June 2018 - Page 5 of 6 - Curious Links

Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 0 Comments mosquito

(via mental_floss) That familiar tingle, that little pinch, that harbinger of things to come—if it’s mosquito season, you know it

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(via Listverse) It was already a war crime to use chemical weapons when World War I began. Every major country had

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 0 Comments television

(via Grunge) There can be little doubt that television has changed the world forever — in its ability to convey the

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 0 Comments interesting

(via Atlas Obscura) It disappeared in New Jersey. Nearly six years later, it was found in France.

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 0 Comments food

(via Atlas Obscura) Adding sound flourishes to films in post-production remains low-tech.

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 0 Comments military, WWII

(via Constitution Daily) On June 6, 1944, about 150,000 troops stormed the beaches of France in the epic D-Day invasion

(via Smithsonian) 97 percent of Americans have a ketchup bottle in the fridge, usually Heinz, and we buy some 10

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 0 Comments Inspiration

(via Listverse) The Great Depression was as hard as times come. In the US, one in four men was unemployed and

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(via Atlas Obscura) Black pepper and chili peppers have little in common.

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 0 Comments nature

(via Amusing Planet) It’s hard to believe these pictures of gigantic, thrashing waves were not captured in the ocean but

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 0 Comments movies

(via Mental Floss) Steven Spielberg invented the modern summer blockbuster with Jaws, and his 1975 great white shark thriller is

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 0 Comments design, science

(via Atlas Obscura) In the late summer of 1977, NASA launched a pair of interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and 2.