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True stories behind American tall tales

(via Grunge) These days, nobody pretends that a superhero like Captain America is a real dude. But back in the

(via Great Big Story) Troy James is flexible—like, human pretzel, touch your elbows to your toes to your nose flexible.

(via BuzzFeed) On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake,

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(via Great Big Story) Cruisers Car Wash in Northridge, California, has become a hotspot, but not for the reasons you

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(via Listverse) When it comes to food, what is a staple in one country may be considered bizarre in another. One

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(via Mental Floss) Before flying around the world was a daily occurrence, aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) made history by becoming

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(via Listverse) Many inventors enjoy a career that spans multiple decades yet are primarily remembered only for their most successful

(via Mental Floss) Not all artists lock themselves away in a garret somewhere to tenderly shepherd their creations into being.

(via Atlas Obscura) Bees make honey on the rooftops of the Notre Dame and Musée d’Orsay.

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(via Great Big Story) For the past 600 years, dancers in Papantla, Mexico, have taken to the skies to perform

(via Mental Floss) For all the television shows that set out to solve the world’s great mysteries, and the intrepid

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(via Altas Obscura) While service stations can often be regarded as a soulless necessity—a place to refuel the car and