October 2018 - Page 6 of 6

How the World’s First Movie Star Changed Cars Forever

(via Great Big Story) In the early 1900s, Florence Lawrence was one of the most recognizable women in America. She

(via Listverse) We might expect the tiny nations of the world to opt out of militaries altogether—and some, like Liechtenstein,

(via Mental Floss) For nearly 175 years, the Smithsonian Institution and its network of museums have been curating, preserving, and

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(via Great Big Story) Food fraud is a billion dollar industry. From horsemeat in your beef Bolognese to wood pulp

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(via New York Times and Neatorama) An army marches on its stomach, as Napoleon supposedly said … and what better food

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(via Mental Floss) Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the

(via Atlas Obscura) Just think what Virgil, Ovid, or Horace could have done with Superman. A recently unearthed Roman tomb

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(via BuzzFeed) In 1956, the Southdale Shopping Center, located in Edina, Minnesota, opened to the public as the first modern

(via Mental Floss) For nearly six decades, Pizza Hut has been slinging hot, cheesy pies to hungry consumers all over