June 2020 - Page 2 of 6 - Curious Links

10 Ways The Roman Empire Was Surprisingly Progressive

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(via Listverse) By modern standards, life in ancient Rome was awful. Slavery was rampant, health care was very basic, and

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(via Listverse) Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have

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(via Atlas Obscura) Archaeologists unearthed evidence of pig roasts and boozy gatherings at an 1870s British Columbia eatery.

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(via Great Big Story) If you love model trains, you will lose your mind on our visit to Miniatur Wunderland.

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(via Smithsonian) When Dwight Eisenhower was president, he traveled in style. Now a team is restoring his airplane to presidential

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(via Mental Floss) Talk about an underground classic. Tremors—easily the greatest subterranean monster movie ever made—turned 30 years old this

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(via Amusing Planet) If highway speed limits of 70-80 miles per hour is too slow for you, pay a visit

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(via Smithsonian) How one of the first courtroom dramas has shaped what we watch and how we see the law

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(via Mental Floss) What’s most impressive about Jaws today is how gripping it still is, thanks to clever camerawork and

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(via Atlas Obscura) Joe Froggers tell a story of Black business ownership, slavery, and seafaring in Massachusetts.

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(via Mental Floss) Memories of grade school often involve valued teachers, friends, athletic achievements, and square slices of sheet pizza.

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(via Smithsonian) Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration