Monte Testaccio: The 2,000-year-old Garbage Dump in Rome
(via Amusing Planet) It might seem just like an ordinary hill on the outskirts of Rome, but is in fact,
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Month: May 2018
10 Everyday People Who Made Their Fortunes From Trash
(via Listverse) The average person throws away about 7 lb. of trash a day. While most of us moan and groan
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How to Reconstruct an Ancient Meal From Dirty Dishes Alone
(via Atlas Obscura) Archaeologists and chefs used chemical analysis—and their taste buds—to solve a culinary puzzle from China.
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Former Aeronautical Engineer’s Handmade Notebooks With Detailed Travel Sketches
(via Laughing Squid) José Naranja is a former aeronautical engineer who wanted to see the world. So he quit his
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10 Surprising Facts About Keith Haring
(via Mental Floss) Born 60 years ago this month in Reading, Pennsylvania, Keith Haring is best known for his contributions
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For a Man With 57,000 Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets, It’s Not About the Money
(via Atlas Obscura) To a lotologist—a person who collects lottery tickets—the thrill of a scratch-off ticket isn’t in the chance
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This Trucking Company Keeps Spacecraft Safe on the Interstate
(via Wired) From astronaut capsules to weather-monitoring satellites to military aircraft, McCollister’s specializes in moving beefy, sensitive objects around securely.
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The Vintage Radio Repairman
(via Great Big Story) Despite living in a digital world, Allen Chiang embraces the art of our analog past. He
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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day
(via Mental Floss) It’s always appropriate to celebrate your love of Star Wars, and that goes double every May 4,
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The Soccer Stadium Lying On Two Hemispheres
(via Amusing Planet) Estádio Milton Corrêa in Brazil is the most centrally located stadium anywhere in the world. It straddles
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The Vineyard Where Retired French Soldiers Make Wine
(via Atlas Obscura) In Provence, Foreign Legion veterans report for duty among the vines.
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7 Proposed Explanations for the Loch Ness Monster
(via Mental Floss) It was 85 years ago that Scotland’s Inverness Courier published a report about a local couple swearing
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