March 2021 - Page 4 of 6

The Octagon Houses of Orson Fowler

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(via Amusing Planet) Orson Fowler wanted to design the best house, but he detested the traditional boxy shapes. Too many

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(via Mental Floss) Established in 1941, the Tuskegee Airmen built an impressive combat record by downing enemy fighter planes during

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(via Listverse) Buildings are abandoned for several reasons including financial woes and environmental disasters. The shells that remain often make

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(via Mental Floss) Our solar system is home to more than 200 moons. All the major planets, apart from Mercury

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(via Atlas Obscura) Drink like a Prohibition-era teen with recipes for the Hot Cherry Egg Bounce and Hot Egg Lime

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(via Mental Floss) History is not always what is seems—regardless of what even the most robust textbooks might say. Take,

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(via Smithsonian) Despite his phobia, the five-star general built the U.S. Air Force

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(via Mental Floss) It’s been over 100 years since the Girl Scouts sold their first cookies—which the troopers and their

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(via Literary Hub) When a book passes into the public domain, it means not only that it’s available for adapting

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(via Amusing Planet) The port city of Progreso, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, boasts of the longest pier in

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(via Smithsonian) A new book from Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson offers an incisive portrait of the gene editing field

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(via Mental Floss) A remake of La Cage aux Folles (1978), The Birdcage starred Robin Williams as a gay cabaret