The Timely Return of the Drive-In Restaurant
(via Smithsonian) During the COVID-19 pandemic, carhop service is making a comeback. Is it here to stay?
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Month: May 2020
How the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Popularized Lemons
(via Atlas Obscura) When it reached America, Sunkist marketers recommended hot lemonade.
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The Reason Some People Never Return Shopping Carts, According to Science
(via Mental Floss) On the spectrum of aberrant behavior, leaving a shopping cart in the middle of a parking space
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The Delightful Doodles and Hidden Scribbles on the Backs of Artworks
(via Atlas Obscura) George Eksts has digitized 200,000 works on paper. Several hundred had writings or drawings on the back.
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Top 10 Important Things That Happened In Less Than A Second
(via Listverse) In the course of the universe’s history, time is mostly irrelevant. Stars are born, they live, and they
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7 Pieces of Reading Advice From History’s Greatest Minds
(via Mental Floss) If there’s one thing that unites philosophers, writers, politicians, and scientists across time and distance, it’s the
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Helping Kids With Hearing Impairments Enjoy Classical Music
(via Great Big Story) Can you enjoy music if you can’t hear it? If you ask the kids in the
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Meet the New York State Parks Interpreter Who Cooks to Uncover the Past
(via Atlas Obscura) As a culinary historian, Lavada Nahon is working to bring the state’s African American history to light.
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World’s Largest Scale Model of the Solar System Covers Entire Sweden
(via Amusing Planet) The Sweden Solar System is the world’s largest model of our planetary system, built at a scale
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The Lone Man Building a Cathedral By Hand
(via Great Big Story) For 53 years, Justo Gallego has been building a cathedral by hand on the outskirts of
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Around the World in Things You Can’t Do to Flags
(via Atlas Obscura) You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.
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Top 10 Worst Comic Supervillains
(via Listverse) You’re walking down one of Gotham City’s many dark alleys, clutching your valuables when you sense a presence
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