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Maine Grade-Schoolers Wrote a Pandemic-Inspired Novel, and Stephen King Is Paying for Its Publication

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(via Mental Floss) As a lifelong Mainer who sets most of his stories in his home state, Stephen King’s literary

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(via Amusing Planet) Will humans ever posses the technology to revive a dead person back to life? Dr. James Hiram

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(via Mental Floss) Although it’s endured a fire, structural damage, and major renovations, the White House has—more or less—stood in

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(via Atlas Obscura) Nian gao is a sticky cake for sticky situations.

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(via Smithsonian) In the second century A.D., the Roman ruler entertained his guests on a raised marble platform surrounded by

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(via Mental Floss) Have you handled fish in “suspicious circumstances,” or kept your prescription medication in something other than its

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(via Listverse) Anyone who’s had a pet dog, cat, or other animal is well aware of their amazing abilities. A

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(via Bowery Boys History) Leonardo da Vinci‘s stoic portrait came to America during the winter of 1963, a single-picture loan

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(via Mental Floss) Bogs are wet, muddy, and frequently a bit stinky—they’re probably not your ideal vacation spot. It’s easy

(via Amusing Planet) If you drive 50 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, along Interstate-75 and then turn right for U.S.

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(via Listverse) While many buildings exist for the purpose of serving food, selling things, or living in, there is actually

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(via Mental Floss) Scientific names for flora and fauna hail from a variety of sources. Here are 11 of the