How a Beer Historian Is Documenting COVID-19’s Impact on Brewing
(via Atlas Obscura) Today, the coronavirus is exacting the largest impact on American beer since Prohibition, and the pandemic will
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Month: June 2020
Why the Jurassic Coast Is One of the Best Fossil-Collecting Sites on Earth
(via Smithsonian) Along a famed stretch of English coastline, amateurs and professionals collect 200-million-year-old treasures before they are reclaimed by
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20 Facts About The Goonies On Its 35th Anniversary
(via Mental Floss) Hey, you guys! Here’s everything you need to know about The Goonies, Richard Donner’s adventure classic, which
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How a Buddhist Monk Is Turning Plastic Into Robes
(via Great Big Story) Phra Maha Pranom Dhammalangkaro is a Buddhist monk leading a massive recycling effort in Thailand. Every
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How to Scour the Landscape for Cultural Heritage From Your Home
(via Atlas Obscura) Patience and the right resources are key.
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Top 10 Triumphs Of Western Civilization
(via Listverse) Engineering, science, literature, commerce. We’ve done some amazing things, my friends. Hold your heads up high and enjoy
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Celebrate the Heyday of Sweet American ‘Salads’ With These 7 Dishes
(via Atlas Obscura) Highlights from an era of convenience, creativity, and Cool Whip.
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8 Trade Routes That Shaped World History
(via Mental Floss) Trade routes have popped up throughout ancient history, stitching places of production to places of commerce. Scarce
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Shares the Motivation Behind his Incredible Photos from Space
(via MotivationHub) Col. Chris Hadfield, the mustachioed Canadian Astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station, gives one of the
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The World’s First Parachute Jump
(via Amusing Planet) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the
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Rainbow Eucalyptus–The Most Colorful Tree on Earth
(via Amusing Planet) These trees may look like they’ve been painted on, but these colors are all natural. This peculiar
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Unearthing a Roman Villa Under a Working Vineyard
(via Atlas Obscura) Its stunning mosaic floor luckily escaped root damage.
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