June 2018 - Curious Links

7 Discoveries That Started as School Assignments

(via mental_floss) Some schoolwork is worth more than a good grade. The young students behind these assignments earned recognition from

(via Thrillist) Perhaps the greatest compliment you can pay to a special-effects artist is to ask, “Did you really work

(via Great Big Story) Twenty-four-year-old Frenchman Guirec Soudée set out to see the world from a different vantage point: his

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(via Great Big Story) The rearview mirror: a trusty soldier in the pursuit of security, a means of scanning for

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(via Amusing Planet) Before Zzyzx became Zzyzx, it was called the Soda Springs, because of the presence of a natural

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(via Mental Floss) Debuting in 1958, cartoonist Johnny Hart’s B.C. took a humorous view of Stone Age life that pre-dated

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(via Listverse) Crime investigators have been around for thousands of years. All the way back in ancient Egypt, there were

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(via Atlas Obscura) San Jorge has a whole new look.

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(via NPR) Mobsters acquire nicknames from many different places: reporters, cops, friends, etc. Some enjoy the nicknames, and others, like

(via Big Think) From the ancient times, humanity advanced a long way in its attempts to understand the world that

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(via Great Big Story) In Trindad and Tobago, “moko jumbies” soar high during Carnival. The traditional art of stilt dancing

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(via Listverse) Tales of mythical lands, lost cities, and hidden treasures have regaled generations of eager listeners in nearly every