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10 Abstract Facts About Jackson Pollock’s ‘No. 5, 1948’

(via mental_floss) It’s easy to dismiss Jackson Pollock’s No. 5, 1948 as a senseless splatter of paint—but even if you

(via Guinness World Records) You have to watch out when Keon the Irish wolfhound starts wagging: he has the world’s

(via Great Big Story) These days, giant wind turbines are supplying more and more of our clean energy. And when

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(via Atlas Obscura) In 1983, the USS Coral Sea CV-43 Catapult One was cruising the Atlantic Ocean. The ship had

(via Great Big Story) Betty Crocker—she’s a staple of the American sweet tooth. But who was she really? Turns out,

(via Atlas Obscura) When the threat of nuclear weapons loomed during the 1950s, a whopping 928 atomic tests were performed in Nevada, mostly in

(via Atlas Obscura) In the fictional American West, good and evil were not so clearcut. Go digging into the history

(via TED Ed) Lake Maracaibo is the stormiest place on the planet. Thunderstorms rage above this massive body of water

(via Atlas Obscura) During the second half of the 19th century, when traveling sideshows were all the rage, the so-called

(via mental_floss) After a big game in any sport, fans and players are going to be clamoring for commemorative merchandise,

(via Popular Mechanics) In the middle of the barren Nevada desert, there’s a dusty unmarked road that leads to the

(via This Is Collossal) In the Northeast suburbs of central Osaka stands Kayashima Station The station features a rectangular hole