April 2017 - Page 5 of 5

How a Wild West Showman Brought Man-Lifting Kites to the British Army

(via Atlas Obscura) Around 1900, so-called “man-lifting kites” were gaining in popularity throughout the U.S. and Europe and had especially

(via Atlas Obscura) The rickety old Wild West outhouse with a crescent moon cut out of the door is one

(via Great Big Story) It’s no secret that most of the money you see in movies or music videos is

(via Smithsonian) Space is full of eye candy: exploding stars, nebulas of every shape and size, bizarre alien worlds. Though few

(via Popular Mechanics) Back in the day, if you lost a quarter to a pinball machine you likely lost it to

(via Great Big Story) You’ve probably heard that vinyl is back—sales of vinyl records have been on the rise and

(via Smithsonian) On a dry, rocky slope of Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco, a series of mesh billboards stand perched

(via mental_floss) It doesn’t take decades of life experience to have a great idea. In fact, you don’t even have

(via The Sportster) On this day in 1982, hockey sensation Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers finishes the NHL season

(via Atlas Obscura) In 1944, when Oswego was selected by the U.S. to shelter refugees from Europe, it was chosen

(via Timeline) Queen for a Day, a 1950s television game show featuring female contestants pleading for badly needed items for

(via History) On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously