August 2019 - Page 2 of 6

The Curse of Playing the Wicked Witch of the West

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(via Narratively) After nearly dying while filming “The Wizard of Oz,” Margaret Hamilton spent the rest of her career trying

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(via Amusing Planet) Bishop Rock is a small rocky ledge jutting out of the sea, 4 miles west of the

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(via Listverse) Modern life is full of simple conveniences. It’s easy to forget that we had to cope without them

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(via Mental Floss) You might think that dying while famous means a well-documented death proceeding from an obvious cause, but

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(via Amusing Planet) Macaws and parrots of the Amazon rainforest have developed a particular taste for clay. They collect in

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(via Smithsonian) For starters, one of the oldest coasters in America carried coal before it carried passengers.

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(via Great Big Story) Drumroll, please… We’d like to introduce you to Yoyoka Soma. At the tender age of 9,

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(via Mental Floss) You probably think of your dog as part of the family, but sometimes your canine companion does

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(via Atlas Obscura) A cookbook devoted to morning meals showcases chocolate-fish porridge, ice-cream brioche, and more.

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(via Smithsonian) The Milwaukee attraction showcases the oldest and rarest of all the bobbleheads—and thousands more.

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(via Listverse) We probably do not pay attention to the shapes of lots of things we see around us every

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(via Mental Floss) This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, that effortlessly charming, street-legal marketing tool