July 2018 - Page 3 of 6 - Curious Links

Where Do Seedless Watermelons Come From?

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 0 Comments Fruit

(via mental_floss) When a run-of-the-mill watermelon and a souped-up frankenmelon love each other very much, they come together and make

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 0 Comments food, trivia

(via mental_floss) Whenever you grab a frozen dinner for a quick, prep-free meal, you’re in some debt to Clarence “Bob”

(via TV Over Mind) Sometimes you really have to wonder just how certain actors can nail their characters so well

(via Neatorama) A great paradox, isn’t it? Those movie scenes from future films they always show before the actual film

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 0 Comments math

(via Smithsonian) In this professor’s class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach

(via Mental Floss) Depicted in fiction for well over a century as the world’s premier police force, Scotland Yard might

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet)For the past 17 years, a puzzle has stood on the grounds of the CIA’s headquarters in Langley,

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 0 Comments chile

(via Atlas Obscura) It’s hard to imagine New Mexico without its peppers, which in the region retain the Spanish spelling

(via Refinery29) The Happiest Place on Earth, a.k.a. Disneyland, opened 63 years ago today in Anaheim, California. We now think

(via Popular Mechanics) What is the ideal s’more making technique? How should you roast the marshmallow so that it melts the

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 0 Comments

(via Listverse) Superpowered mutants aren’t just in comic books. There are real people who have been born with unusual gifts so

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 0 Comments Sports

(via Mental Floss) Famous for its vivid orange boxes featuring star athletes and its classic “breakfast of champions” tagline, Wheaties