June 2019 - Page 5 of 5 - Curious Links

Most insane ways people have escaped from prison

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(via Grunge) With few ways to fill the hours of the day, some prisoners utilized their moral flexibility, complete and

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(via Atlas Obscura) Their culinary legacies, written on scraps of paper or fabric, tell stories of hope and resistance.

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(via Popular Mechanics) On June 6, 1944, a lone C-47 led the Normandy invasion. Seventy-five years later, the plane will

(via mental_floss) Want to know which state capital’s name means “a good place to dig wild potatoes?” Or which cities

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(via Mental Floss) Like square caps and billowing gowns, Dr. Seuss‘s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! has become synonymous with

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(via Atlas Obscura) It was everywhere at the turn of the 20th century. It was also inedible.

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(via Amusing Planet) 1991 was a notable year in the geopolitical history of the world. Among other events, the Soviet

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(via Mental Floss) On June 6, 1933 the first patented drive-in movie theater opened and the phenomenon only grew from

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(via Atlas Obscura) Call it the Genghis Khan of macadamias.

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(via Listverse) We probably pay less attention than we should to the continents on Earth. How many are there anyway?

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(via Mental Floss) Godzilla turns 55 this year… and doesn’t look a day over 50. To celebrate this milestone and

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(via Mental Floss) You may have snapped a photo of England’s most iconic clock or seen it in footage of