Meet the Shortest Member of the Harlem Globetrotters
(via Great Big Story) “I’m 4-foot-5. But I carry myself like I’m 6-foot-5.” Jahmani Swanson doesn’t just talk a good
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Month: February 2020
The Exiled Prince Behind Los Angeles’s Only Fresh-Pasta Food Truck
(via Atlas Obscura) On a night out in downtown Los Angeles in 2016, Emanuele Filiberto wanted pasta, and nothing else
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10 Houses Built Out of Spite
(via Mental Floss) Your town probably has an architectural oddity or two; a building locals love to point out to
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10 Wagers That Helped Shape History
(via Listverse) We should never underestimate the spirit of competition. Throughout history, a wager has often proven to be that
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10 Interesting Facts Behind Popular Posters
(via Listverse) Posters have been around for hundreds of years. They have been used for many purposes including promoting products,
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The 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases
(via Mental Floss) The car chase is a time-honored, frequently practiced piece of the language of action cinema, and the
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A Master Craftsman Makes the Perfect Dagger
(via Great Big Story) If you live in Oman, and you’re a man, you own a khanjar. Dating back to
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How a British Guild Rebuilt a Vandalized Royal Cake Replica
(via Atlas Obscura) It took an international team (and Buckingham Palace).
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9 Royally Interesting Facts About King Cake
(via Mental Floss) It’s Carnival season, and that means bakeries throughout New Orleans are whipping up those colorful creations known
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The History of the Hard Hat
(via Smithsonian) With some canvas, leather, shelac and black paint, inventor Edward Bullard helped America usher in a new era
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10 ‘Nuts’ That Aren’t Actually Nuts
(via Mental Floss) Next time you’re at a dinner party and someone breaks out the mixed nuts, seize the moment
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9 Fascinating Facts About Katherine Johnson
(via Mental Floss) Before she helped send the first astronauts to the moon, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and
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