11 Things You Didn’t Know About Sunscreen
(via Mental Floss)Using sunscreen is one of the most important ways you can care for your body. Yet most of
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Month: June 2021
Inside the World of Obscure Livestock
(via Atlas Obscura) Around the world, people are preserving barnyard standouts.
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A Peek Inside the World’s Greatest Record Store
(via Smithsonian) A lovable grouch, obsessed with the magic of American sidewalk harmony, runs the Philadelphia shop
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The Painted Cliffs of Maria Island
(via Listverse) The beautifully patterned sandstone rocks of Painted Cliffs are one of Maria island’s most popular attraction. The mountainous
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Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel’s Most Glorious Meals
(via Atlas Obscura) No one loves food in flight like Nik Sennhauser.
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Top 10 Broadway Musicals You’ve Never Heard Of
(via Listverse) Fans of musical theatre know that every show is an opportunity to fall in love with incredible characters,
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9 Fascinating Facts About Fireworks
(via Mental Floss) Every 4th of July, many Americans celebrate their nation’s independence with barbecues, family, and a fireworks display.
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Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps
(via Atlas Obscura) The vegetable is a reminder of the legacy of dispossession.
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Archaeologists Propose 4,500-Year-Old Burial Mound Was World’s First Military Memorial
(via Smithsonian) Mesopotamians turned a community tomb on the Euphrates into a battle monument
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Top 10 Inventions That Changed The World
(via Listverse) You’re reading this on your desktop/laptop/tablet/phone, most likely in a durable building, wearing insulating clothing (I hope), maybe
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Top 10 TV Episodes Banned After They First Aired
(via Listverse) When it comes to television in the United States, network censors are often on-hand to rule on certain
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The Poetry-Loving Cook Who Fed Detroit’s Soul
(via Atlas Obscura) With a 35-cent-meal restaurant and other charities, Mother Waddles was “a one-woman war on poverty.”
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