museum
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The First Food Stall Cook To Receive A Michelin Star
(via digg) Chan Hon Meng dropped out of school at age 15. Eventually he started his own business, a food
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10 Places Caught Up in Odd Border Disputes
(via Atlas Obscura) For something invisible and very often arbitrary, geographic borders have an enormous impact. In the history of
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The String of Shark Attacks That Changed The Way We Look at Sharks
(via History Buff) The idea of a man-eating shark patrolling the coast and eating swimmers is terrifying. More terrifying is
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10 of the Best Movie Car Stunts Ever
(via Road and Track) Part of making a great car movie is finding ways to get cars to do things
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What Americans Used to Eat
(via Priceonomics) Priceconomics used the New York Public Library’s menu dataset, which consists of information from thousands of menus
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