February 2018 - Page 2 of 5

Found: A Pair of Boxing Gloves From 2,000 Years Ago

(via Atlas Obscura) The leather items are considered to be the only surviving examples from the Roman era.

(via Great Big Story) For Japanese artist Chie Hitotsuyama, paper is in her blood. In her grandfather’s old paper-braiding factory,

(via Mental Floss) On February 22, 1980, a hockey team comprised of American college players defeated a dominant Soviet Union

(via Listverse) Dessert is either the reason you ate your meal in the first place or an afterthought when you convince

(via Atlas Obscura) But Red squirrels? Not so much.

(via Atlas Obscura) In sumo, the heavier competitor has an advantage—there are no separate weight classes, and the small ring

(via Popular Science) NASA’s Opportunity rover is the longest surviving rover on Mars. On Saturday, February 17, it experienced its

(via Amusing Planet) Beneath the streets of San Francisco’s financial district lie the remains of dozens of sailing ships that

(via Atlas Obscura) Pablo Picasso was one of the most prolific painters of the 20th century. Perhaps as a result of

(via Smithsonian) When President Lyndon B. Johnson first laid eyes on the painting that was to be his official White House

(via Mental Floss) Only six ties have ever occurred during the Academy Awards’ near-90-year history. The Academy of Motion Picture

(via Atlas Obscura) The history of the menu isn’t all that long, and its origins are murky. Menus were needed