10 Of The Most Baffling Historical Finds Ever Discovered
(via Listverse) Behind every historical artifact at a museum, there’s a perfectly normal and rational explanation as to how and
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Month: July 2018
14 Things You Might Not Know About Forrest Gump
(via Mental Floss) On July 6, 1994, Forrest Gump arrived in theaters and became a box office behemoth. The Oscar-winning
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The Mystery Man Who Spent 20 Years Photographing North American Buildings
(via Atlas Obscura) His name was Barry Gfeller, and he left behind an astonishing 50,000 previously unseen images.
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Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
(via Smithsonian) Blood type, metabolism, exercise, shirt color and even drinking beer can make individuals especially delicious to mosquitoes.
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10 Slap-Happy Facts About The Three Stooges
(via Mental Floss) Few artists have suffered more for their art than Moe Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine, the
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What Did the Founding Fathers Eat and Drink as They Started a Revolution?
(via Smithsonian) The Founding Fathers did not “gather around a grill,” as many Americans now do on Independence Day. They
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The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence
(via Popular Mechanics) Since 1776, the paper the Declaration of Independenceis on has had a fairly rough time. A forensic
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10 Pieces Of Technology That Won’t Exist In 20 Years
(via Listverse) Technology is always changing without us even realizing it half the time. In fact, it evolves at such
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20 Gonzo Facts About The Muppet Show
(via Mental Floss) The namesake series starring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, created by Jim Henson, debuted on American
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11 Facts About the Battle of Gettysburg
(via Mental Floss) By mid-1863, General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia seemed unbeatable—yet when they met
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15 Fourth Of July Fun Facts And Trivia
(via Odyssey) Fourth of July is a holiday I look forward to every year! Full of outside, summer fun, barbecued
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A brief history of the S’More
(via Smithsonian) The gooey chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow snack became popular thanks to technological advances of the Industrial Revolution,
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