June 2019 - Page 2 of 5 - Curious Links

Thomas Edison’s Forgotten Passion: Building Concrete Houses

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet) Of all things Thomas Alva Edison is known for, concrete is not one of them. It was

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) For 50 years, Sesame Street has taught kids how to count, how to spell, and that not

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 0 Comments

(via Smithsonian) College dropout Richard Drew became an icon of 20th century innovation, inventing cellophane tape, masking tape and more.

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 0 Comments

(via Great Big Story) Ariell Johnson doesn’t wear a cape. But to many comic book fans and artists, she’s a

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) Steven Spielberg invented the modern summer blockbuster with Jaws, and his 1975 great white shark thriller is

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) A martial arts-influenced style of pouring tea is catching on in China.

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse) Everyone loves going to a concert. There is a certain thrill to seeing your favorite artist live and

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) Born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands, Vincent van Gogh came to art relatively late, only

June 20, 2019June 19, 2019 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) And the mammoth book he wrote about it. The multi-volume, 3,500 page opus list over 16,000 apple

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse) The European Middle Ages lasted a thousand years, running roughly from AD 500 to AD 1500. A lot

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) There’s something ghoulishly fascinating about a mysterious disappearance, and our vast oceans offer seemingly endless space in

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) In 1948, Memphis channel WDIA became a community voice and a rock ‘n’ roll star-maker.