Thrift Store Find Identified as Original Salvador Dalí Print
(via Smithsonian) The Spanish Surrealist painted a series of 100 watercolors inspired by Dante’s “Divine Comedy”
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Month: March 2020
6 Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions
(via Mental Floss) Not all inventions lead to glory. Some fail, while others tragically end in death. Here are six
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The Original Names of 30 Popular Bands
(via Mental Floss) What if Radiohead was still known as On A Friday? What if Ozzy Osbourne was still performing
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10 Strange Original Versions Of Well-Known Songs
(via Listverse) Songwriting is often a long process, involving numerous rewrites and chord changes before the desired product is completed.
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A History of Pizza
(via History Today) The world’s most popular fast food has ancient roots, but it was a royal seal of approval
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Weird Space Lettuce Is Totally Healthy, Apparently Tasty
(via Popular Mechanics) This bodes well for when we all live on Mars.
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Six Castles You Can Visit in the United States
(via Smithsonian) You don’t have to travel to Europe to see turrets, gate houses and other architectural features reminiscent of
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The 25 Highest-Grossing Movie Remakes of All Time
(via Mental Floss) While the announcement of yet another remake might elicit an exasperated sigh from a film buff or
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An Illustrated Guide to Mean Things People Say About National Parks
(via Atlas Obscura) Do you really want to spend your vacation at the “very, very large hole” that is the
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10 Most Crowded Islands of the World
(via Amusing Planet) Unlike communities on mainland, land and resources on an island are scarce. With no space to grow
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51 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent
(via Mental Floss) Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find le mot juste. Here’s a bunch of foreign
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The Duo Who Documented the Birth of NYC’s Subway
(via Atlas Obscura) For brothers Pierre and Granville Pullis, photographing the sprawling system was intrepid, precise work—not unlike the construction
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