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Month: December 2016

Food 

Coming to America: How 10 Classics Made Their Way to Our Plates

December 26, 2016December 16, 2016 0 Comments food, origins

(via Neatorama)  Pretzels, tomatoes and ice cream… where did they come from?  And… how did they find their way to

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Found: A Map of the Entire Internet, As of 1973

December 26, 2016December 14, 2016 0 Comments computers, internet, maps, technology

(via Atlas Obscura)  In the very early years of the Internet, back when it was the secret and very small

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Entertainment Humor Science 

Why Are Cats So Obsessed With Laser Pointers?

December 26, 2016December 14, 2016 0 Comments animals, Cats, science

(via How Stuff Works) Not much in this world is quite as amusing as watching a cat freak out over

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25 Wonderful Facts About ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

December 23, 2016December 22, 2016 0 Comments holiday, movie, tradition

(via mental_floss)  Mary Owen wasn’t welcomed into the world until more than a decade after Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful

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Cultures Entertainment Et Cetera History US History 

James Edgar, the Pioneering Department Store Santa

December 23, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments Christmas, holiday, santa

(via mental_floss)  James Edgar was a big, jolly man who carried his generosity with him everywhere.  Edgar was born in

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Harvesting One Million Christmas Trees by Helicopter

December 23, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments Christmas, holiday

(via Great Big Story)  Welcome to Holiday Tree Farms—the largest Christmas tree farm in the world. Located in Corvallis, Oregon,

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Cultures Inspiration 

Where The Bows In Holiday Car Commercials Come From

December 22, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments Christmas, holiday

(via Great Big Story)  According to luxury car makers, the hot gift this Christmas is a car with a giant

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Entertainment Et Cetera Food 

10 Sweet Facts About Candy Canes

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 0 Comments food, holiday

(via mental_floss)  The sweet and striped shepherd’s hooks can be found just about everywhere during the holiday season. It’s time

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Entertainment Et Cetera Retro 

An Ode To ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’

December 22, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments Christmas, holiday, movie

(via Huffington Post)  “Christmas Vacation,” is about the highs and lows of the holiday season. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) spends

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Et Cetera Food 

Exploring Sugar Cookies: Evolution of a Sweet Treat

December 21, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments Christmas, food, history

(via delishably)   True sugar cookies require a leavening agent—a baking substance that, when mixed with liquids and bolstered by the

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Engineering History Innovation Science Technology 

Early computer-generated personalities that left their mark

December 21, 2016December 13, 2016 0 Comments computer, technology

(via Neatorama)  Ordinarily, when someone describes another person as “artificial,” they’re referring to a real person who only seems fake.

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The Astronaut Beach House

December 21, 2016December 8, 2016 0 Comments astronauts, history, nasa, space program

(via Amusing Planet)  Before astronauts get suited up and launched into space, they spends their final days relaxing with their

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