July 2021 - Page 2 of 5 - Curious Links

This Graphic Artist’s Olympic Pictograms Changed Urban Design Forever

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(via Smithsonian) Having lived through Germany’s Nazi regime, Otl Aicher went on to pioneer democratic design

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(via Mental Floss) Unlike movies, where it’s rare that a second (or third) attempt at remaking a film can ever

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(via Mental Floss) For every Simone Biles or Usain Bolt—athletes who make history and sign lucrative endorsement deals—there are thousands

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(via Smithsonian) At the turn of the 20th century, a German Jewish shipping executive had an innovative idea for a

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(via Amusing Planet) Far out into the Caspian Sea, a hundred kilometers away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku, lies one

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(via Mental Floss) As the Olympic Games get set to kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Friday,

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(via Atlas Obscura) The ultimate appliance turned out to be expensive and impractical.

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(via Smithsonian) Unearthed on the Isle of Man, experts suspect Vikings most likely added money to the stash over time

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(via Mental Floss) After hundreds of episodes—and with no end in sight—The Simpsons has changed the way we talk to one

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(via Mental Floss) For jotting down notes, sketching elaborate monster rampages over cities, or just capturing your thoughts, people love

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(via Smithsonian) To celebrate National Moth Week, bask in the beautiful variety of these oft-overlooked insects

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(via Mental Floss) What makes for a great Bob? In the history of culture and civilization, the name Bob has