September 2018 - Page 4 of 6

12 Letters That Didn’t Make the Alphabet

(via Mental Floss) You know the alphabet. It’s one of the first things you’re taught in school. But did you

(via Mental Floss) What do newspaper headline type and the New Deal have to do with the Oakland Raiders and

(via Listverse) The avocado is potentially both the most loved and the most hated fruit of our time. Technically, it’s a

(via Smithsonian) In 1915, technology merged with the “back to nature” movement, leading to the invention of the motorhome.

(via Atlas Obscura) Since 2015, Rita Collins has been taking her love of books on the road.

(via Popular Mechanics) The Air Force’s fleet of Cold War bombers will fly longer than most people will live, allowing B-52

(via Atlas Obscura) They might be scratching their chins in surprise. Archaeologists in Russia have recently stumbled upon a 1699 coin

(via Great Big Story) What do the lovable Winnie the Pooh and the ferocious Tasmanian Devil have in common? Voice

(via Mental Floss) Happy National TV Dinner Day! September 10th holds a special spot on the calendar for the iconic,

(via Atlas Obscura) Underwater combat dates back to the American Revolution.

(via Atlas Obscura) It’s the year 1900 and you need a photograph 8 feet long. Impossible? Not to photographer George

(via Atlas Obscura) The vaudeville entertainer turned a California redwood into a mobile “Travel Log.”