May 2018 - Curious Links

Inventing the Beach: The Unnatural History of a Natural Place

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 0 Comments

(via Smithsonian) This summer, millons will flock to beaches all over the world. Children will be splashing in the waves

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 0 Comments Hockey, Sports

(via mental_floss) Interesting facts and crazy stories about the trophy—which is older than the National Hockey League.

(via Atlas Obscura) A photographer has spent decades capturing these symbols of Americana and the open road. Symbols of American expansionism

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments food

(via Smithsonian) Popularized by Thomas Jefferson, this versatile dish fulfills our nation’s quest for the ‘cheapest protein possible’.

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments nature

(via Listverse) Nature has the destructive power to topple, crack, and encase the strongest man-made structure. When it is given the

(via Mental Floss) Actors leave TV shows at the height of their popularity all the time, but sometimes their exits

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 0 Comments interesting

(via Amusing Planet) Do you find separating trash by paper and plastic a chore? Then think about the residents of

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) World War I was one of the most destructive wars known to man. Although the politics of the day

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 0 Comments art

(via Mental Floss) The word caricature likely conjures up images of street artists on boardwalks or outside museums working up

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 0 Comments baseball

(via Smithsonian) An Indiana slugger was one of the athletes who “hit the dirt in the skirt” and changed Americans’

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) The Berlin Wall was one of the most defining symbols of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) Mill Ends Park—the world’s “smallest park,” according to Guinness World Records—is a legitimate city park, listed on