The World’s Trashiest Beach Is on a Remote Island in the South Pacific
(via Atlas Obscura) Imagine the most perfect square meter of white sandy beach you can. Now take 671 separate bits
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Month: June 2017
This Revolutionary War Shot Still Has Traces of Human Blood on It
(via Atlas Obscura) At Monmouth Battlefield State Park, in Freehold, New Jersey, a group of volunteers has discovered a rare
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20 Bad Idea Burgers From Around The World
(via Food Republic) Hamburger ice cream. Cheeseburger in a can. Food Republic takes a look at the ways people around the
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The Lost Typefaces of W.A. Dwiggins
(via Atlas Obscura) W.A. Dwiggins was a pioneering designer who created dozens of fonts, only a few of which are
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23 of James Bond’s Most Memorable Gadgets
(via Popular Science) Defending Great Britain and the rest of the free world takes more than dashing looks, a quick
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How quaint 18th-century ‘spell-fights’ evolved into the Scripps National Spelling Bee
(via The Week) America has long loved the spelling bee. Indeed, long before ESPN, the Scripps Howard News Service, or
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The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 50 years ago today
(via mental_floss) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released to the public on June 1, 1967, and served as a
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