10 Surprising Facts About Burt Reynolds
(via Mental Floss) If your first memory of Burton Leon Reynolds is from the 1993 film Cop and a Half,
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Month: September 2018
How Scotland’s 35-Year Kilt Ban Backfired in Spectacular Fashion
(via Mental Floss) At the behest of England’s national Anglican church, 1688’s Glorious Revolution—also called the Bloodless Revolution—deposed the country’s
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10 Basic Foods That Were Once Believed To Be Magic
(via Listverse) Food is where we get the nutrients to fuel our bodies. We create and preserve intimate social relationships by
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Ice Volcanoes of The Great Lakes
(via Amusing Planet) During the winter months, Great Lakes in North America freezes over, a unique feature called “ice volcanoes”
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Pizza Boxes: The Most-Seen Artwork in America
(via Great Big Story) Freeport Paper manufactures some of the most widely seen graphic art in America: the pizza box.
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The Four Corners Monument
(via Amusing Planet) The Four Corners Monument is the only place in the United States where you can be in
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Living Off the Grid in Paradise
(via Great Big Story) Warrick Mitchell lives deep in one of the world’s most remote locations: Fiordland, New Zealand. His
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Top 10 Crazy Little-Known Facts About Bananas
(via Listverse) We all know that bananas are good for you, but for the most part, that is all we know
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An Astronaut Plugged the Leak on the Space Station With his Finger
(via Popular Mechanics) One of the dangers of floating in a space station is that you really have to worry
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The Stories Behind 11 Iconic Skyscrapers
(via Mental Floss)You may have snaked through a long line of fellow tourists to trek to the observation deck for
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A Short History of America’s ‘Tamale Wars’
(via Atlas Obscura) Food trends don’t usually incite extreme violence. But in early 20th-century America, the popularity of one recently
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Walking a Tightrope Between Mountains
(via Great Big Story) Mountains, lakes, canyons, valleys. We all love these scenic locations. But we don’t all like them
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