June 2017 - Page 5 of 6 - Curious Links

Most of the World’s Bread Clips Are Made by a Single Company

June 9, 2017May 26, 2017 0 Comments design

(via Atlas Obscura) Bread clips! They’re those flat pieces of semi-hard plastic formed into a sort of barbed U-shape—you know

June 8, 2017June 1, 2017 0 Comments food

(via Wimp.com) These days, more and more people are out of touch with their food. We simply get what we

June 8, 2017May 31, 2017 0 Comments poetry

(via Atlas Obscura) Brian Sonia-Wallace is about to become the first-ever Writer-in-Residence at the Mall of America. And this isn’t

June 8, 2017May 26, 2017 0 Comments military

(via National Geographic) On a fortified hill in Scotland some 1,900 years ago, a Roman army attacked local warriors by

June 7, 2017June 1, 2017 0 Comments awards, nasa, Space

(via Atlas Obscura) Yes, NASA really does give out a prestigious award called the Silver Snoopy. But it isn’t given

June 7, 2017May 31, 2017 0 Comments food, history

(via mental_floss) From Roman orchards to modern-day supermarkets, the humble cherry has enjoyed a long and fruitful history. Here are

June 7, 2017May 25, 2017 0 Comments toys

(via Grunge) There’s a reason they don’t make really tiny toys any longer, and it isn’t because they ran out

(via Atlas Obscura) It’s holiday season, 1896. A hairy situation: What do you get the man who has everything, including

(via Wired) Today, on a site along the Chicago River, architects are exploring a new kind of high-rise structure built

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 0 Comments military, WWII

(via Heavy) Today is the 73rd anniversary of the Normandy landings in France during World War II on Tuesday, June

June 5, 2017June 1, 2017 0 Comments art

(via Popular Mechanics) For 4,500 years, ancient humans kept on coming back to one cave in Ethiopia. People used the

June 5, 2017May 30, 2017 0 Comments military

(via Popular Mechanics) An upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian highlights one of the most under-appreciated pieces of soldier kit, the