May 2021 - Page 5 of 6 - Curious Links

The Radical Roots of Britain’s Last Temperance Bar

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(via Atlas Obscura) It’s now a monument to a forgotten campaign against alcohol.

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(via Smithsonian) A short list of the amazing changes and behaviors that transform both humans and animals on the journey

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(via Mental Floss) One Tuesday night in September 1964, The Who—then performing as “The High Numbers”—arrived at London’s Railway Hotel

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(via Atlas Obscura) Meet the generally harmless translucent residents of Thoreau’s favorite giant puddle.

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(via Smithsonian) Aerodrome No. 5 had to be launched by catapult on the Potomac River on May 6, 1896, but

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(via Mental Floss) Mother’s Day might sound human-centric, but there are plenty of moms out in the wild who exhibit

(via Listverse) You’ve probably seen the periodic table of the elements before. Perhaps it still haunts your dreams, or maybe it

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(via Listverse) The Berlin Wall was one of the most defining symbols of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and

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(via Mental Floss) The familiar profile of a chicken is recognizable anywhere—a pointy, upturned tail and a smooth rounded head

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(via Atlas Obscura) Bolivia’s Lake Uru Uru faces an uncertain future: a growing city, toxic runoff, and drought worsened by

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(via Amusing Planet) A tree, when left to its own device, will normally grow straight. But when the tree is

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(via Mental Floss) Chocolate’s worldwide popularity streak has lasted centuries, but it wasn’t always the sweet, easily accessible treat we