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Month: January 2019

Environment Et Cetera 

Dry Falls: The Largest Waterfall That No Longer Exist

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet) Located in central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River,

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Engineering Innovation Music 

How The Microphone Changed The Way We Sing

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 0 Comments music

(via Cheddar) Ever wonder why some old songs sound outdated and others sound like timeless classics? Cheddar explains how the

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Art Music 

The Most Sampled Loop in Music History

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 0 Comments music

(via Great Big Story) What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa and basically every drum and bass track have in common?

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Et Cetera 

9 Handy Facts About the History of Handwriting

January 25, 2019January 24, 2019 0 Comments interesting

(via Mental Floss) While today we can get machines to write for us, for most of human history, writing was

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Et Cetera Food 

Harvesting the World’s Most Expensive Spice

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 0 Comments

(via Great Big Story) Kashmiri saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, and for good reason. Found only

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Design Et Cetera 

The Accidental Invention of Bubble Wrap

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 0 Comments design, interesting

(via Smithsonian) Two inventors turned a failed experiment into an irresistibly poppable product that revolutionized the shipping industry.

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Cultures 

10 Year Challenge: How Popular Websites Have Changed

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 0 Comments

(via www.arun.is)  As the #10yearchallenge is making its way around the internet, Blogger Arun Venkatesan looks at how some of

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Cultures Food History US History World History 

A Tasty Tale: The Real Story Behind General Tso’s Chicken

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 0 Comments food, origin

(via Great Big Story)  General Tso’s chicken is a staple in American Chinese restaurants. But the most popular Chinese dish

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Environment Et Cetera History 

10 Eerie Facts About The Titanic

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) Arguably the most famous shipwreck in history, the Titanic continues to fascinate those of all ages 107 years

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Et Cetera History 

A Century Ago, 3 People Met Their Deaths Gawking at the Frozen Niagara Falls

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 0 Comments history, weather

(via Atlas Obscura)  Though NIagara Falls rarely freeze completely, it’s not uncommon, on frigid days, for the vista to look

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Cultures 

10 Civilizations That Mysteriously Vanished

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse) Gone, without a trace. Mass disappearances are a very real and bizarre thing in which large numbers of

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Environment 

12 Animals Named After the Noises They Make

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 0 Comments birds

(via Mental Floss)  If you were asked to name an onomatopoeic word, then you’d probably come up with something like

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