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12 Historic Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.

(via Mental Floss) Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the federal holiday created in recognition of the Atlanta

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(via Mental Floss) In the late 1740s, John Wesley—a British evangelist and the co-founder of Methodism—published Primitive Physick, or, An

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(via Laughing Squid) The Bailong Elevator in Zhangjiajie, China, is a glass lift that climbs an amazing 1,070 feet up

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(via Great Big Story) It takes blood, sweat, tears and a whole lot of long hours to be one of

(via Mental Floss) Celebrating the big 5-0 this year? You’re in excellent company. From the first manned Moon landing to

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(via Atlas Obscura) Los Angeles’ historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater is reportedly the longest running puppet theater in the United

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(via Smithsonian) Public Domain Day, January 1, 2019. At the stroke of midnight, beloved classics like Robert Frost’s “Stopping by

(via Atlas Obscura) As the clock strikes midnight, ushering in January 1, the crowds packed into New York City’s Times

(via mental_floss) In 1902, Scotland sent explorers on an official national expedition to Antarctica, headed up by polar scientist and

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(via Amusing Planet) Some 250 kilometers northeast of Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province, lies Dongchuan, a rural area

(via Great Big Story) Freeport Paper manufactures some of the most widely seen graphic art in America: the pizza box.

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(via Listverse) One might be forgiven for thinking that color just sits there. However, shades and hues have a mysterious