June 2018 - Page 3 of 6 - Curious Links

7 of the World’s Wackiest Interchanges and Intersections

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 0 Comments et cetera

(via Popular Mechanics) Normally, the basic rules of the road are enough to keep traffic in order, but sometimes sheer

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 0 Comments food

(via Mental Floss) At one time, potatoes were only eaten by Americans. Then Columbus came along, and potatoes spread all

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no

(via Listverse) We take inventions that were created years ago for granted. But we often forget about the people who

(via Mental Floss) Celebrities have always loved doing crazy things for press—but these days, even corporations will go to extreme

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 0 Comments food, history

(via Atlas Obscura) Breadlines, where miserable hundreds waited hours for free food, were an all-too-common sight during the Depression. Penny

(via jakubmarian.com ) Roger that or simply Roger (nowadays also often spelled in lower case) is a phrase used in

(via Mental Floss) You probably know the basics about this decadent dessert: It’s rich, it’s creamy, and it comes in

(via Atlas Obscura) What was a mid-level government employee doing in the year 1981? Check out their government issued desk

(via Great Big Story) America’s movie and film archive is located in an underground bunker in Culpepper, Virginia. The bunker

(via All That Is Interesting) As a clerk at Ellis Island from 1892-1925, Augustus Sherman was in a unique position

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 0 Comments science

(via Atlas Obscura) Geothermal energy keeps the crop warm even during deep snows.